Welcome to the latest ICIS logistics and distribution e-newsletter. Shipping made the headlines in April as Somali pirates increased their attacks on vessels and freight rates came under pressure from excess capacity... **View this email as a webpage** http://epidm.edgesuite.net/RBI/chemicals/chncl/HTML/CHNCL_20090427.html **Add us to your safe senders. Please click below** http://epidm.edgesuite.net/RBI/whitelist/whitelist.html Issue 24: 27 April 2009 Welcome to the latest ICIS logistics and distribution e-newsletter ================================================================== Sponsored by: ------------------ Oiltanking http://www.oiltanking.com/index_icis.php Shipping made the headlines in April as Somali pirates increased their attacks on vessels and freight rates came under pressure from excess capacity. The European Commission has agreed to help finance transport development in Africa in a bid to boost trade. Imbalance in chem tanker stocks ----------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9211181&nf=true Some container lines may go to the wall ----------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9211183&nf=true EC pledges to help African freight ----------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9211184&nf=true More News http://www.icis.com/news/news.aspx?label=headlines Related features from ICIS Chemical Business =================================== Chemical distributors tackle India http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9204109&nf=true Logistic stories from ICIS news =================================== Piracy is the cost of doing business near Somalia http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9209142&nf=true Bayer drops Ashland as PC distributor after SABIC deal http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9209915&nf=true Eitzen Chemical to lose $10m after cancelling new tankers http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9207217&nf=true Lack of demand in Europe, US keeps ships in Asian ports http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9209439&nf=true ICIS Podcasts =================================== Chemical News Central: Simon Robinson and Nigel Davis talk about the key issues of the week. http://www.icis.com/tv/tv,id_9210697.htm More from ICIS TV & radio http://www.icis.com/tv/tv.aspx ICIS Conferences =================================== The 2nd Ammonia Handling and Safety Shipping Workshop - http://www.icisconference.com/ammoniasafety2009 23 June 2009 - 24 June 2009 The 3rd ICIS Asian Base Oils & Lubricants Conference - http://www.icisconference.com/asianbaseoils 24 June 2009 - 25 June 2009 The 13th Asian Chloralkali Conference - http://www.icisconference.com/asianchlor 25 June 2009 - 26 June 2009 The 3rd ICIS Heren Gas Conference - http://www.icisconference.com/herengasconference 14 September 2009 - 15 September 2009 The 2nd Chemical Purchasing Summit - http://www.icisconference.com/chemicalpurchasing09 17 September 2009 - 18 September 2009 ICIS Connect =================================== How highly does your CEO rank in the ICIS listing of the 40 most influential people in the chemical industry 2008? http://www.icis.com/icisconnect/forums/vote-for-your-chemical-industry-power-player-2008-1655.aspx ICIS media connections - e-newsletter for marketers in the chemical industry =================================== ICIS Media Connections is a new monthly e-newsletter specifically for marketers in the chemical industry. 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