Category / Quality Management / Sustainability
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Three Sustainable Development Goals Businesses Should Have
A company can only continue to exist if the business is growing, profitable, sustainable, and supported by all stakeholders. Organizations need to set sustainable development goals in the areas where they can…
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Tanker Vessel Clearance Process Automation In One Step
Terminals need to look at automation and technology to improve the ship/shore interface and tanker vessel clearance process. Terminal planning is complicated because all activities are highly connected, including the arrivals and…
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Tanker Ship/Shore Interface: What Are The Challenges?
As the logistics manager of an oil and petrochemical major earlier in my career, I was responsible for chartering parcel tankers and contracting tank terminals. With health & safety being my top…
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The Cost Of Inaction: Can You Afford Not To Invest In HSEQ?
This article is the last one in a series of three blog posts covering HSEQ. In my first article, I introduced five steps needed to create a sustainable supply chain, while in…
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Safety Performance: Is Your Response Getting In The Way?
Health and safety management should embrace the interactions between the working environment, equipment, systems and procedures, and the people in the organization. Since effective risk management depends partly on the behavior…
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Five Steps To A Sustainable Hazardous Goods Supply Chain
Designing a sustainable liquid bulk and hazardous goods supply chain will translate into trust. HSEQ or health, safety, environment, and quality has been my top priority during my career in the liquid…
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Six Ways To Boost Tank Terminal Performance
Attractive storage rates draw in customers, but there is so much more to consider when selecting a tank terminal. This is part 2 of our article “Eight Essential KPIs For Tank Terminal…
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Eight Essential KPIs For Tank Terminal Operators
We will look at the hidden costs and performance of tank terminals in part 2 of this article, but first I will give you eight essential KPIs for tank terminal operators to…
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Why Should Tank Terminals Review Their Emergency Response Preparedness?
Tank terminal operators often tell me that they are well prepared to handle chemical emergencies. But should tank farms be so confident about their emergency response preparedness? Before accepting to store any…
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Who Is Answering Chemical Emergency Calls In Asia?
During a recent tour in Taipei, together with the NCEC, we asked a dozen of local companies in the petrochemical and specialty chemical industry the following question: Who is answering your chemical…
