www.bulk-distributor.com July/August 2014 BULKEst. 1990 DISTRIBUTOR Your single information source for bulk and semi-bulk logistics TUJDTt$MFBOJOH3FQBJS%FQPUTt$PNQPOFOUT 5BOL$POUBJOFSTt'MFYJUBOLTt*#$Tt%SVNTt'*#$Tt#VML-JOFSTt3PBE5BOLFSTt-PBEJOH#BHHJOHt#VML-PHJ IN THIS ISSUE &ůĞdžŝƚĂŶŬƐƉĞĐŝĮĐĂƟŽŶůĂƵŶĐŚĞĚ sector.” Shipper 2 he long-awaited international flexitank materials, performance and labelling, and includes The use of flexitanks has increased significantly specification was published in early July. a test method for determining the flexitank’s T in the last ten years, from an estimated 40,000 Tank Containers 3 Commissioned by the Container Owners resistance to impact when installed in an ISO shipments a year in 2002, to a projected 500,000 Association (COA), the specification – designated freight container. shipments in 2014. Flexitanks offer financial and ANNUAL REVIEW: PAS (Publicly Available Specification) 1008 – was “There are numerous standards throughout the environmental benefits to businesses and usage Tank Container Leasing 7 developed and published by international container shipping industry, but until now there has grown significantly across many industries. standards organisation BSI Group, with the goal has never been a standard to aid the manufacture The wine industry, for example, was an early ANNUAL REVIEW: of providing an industry-wide benchmark for the or testing of flexitanks, which is important,” adopter of flexitanks, taking advantage of the FIBCs & Bagging 9 manufacturing and testing of both flexitanks and explained Chris Thornton, the COA’s flexitank savings realised through reduced weight the materials used for their manufacture. manager. “A damaged flexitank, for instance, can compared to traditional glass and plastic bottles, Powtech Preview 12 The PAS 1008 (Specification for the result in large cost implications due to leaking as well as a higher volume of liquid that can be manufacturing process and testing of flexitanks) cargo. In view of that, the flexitank industry transported using a flexitank rather than bottles. IBCs & Drums 13 now enables flexitank manufacturers to certify recognised the need for better-defined criteria for Continued on p15 their products. It addresses the testing of this growing sector of the bulk liquid packaging Flexitanks 15 Logistics 16 Terminals & Storage 18 /dKƉƵďůŝƐŚĞƐĮƌƐƚdƐůŽƐŚŝŶŐƌĞƉŽƌƚ Managing Editor s Bulk Distributor went to press ITCO published a newly commissioned report on the anti- Neil Madden Aslosh performance of baffles in tank containers. One of the key findings is that baffles provide a reduction in the transient slosh nature of the forces when [email protected] compared to tanks with no baffles. In addition, the report states that baffles with between 50% and 70% Tel: +33 (0)3 88 60 30 68 cross-sectional surface area of the tank provide a similar reduced sloshing performance. Advertising Director The report was commissioned from Concaver Research Center, Concordia University, Montreal, Québec, Anne Williams Canada. [email protected] The movement of liquid cargo within a tank when being transported is referred to as “sloshing”. Severe Tel: +44 (0)20 854 13130 effects of sloshing are caused by sudden changes – such as braking and cornering. The effects of sloshing can be reduced by the fitting of transverse baffles, also known as surge plates. The surface area of the Features Editor baffles is studied by the Report, in order to determine the optimum dimension to be effective against Paul Stephen sloshing while also ensuring maximum aperture for safe entry into the tank for inspection and tests. [email protected] The report also points out that the effect of longitudinal sloshing to sea and rail transport is substantially Tel: +44 (0)1565 653283 lower than might potentially occur by road transport. Circulation ITCO president Heike Clausen commented: “By commissioning this report from Concordia University, a Sandra Curties leading university in this field of study, ITCO opens the discussion to engineers to provide the way forward to challenging norms and developing further optimum designs that ensure the tank container remains the [email protected] safest mode of transport”. Tel: +44 (0)1565 653283 As part of ITCO objectives to promote safety of tank container transport, the Report was commissioned to © Ashley & Dumville Publishing Ltd bring a point of reference to understanding the subject of stability of the tank in different transport Bulk Distributor is published by conditions and to aid engineers in the development of baffles in tank containers. It is proposed to develop Ashley & Dumville Publishing Ltd the finding in a second phase of the study. www.itco.org Caledonian House, Tatton Street, Knutsford, The complete report can be downloaded from the ITCO website Cheshire WA16 6AG, United Kingdom www.bulk-distributor.com ANNUAL REVIEW IN THE NEXT ISSUE ǀŽŶŝŬĂŶĚƵŝƐďƵƌŐĞdžƉĂŶĚĐŽůůĂďŽƌĂƚŝŽŶ Asset Management vonik Industries and Duisburger Hafen (duisport) are Components Eexpanding their successful collaboration in the North Rhine-Westphalia industrial region. Thomas Wessel, chief To advertise or contribute please email human resources officer of Evonik (right), and Erich Staake, [email protected] CEO of Duisburger Hafen (left), signed an agreement in Essen on 25 June 2014, the objective of which is the development of 2015 Bulk Distributor modern logistics concepts and long-term site development. 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