The Asia Tank Container Organization was recently launched with the aim of increasing the use of tank containers throughout Asia. The board consists of senior officers from several tank container companies worldwide.
The Asia Tank Container Organization was recently launched with the aim of increasing the use of tank containers throughout Asia. The board consists of senior officers from several tank container companies worldwide.
“In recent years Asia has emerged to take on a key role in global tank container activities. Asia is the fastest-growing tank container market in the world, while China is now the leading manufacturer of tank containers by a wide margin. The multimodal nature of tanks, with their ability to be moved easily between deepsea container ships, regional feeder vessels, rivergoing craft, road vehicles and rail cars, suits the geography of Asia", states Reg Lee, Asia Tank Container Organization president, and continues:
“Yet until now Asian tank activities have not been well represented by industry bodies. We believe that the approach of the existing International Tank Container Organization, for example, is too Eurocentric and does not pay adequate attention to either the needs of its members with interests in Asia or the promotion of tank container use in the Asian marketplace.”
