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HMT’s director, strategic growth & sustainability, Allie Alderson explores the next wave of aboveground storage tank regulations
The regulatory landscape surrounding aboveground storage tanks (ASTs) is shifting steadily, and in some cases, significantly. For many owners and operators, it can feel like the rules are no longer evolving in isolation, but rather converging into a more…
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Woodfield Systems’ technical director shares the low-down on how the business creates bespoke loading arm solutions
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Woodfield Systems designs, manufactures, and integrates customised bulk fluid and gas handling solutions. In practice, that means supplying equipment such as marine, rail, and road loading arms; safety access systems; floating suction systems; and…
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The experts at HOYER Group explain how the company makes global chemical logistics more resilient
In the world of liquid chemicals, stability does not emerge where tankers dock or containers are loaded. True resilience in global supply chains is created in quieter moments – in places where liquid chemicals remain for hours, days, or weeks. Tank terminals, depots, hazardous materials warehouses,…
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The experts at VEGA explain how their measurement products increase operational efficiency across fixed and mobile tank storage
Tank storage continues to play a critical role across a wide range of industries, from energy and chemicals to water, fuels and emerging bio-based processes. Whether in large, fixed installations or mobile and remote storage assets, operators are under increasing…
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How Exolum’s Mannheim terminal has evolved from traditional inland storage terminal to a strategically important multi-product hub
As industries across Europe grapple with the declining chemical sector, storage terminals are in a unique position where demand is up. As part of this change, facilities are stepping up to handle the demands of these new imports.
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Tim Doggett, CEO of the Chemical Business Association examines the reality facing the chemical supply chain
The global chemical supply chain is no stranger to disruption. But what we are seeing today is fundamentally different. It is neither a single disruption nor a series of events, but a convergence of multiple pressures – geopolitical conflict, energy volatility, logistics breakdown,…
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Insights Global’s Patrick Kulsen explores how geopolitical events prompt traders, producers and consumers to rethink their supply chain structure
Recent events, like the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, were categorised as ‘highly unlikely’ just a year ago. Traders and supply chain managers are now waking up in a totally different world where past risk profiles and scenario planning…
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Rene Buwalda, CEO at Perpetual Next, looks at recent biomethanol developments in the USA
Perpetual Next is rethinking how the world’s resources are used, uncovering new value in materials that might otherwise be discarded. Headquartered in Amsterdam, the company develops, builds, and operates advanced production facilities designed to transform low-grade waste streams and organic residues into…
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CEO of Gadot Europe, Wim De Windt, speaks to Anamika Talwaria about how the Belgium terminal won the LogiChem Excellence in Sustainability Award for its Low-Carbon Chemical Supply Chain Initiative
Situated in Ghent’s North Sea Port, Gadot’s Belgium terminal benefits from an excellent strategic location. The 23-hectare site has direct access to both sea and inland waterways, combining storage…
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Dave Ward at Wardz Consulting looks at the revision of EN 14620 and what it means for the tank storage sector
EN 14620 is the European Standard that deals with all aspects of the design, construction, testing and commissioning of vertical, cylindrical, tanks for the storage of refrigerated liquified gases (RLG’s). The development history extends back 70 years and the timeline is shown…
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The experts at Toptech explain how they are turning terminal chaos into streamlined data flows
Terminal owners often struggle in an increasingly complex operational landscape. Years of acquisitions have left many organisations managing a patchwork of terminals and systems. These all have a variety of hardware, unique data formats, maintenance needs, and operational issues. Outdated and…
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Empowering colleagues to act safely with confidence is mission critical to UM Group’s environment, health & safety manager, Rebecca Broughton-Lee
With a background in safety engineering, Rebecca Broughton-Lee is the embodiment of 2026's International Women’s Day theme: Give to Gain. After all, she has to convince shareholders to prioritise people over profit, she laughs. ‘That’s…
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Maia Khitarishvili, founder and CEO of H2Earth Dynamics, explores the world of white hydrogen – and how it fits in with the global energy transition
Hydrogen has long been a multi-billion-dollar market as an industrial gas, even before the recent push to use it in the clean energy transition. Today, most hydrogen is made from fossil fuels (e.g. natural gas), which is carbon-intensive, but a…
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Co-CEO Monica Hildinger explains how OpenTAS is shaping the next phase of terminal operations
When the global tank storage community gathered in Rotterdam on 10 & 11 March for StocExpo 2026, the conversation once again revolved around key challenges: increasing operational complexity, stricter regulatory requirements, workforce shortages, cybersecurity threats and the pressure to operate…
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Jesús Manso Manso, global HSSEQ lead at Exolum looks at safety in tank storage
At Exolum, safety is an integral part of how we understand the business. It is not an added element or an occasional priority, but a criterion present in every decision, project and interaction. Protecting people, facilities and the environment is a responsibility we consciously assume wherever we operate, regardless…
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Nefeli Charitou, consultant at S&P Global CERA Consulting, looks at the opportunities for liquid storage
The European liquid bulk storage industry is shifting away from traditional models, towards a period of change. Geopolitical turmoil, fragmented trade flows, and heightened energy security concerns intersect with ambitions for rapid energy transition. In this context, storage facilities…
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The Port of Tarragona’s commercial coordinator, Jordi Anglès Jové, explores the energy transition projects developing in the Mediterranean
Europe is going through a period of historic transformation in the energy sector that will change the world of energy as we know it today. Decarbonisation and energy transition strategies, energy costs and the increase in renewable energy production are…
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The experts at Energex look at the investor trends shaping storage sector acquisitions and refinancing in 2026
As politics and economics realign, so too do the priorities of investors in tank storage and pipelines. For owners and operators, understanding how lenders and equity providers now assess risk and value has become central to both acquisitions and refinancing. While familiar fundamentals…
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The experts at Samp explore why preparation, not execution, is driving cost, risk, and rework in tank terminals
In the tank storage industry, maintenance failures rarely happen because someone used the wrong tool or ignored a procedure. Far more often, they happen because the work was poorly prepared. By the time technicians arrive on site, key decisions are already fixed: access routes are…
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Terminal manager at LBC Rotterdam, Mathias Potvin, explores the role of tank storage infrastructure in enabling a net-zero economy
The circular economy is rapidly moving from theory into operational reality, and tank terminals have a growing role to play in making that transition scalable. Terminals are no longer only logistics nodes that store products until they are shipped onward.…
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