Gerotto announces IECEx certification process and UL compliance for robots
Italian company Gerotto, has begun a process that will lead – by the first half of 2024 – to the UL compliance, valid in North America, and to the international IECEx certification of its robotic systems for cleaning tanks inside refineries and tank terminals. This step is in line with the strategy begun with the achievement of ATEX certification with the aim of strengthening its presence internationally as a technological reference player and as a partner for major industrial cleaning contractors. Alessandro Gerotto, CEO of Gerotto says: ‘This project is a key step in our industrial growth plan, which includes […]
Greenergy expands biodiesel manufacturing plants
Greenergy announces the successful commissioning of expansion works at two of their biodiesel plants in the UK and in Amsterdam. The works included upgrading the pre-treatment process capability, allowing for […]
Global Tank Storage Awards Judge: Heidi Herzog
Molly Cooper speaks to Global Tank Storage Awards judge for 2024, Heidi Herzog about her time in the industry and judging the awards Heidi Herzog grew up in Iowa, USA, […]
Exolum Obtains The ‘Top Employer 2024’ Certification
Exolum has received the ‘Top Employer 2024’ certification, a recognition that places it as one of the companies with the best practices in human resources management, by preserving stable and […]
U.S. Energy Acquires Two Refined Product Terminals in Illinois
Provider of refined products, alternative fuels, and environmental credits, U.S. Energy acquired two refined product terminals in Mount Prospect and Rockford, Illinois. With the addition of these facilities, U.S. Energy […]
Exolum to construct a green hydrogen production plant and refuelling station in the Tees Valley
Exolum is going to construct a green hydrogen production plant and refuelling station at its Riverside terminal in Stockton-on-Tees, UK as part of the Tees Valley Hydrogen Vehicle Ecosystem project. […]
StocExpo 2024 Conference Programme Revealed
StocExpo’s conference produced by FETSA and Tank Storage Magazine is packed with insight and knowledge from the global tank storage and future fuels industry’s best and brightest. Delegates will hear more about how to overcome the biggest trends and challenges facing the global tank storage market now and in the future. The conference will open on day one with an address from FETSA president, Bruno Hayem, and immediately kick start with a session from Lucia van Geuns, strategic energy advisor at Hague Centre for Strategic Studies, on ‘European Tank Storage and Changing Geopolitical Landscapes’. Then, team leader security of oil […]
Terminal Outlook 23/24: V-Tank Storage
Leading terminal operators from across the globe shares their highlights of 2023, with a peek into what the forecast for 2024 looks like. Here’s what Ulf Vleeshowers, CEO of V-Tank Storage, has to say… V-Tank Storage’s biggest achievements in 2023 have been that we signed a number of Cooperation Agreements with tank terminals in the Nordics, Baltics, UK, Europe, Asia, USA, UAE and the Caribbean. As a ‘new start with 200+ years of experience in the bulk liquid storage industry’, it’s encouraging that these tank terminals have put us at the forefront as their marketing, arm in order to rent […]
Exolum completes the 50% acquisition of storage terminal in Houston
Logistics company for liquid products, Exolum, has completed the acquisition of a 50% interest in Vopak Moda Houston (VMH), an ammonia storage, import and export terminal located on the Houston […]
Shell agrees to sell Nigerian onshore subsidiary, SPDC
Shell has announced it has reached an agreement to sell its Nigerian onshore subsidiary The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC) to Renaissance, a consortium of five companies […]
Technip Energies announces start-up in Vietnam
Technip Energies have announced that start-up has begun at its Long Son petrochemical complex in Vietnam. On its LinkedIn, the company thanked the innovative solutions from the team of specialists […]
Anderson Process Acquires Tighe-Zeman Equipment LLC
Anderson Process, one of the US Midwest’s leading suppliers of process equipment, repair and services, has acquired long-standing manufacturer’s representative Tighe-Zeman Equipment LLC. Since 1952, Tighe-Zeman Equipment has been providing solutions throughout Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. For over 70 years, the company has specialised in mixers, pumps, tanks and engineered systems. Its target markets are general process, food and beverage, biopharma, pulp and paper, power, chemical and municipal. This acquisition capitalises on complementary product offerings between the two companies. It also strengthens relationships with customers and offers them leading brands, including SPX mixers, Watson-Marlow pumps and Belding […]
International Energy Week Announces Ed Miliband as Speaker
