ethanol

Q&A: What are the restrictions for transporting ethanol (>70%) from Europe to West Africa?

Q&A: What are the restrictions for transporting ethanol (>70%) from Europe to West Africa?

I get questions from all over the world. Like this one on October 19, 2020: Hi Daniel, I am trying to make sense of all the regulations regarding shipping dangerous goods for my PhD study and ended up on your…

Fast Facts About Ethanol and the Hazardous Material Regulations of the PHMSA

Some interesting facts about the Ethanol industry from a brochure distributed by Growth Energy Economic Impact: In 2013, the ethanol industry created and supported nearly 400,000 jobs.  Moving to E15 would create an additional 136,000 jobs. A recent Louisiana State…

New Rules in the Works to Improve the Safety of Bulk Rail Transportation of Ethanol and Bakken Crude Oil

On July 23, 204 the US Department of Transportation announced two new rulemaking proposals – and a Report – issued by the PHMSA (the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, one of many administrations/bureaus within the USDOT).  It is meant…