Operations start at Cotac’s joint venture in Ludwigshafen
NewsThe Cotac site in Ludwigshafen is the inaugural facility of Multimodal Tank Care GmbH, providing cleaning, repairs, and maintenance....
Global tank container fleet reaches 848,400 units, growing 5.81%
NewsThe industry continues to be dominated on a global level by a relatively small number of major tank container operators and leasing companie...
Tin can innovator moves on
NewsReginald Lee, a founding member of the International Tank Container Organisation and its president for more than 13 years, is retiring at th...
HGK Shipping to purchase Köppen’s tank containers business
NewsHGK Shipping, which is Europe’s largest inland waterways shipping company, is acquiring the tank container business of Köppen GmbH, which...
Hoyer reorganises and invests
NewsThe Hamburg-based Hoyer Group, one of the world’s largest operators of tank containers and other equipment for transporting liquids, is to...
Is a market correction on the way?
NewsLast year was a bumper one for the production of tank containers, but now an oversupply looms....
New Bertschi Zhangjiagang Chemical Hub
NewsNew facility in China is the biggest single investment in the Bertschi Group’s history....
Globalstar/Ovinto for LNG tank container tracking
NewsGlobalstar Europe Satellite Services Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Globalstar Inc, has announced that an international hazardous gases l...
Globalstar & Ovinto for LNG tank tracking
NewsA European logistics provider has deployed the Ovinto Sat smart asset monitoring system on tank containers....
13 dead in tank container incident
NewsTank container ruptures and releases chlorine gas after falling from the hook of a mobile harbour crane at the Port of Aqaba....
Tank leasing fleet keeps growing
NewsStrong demand for tank container logistics is benefitting lessors, but challenges remain....
Smooth operators strut their stuff
NewsThe tank container operator sector is much more diversified than the leasing part of the industry, with the 10 biggest operators accounting ...
Tank container fleet grows 7.3% in 2021
NewsITCO says 2021 saw a “significant recovery in the market, with a high demand for equipment both by operators and lessors.”...
Tank operators brace themselves for another difficult year
NewsDemand for tank containers has been healthy during the pandemic but operational issues make meeting demand very challenging....
New life in the old tank
NewsTank containers are widely recognised as a safe and reliable means of transporting liquids and liquefied gases in bulk....