Landmark TSR tank shipment

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 multimodal logistics specialist is investing heavily in intermodal transport assets and terminal facilities in Europe and China

The multimodal chemical logistics specialist has installed three solar panel plants with an annual output of 240,000 kWh, almost one third of the 750,000 kWh of electrical power consumed annually at its intensively-used Birrfeld terminal in Switzerland

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

Sales rose by 13% in 2021 to a record CHF1.02B (€979.2M) “despite a challenging market environment,” due in large measure to growth in Asia

BASF is expanding its existing fleet, which is currently leased from various shipping companies via time-charter contracts, through three newbuilding projects