The newly established Association of Bulk Terminal Operators (ABTO) has been formed to provide the world’s bulk terminals with a united front at governmental level to ensure the sector can better face the environmental and commercial challenges ahead. Open to bulk terminal operators, suppliers of equipment and services to those terminals and relevant associations and institutions, the trade association seeks to provide a voice at a national and international level, providing a forum for its members to discuss the issues impacting seaborne trade and the global transportation of bulk commodities. “The Association of Bulk Terminal Operators was born out of an underrepresentation of the sector at national government and international regulatory level…