Category / Market Intelligence / Supply Chain Management
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Tank Container Industry Uplifted By The Chemical Sector
The tank container industry grew in 2022, supported by healthy demand to deliver liquid bulk cargoes for the chemical sector. However, we are still facing challenging times dominated by fragile economic activity,…
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Chemical Market Facts & Figures Infographic: 2023 Update
Our Chemical Market Facts & Figures Infographic 2023 Update gives you a visual representation of crucial data shaping the chemical industry. As we help companies in the liquid bulk and chemical supply…
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Energy Outlook Infographic: 2023 Update
Our Energy Outlook Infographic 2023 Update gives you a visual representation of crucial data shaping the industry. As we help companies in the liquid bulk and chemical supply chain, we like focusing…
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Parcel Tanker & Container Freight Markets: The Key Dynamics
In the previous edition of TNI, I wrote about transport and hub selection for liquid bulk cargoes. Since I compared parcel tankers and tank containers, I would now like to elaborate on…
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Tank Terminal Due Diligence In Emerging Markets
When an investor wants to buy tank storage assets, which can be appealing and reliable revenue-making infrastructure assets, commercial and technical tank terminal due diligence is done. Location is the first significant…
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A Top Bunkering Port For Low Sulphur Fuels
Will Singapore remain a top player in the storage market and be the major bunkering hub for low sulphur fuels? This is part 2 of our article “What Keeps Singaporean Storage Operators…
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What Keeps Singaporean Storage Operators Awake?
While tank terminals perform several important functions, the most important is the role they play in physically balancing supply and demand along the supply chain as well as facilitating trade. Demand for…
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The Tank Container Industry In Numbers 2019
Dominated by a small number of large tank container operators and leasing companies, ITCO’s latest annual survey shows that the global tank container industry continues to grow. The survey reveals 10.8% growth in…
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The Future of Asia’s Leading Transhipment Hubs
Today both Singapore and Ulsan are the main Asian transhipment hubs in the liquid bulk and chemical industry. This is part 2 of our article “The Role Of Singapore & Ulsan In…
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The Role Of Singapore & Ulsan In The Liquid Bulk Chemical Sector
Both Singapore and South Korea are two large petrochemical producers with a strategic location in Asia offering access to tank storage capacity, a large tanker fleet, and a wide range of logistics…
