Stolt bags Ermefer

Stolt Tank Containers’ operating profit decreased by approximately 30.5% year-on-year in the third quarter of 2024 as the company braces for challenging market outlook.

A sharp fall in orders for new containers has taken its toll on container manufacturers with H1 2023 revenues and profits at China International Marine Containers (CIMC), Dong Fang International Containers (DFIC) and Singamas well down on the corresponding period of 2022.

The International Tank Container Organisation (ITCO) has published its 11th Annual Tank Container Fleet Survey. As of 1 January 2023, the survey estimates that the global tank container fleet had reached 801,800 units worldwide, compared with the figure of 737,935 units on 1 January 2022 – a year-on-year growth of 8.65%.

The tank container industry is going on the offensive in terms of defending its patch, with flexitanks and ocean carriers in its sights.

Den Hartogh Logistics has acquired Tschudi Tank Transport Oy in Finland, the tank transport division of the Tschudi Group, based in Turku

The facility is part of an integrated storage and transport concept that BASF is using to improve customer service and significantly reduce logistics costs at the same time