Welcome to the latest ICIS logistics and distribution e-newsletter. It's been a busy month once again in the logistics world. The lower house of the UK parliament has decided that the shipping industry is dragging its feet... **View this email as a webpage** http://epidm.edgesuite.net/RBI/chemicals/chncl/HTML/CHNCL_20090526.html **Add us to your safe senders. Please click below** http://epidm.edgesuite.net/RBI/whitelist/whitelist.html Issue 26: 22 June 2009 Welcome to the latest ICIS logistics and distribution e-newsletter ================================================================== Sponsored by: ------------------ Oiltanking http://www.oiltanking.com/index_icis.php SGS http://www.sgs.com/chemical-waste It's been a busy month once again in the logistics world. The lower house of the UK parliament has decided that the shipping industry is dragging its feet in terms of carbon dioxide emissions. The World Bank and a number of other high profile authors have issued a report which says that high transportation costs are holding Africa's development back. Meanwhile, the International Tank Container Organisation has produced a report looking at the energy efficiency of different transportation methods. Which is the most efficient transport mode? ----------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9226972&nf=true High transport costs hold Africa back: World Bank ----------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9226971&nf=true Shipping lags in CO2 reduction ----------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9226970&nf=true Asia PET falls for sixth straight weeks, July outlook dim ----------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9225472&nf=true More News http://www.icis.com/news/news.aspx?label=headlines Advertorial =================================== Breaking new ground in chemical innovation? 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Related features from ICIS Chemical Business =================================== Chemical distributors are now facing the most challenging and difficult year in their recent history http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9219384&nf=true SABIC IP and Ashland Distribution’s alliance may change North American plastics http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9220694&nf=true Small and medium-sized distributors reveal how they survive in these tricky times http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9220335&nf=true Logistic stories from ICIS news =================================== US high court to hear chem shippers’ appeal on price-fixing http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9225091&nf=true Odfjell forms Dubai chems tanker jv with Saudi Arabia’s NCC http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9225106&nf=true US chemical producers, distributors in sustainability pact http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9224377&nf=true USG-Asia shipping space tightens, rates inch up – shipowner http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9224372&nf=true ICIS Blogs =================================== Real time global carbon counter in NYC http://www.icis.com/blogs/green-chemicals/2009/06/real-time-global-carbon-counte.html PP anti dumping duty shocks http://www.icis.com/blogs/india-chemicals/2009/06/pp-anti-dumping-duty-shocks.html World Bank sees deeper recession http://www.icis.com/blogs/chemicals-and-the-economy/2009/06/the-chemical-industry-is-alway.html ICIS Podcasts =================================== ICIS Chemical News Central http://www.icis.com/tv/tv,id_9226371.htm Joe Kamalick's Washington Letter http://www.icis.com/tv/tv,id_9225060.htm More from ICIS TV & podcasts http://www.icis.com/tv/tv.aspx ICIS Conferences =================================== 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 More conferences ---------------- The 2nd Ammonia Handling and Safety Shipping Workshop June, 2009 http://www.icis.com/Events/List.aspx?Type=Conference&Keywords=&StartDate=&EndDate= The 3rd ICIS Asian Base Oils & Lubricants Conference 24 June 2009 - 25 June 2009 http://www.icis.com/Events/List.aspx?Type=Conference&Keywords=&StartDate=&EndDate= The Asian Chloralkali Conference 25 June 2009 - 26 June 2009 http://www.icis.com/Events/List.aspx?Type=Conference&Keywords=&StartDate=&EndDate= ICIS offers =================================== Take out a trial or save on a subscription Click on the links below the products or services you are interested in for more information. 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