16 BULKDISTRIBUTOR Containers July / August 2018
16 BULKDISTRIBUTOR Containers July / August 2018
Shanghai ITCO Village a success
This year ’ s ITCO Tank Container Village at Transport Logistic
China , in Shanghai , was predictably busy . A total of 28 ITCO members exhibited at the show , representing all sectors of the industry . The first day concluded with an evening networking reception to mark the 20th Anniversary of the establishment of ITCO . Those who attended the reception survived ‘ tropical ’ temperatures and enjoyed a chance to relax and network with colleagues . To mark the occasion , ITCO president Reg Lee was presented with a special anniversary cake by Meplan , ITCO ’ s long-term Tank Container Village partner .
CIMC rolls out red carpet
To coincide with the event , CIMC staged its fourth Tank Symposium . Attendees were treated to a tour of a CIMC factory where they could see the recently built 220,000th tank container made at the facility , ordered by Exsif Worldwide . CIMC Tank general manager Jee Guoxiang opened proceedings of the symposium before handing over to Lu Weidong , vice mayor of Nantong Municipal Government , for the welcome address . Among presentations from some of the industry ’ s biggest suppliers including Fort Vale and Akzo Nobel , the hot topic under discussion was the move towards bigger tank containers . Driven by the need for increased storage capacity , the trend for larger containers is gathering pace and finding favour with companies such as BASF , which is leading the way with its rail solutions . New regulations and standards which allow increased volumes are now in place and getting support from those within the industry . One company embracing the move towards bigger containers is chemical plant MarkorChem , which uses tank containers to transport its products . Huang Gang , the company ’ s vice general manager provided a robust critique of the industry , focusing on areas for improvement . As well seeking lighter and more efficient insulation , he spoke about the company ’ s desire for improved matching of tanks and flatbeds and internal lighting for enhanced tank container inspections . Guan Xiaodong , general manager of China Railway Tielong Container Logistics ( CRT ), talked about the issues facing the nation ’ s rail industry and its desire to integrate with the EU network . CRT currently owns 30,000 containers - a marked increase of 20,000 since 2012 - but as Guan explained , getting new ones is not a simple process . State-owned companies , which are very much the driving force behind the rail industry , are able to bid just once a year for new containers . With many new and smaller operators in the industry , there is little consistency or experience and standards vary wildly . However Guan believed that it is unlikely that these companies will survive in what is a highly competitive market . ITCO president Reg Lee gave a presentation on the benefits of using tank containers to transport bulk liquid products . During his speech he talked about the risks of using flexitanks and pointed out the lifetime cost savings delivered by using tank containers . He was followed by Pieter Den Hartogh , group managing director
of Den Hartogh , who took a look back over the history of the tank container industry . In a very interesting presentation which focused at the industry ’ s grass roots , attendees discovered that the earliest tank containers were used by Sealand in the 1960s and that the very first tank cost € 50,000 – how times have changed . While Andrew Bishop , Fort Vale ’ s sales director , talked about the company ’ s latest product innovations , Matthew Fletcher , Akzo Nobel ’ s global product manager linings , spoke about lining paints and Deloitte partner Xiang Wei covered enterprise digital transition . Attendees also heard from the CRCC – Qingdao vehicle test centre and Tip Top , a German chemical company that produces rubber linings which could potentially be used in tank containers . The 5th CIMC Tank Symposium will be held in Shanghai 2020 .
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To ITCO ’ s 20th anniversary , president Reg Lee was presented with a special anniversary cake
To coincide with the transport logistic China event CIMC staged its fourth Tank Symposium
Attendees were treated to a tour of the CIMC factory where they could see the recently built 220,000th tank container made at the facility
New kid on the block
Tank container buyers will soon have another manufacturer from which to source new tanks . In May , Jing Jiang Asian-Pacific Logistics Equipment Co , Ltd ( JJAP Tank ) opened its production facilities located at Xinggang Industry Park in Jing Jiang City , Jiangsu Province . The site is close to the Yangtze River and some 140km from China ’ s biggest port Shanghai . The company aims to produce high quality products by using “ advanced manufacturing concepts , strict process control systems and scientific detection methods ”. JJAP Tank can produce standard ISO tanks and also specials including swap body , wide body , heating / A sketch of the JJAP factory . The manufacturer plans to cooling , lining , and offshore tanks . build 6,000 tanks in its first year
JJAP Tank aims to have a production capacity for 6,000 units , including specials , in its first phase of production this year . The has joined JJAP as a vice president . longer term aim is to have a total of three production lines
JJAP Tank ’ s parent company - Jingjiang Asian-Pacific Special producing 15,000 tanks across the full series .
Material Co Ltd - has produced tank container components for Former Nantong Tank ( NTtank ) technical director Gordon Harrison some 15 years .
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Eurotainer US , Inc has selected APM Terminals ( Inland Services Argentina ) as the exclusive agent for sales and marketing of the company ’ s tank container leasing services in Argentina . APMT has a solid business foundation in the region serving the container industry through equipment lifecycle management , transport services and cargo support . The terminal group also has an experienced sales and customer service team with established connections to the chemical , mining , agriculture , energy , food & beverage industries that make up the largest target markets for Eurotainer . The same firm is also the exclusive agent for Eurotainer in Colombia , Chile and Bolivia .
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