Forward this email to a friend Problems viewing this email? View it online Add us to your safe senders list Select your email delivery preference Feedback | Contact | Subscribe Issue 16: 15 September 2008 Welcome to the latest ICIS logistics and distribution e-newsletter Transport legislation has made it into the headlines in September. The abolition of the liner conference system next month will end collusion amongst shipping lines whilst proposed reform of the taxing structure on trucks has, not surprisingly, been warmly welcomed by the rail industry. A report on the freight forwarding sector gives its predictions for 2008. Top News ELAA issues guidelines for post liner shipping conference system Hexion, Eitzen to ship US chemicals to Europe MISC ships to stay away from Aden waters CER issues facts and figures behind Eurovignette Maersk offers $569m for Brostrom chem. tanker firm Camillo Eitzen to appoint new CEO Growth in global freight forwarding slows - report Top More News Related features from ICIS Chemical Business Chemical truck driver describes life on the road Odfjell expands distillation capacity in Rotterdam Top Top stories from ICIS news Asia isomer grade xylene at 7-month low Mideast sulphur falls to $500/t on Kuwait business Channel Tunnel fire raises chems safety issues US eyes minor to moderate Texas petchem damage Special report: Keep on truckin' ICIS Chemical Business’ deputy editor Will Beacham spends a day with DHL Logistics driver, Stan Farren, hauling a load of phenol from Middlesbrough, northeast England, to Manchester in the northwest. Top More from ICIS radio Simon’s choice: There was considerable excitement in the UK over night with the news that a shipment of phenol was involved in a fire in the Channel Tunnel linking the UK with France. Let us know if you think the incident will have any implications for chemicals shipping. Join the debate on issues affecting the chemical industry at ICIS connect Top More from ICIS connect Register for the next ICIS webcast on strategic cost reduction, taking place on 14 October in association with PricewaterhouseCoopers. Top ICIS will be attending EPCA 2008 in Monaco from September 28 – 30. Visit us in the Auric Suite 2 at the Grimaldi Forum, where a cocktail reception will be held on Sunday September 28 from 12.30pm to 5.30pm. To schedule a meeting with the team, please call your local sales office. Top ICIS offers Take out a trial or save on a subscription Click on the product or service you are interested in for more information Top Innovating for a sustainable future The latest publication from ICIS custom publishing takes a detailed look at the work of SusChem, the European Technology Platform for Sustainable Chemistry, run by Cefic and EuropaBio and supported by the European Commission. The 24-page supplement looks at all aspects of SusChem, through interviews with leading industry and Commission executives. You can view or download the supplement here. Read the ICIS/FECC official publication from the 2008 Congress ICIS conferences The Chemical Purchasing Summit 17 - 18 September 2008 Fine & Speciality Chemicals Conference 17 - 18 September 2008 The 5th Middle Eastern Base Oils & Lubricants Conference 28 - 29 October 2008 The Middle East Petrochemical Conference 04 - 05 November 2008 More conferences Manage Your Account: This email has been sent to #emailaddr# Advertise in this email by contacting Kelly McAlpin on +44 208 652 8158 Add us to your safe senders list Select your email format preference (HTML / TEXT) Receive your own copy of this email. Do not reply to this email as it is unmonitored. To send us your feedback, email us Unsubscribe from future Chemical Logistics monthly newsletters. Disclaimer: This message is intended only for the use of the person(s) ("Intended Recipient") to whom it is addressed. It may contain information, which is privileged and confidential. Accordingly any dissemination, distribution, copying or other use of this message or any of its content by any person other than the Intended Recipient may constitute a breach of civil or criminal law and is strictly prohibited. If you are not the Intended Recipient, please contact the sender as soon as possible. Reed Business Information Limited. Registered Office: Quadrant House, The Quadrant, Sutton, Surrey, SM2 5AS. Registered in England under Company No. 0151537