International Energy Week 2024 welcomes Ed Miliband, the UK’s Shadow Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, as keynote speaker on the opening day of the event. With a UK General Election on the horizon, the former and prospective Energy Secretary will outline how a future Labour government would address the challenges posed by the energy and climate crises, both domestically and internationally. Miliband has been MP for Doncaster North since May 2005 and, between 2010 and 2015 was Leader of the Labour Party. From 2008-2010 he was UK Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, a […]
Noord Natie Odfjell Antwerp Reaches Final Investment Decision
The expansion continues for Noord Natie Odfjell Antwerp Terminal (NNOAT). A final investment decision has been made for 10 new tanks and an additional loading bay at the site. The […]
KN Becomes Commercial Manager Of Four German LNG Terminals
International energy terminal operator KN is beginning the year by securing the public tender for the commercial management of four German liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals on the North Sea […]
Bratislava plans to construct first LNG terminal
Bratislava plans to construct its first liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal despite concerns about the growing surplus of LNG infrastructure as the world moves away from fossil fuels. Slovakia’s Environment […]
Celanese Begins Carbon Capture and Utilisation Operations at Texas Facility
Specialty materials and chemical company, Celanese Corporation , has announced it has begun running a carbon capture and utilisation (CCU) project at its Clear Lake, Texas, USA. This site is […]
Emerson Named ‘Industrial IoT Company of the Year’
Technology and software company, Emerson has been named IoT Breakthrough ‘Industrial IoT Company of the Year’ for the sixth time. The 2024 award recognises Emerson’s advances in sustainability-enabling technologies and […]
Event Review: NISTM Woodlands
Tank Storage Magazine’s team touches down in Texas, USA, for the 16th annual National Aboveground Storage Tank Conference & Trade Show Now in its 16th edition, running in December in The Woodlands, Texas, the NISTM trade show and conference is a staple in Tank Storage Magazine’s calendar. Run by the National Institute for Storage Tank Management, this year’s event was a huge success, with record- breaking attendee numbers. Tank Storage Magazine’s team was on site at booth #115, promoting our (then, latest) North America edition – which was printed exclusively for the NISTM event. With a very UK-themed (Irish […]
Rubis Terminal announces finalisation of sale of CPA SAS
Rubis Terminal, a joint venture between I Squared Capital and Rubis SCA, and an independent storage has finalised the sale of CPA SAS, a 100% subsidiary of Rubis Terminal SA […]
Emerson Launches Pilot-Operated Relief Valve
Emerson has introduced the Fisher 63EGLP-16 Pilot Operated Relief Valve for installation on pressurised bullet tanks used to store liquid propane and anhydrous ammonia. This type of pressure relief valve […]
TNPA appoints LNG terminal operator at Port of Richards Bay
Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) has appointed the Vopak Terminal Durban & Transnet Pipelines (TPL) Consortium Venture as the preferred bidder to develop and operate a Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) […]
Olivia Energy Group Terminals Achieves ISO9001 Certification
The team at OPTrade, explain how this latest certification development has improved operations and customer care Olivia Energy Group Terminals (OEGT) is currently the only independent operator for bulk liquids in Cádiz port, Spain with a strategy to diversify its product scope. The group’s global capacity is currently 127,000 m³ distributed across three terminals. In 2023 OEGT achieved ISO9001 certification, released by the global certification company Intertek. The scope includes all three terminals where the company operates in Cádiz Port: Cádiz I terminal (Olivia Petroleum), Cádiz II terminal (Olivia UCO Storage) and Puerto Real terminal (OPTrade). Certifications & […]
Event Review: AntwerpXL 2023
The team reports from AntwerpXL, connecting with the heart of the breakbulk community, tank storage and energy infrastructure From November 28 -30, the Tank Storage Magazine team headed to Antwerp, Belgium, to attend the third edition of the industry-leading breakbulk and heavy lift event, AntwerpXL, along with host sponsor Port of Antwerp- Bruges. Recognised for its connectivity and efficiency, Port of Antwerp-Bruges works closely with AntwerpXL to attract stakeholders in the liquid bulk facility sector as well as breakbulk. Annick Dekeyser from the Port of Antwerp- Bruges, says: ‘The delegates at AntwerpXL are really relevant for our business. To […]
Wood wins detailed engineering design for Trion project in Gulf of Mexico
Consulting and engineering company, Wood, has secured a contract from HD Hyundai Heavy Industries for detailed engineering of the topsides facilities on Woodside Energy’s Trion Floating Production Unit (FPU) in […]
TSA appoints Nunzia Florio as communications director
The Tank Storage Association (TSA), the trade association representing all aspects of the UK’s bulk storage and energy infrastructure sector, has announced the appointment of Nunzia Florio as communications director. […]
Winter Edition Out Now
In the last three months since we published the Autumn edition of Tank Storage Magazine, our team has had quite the whirlwind. As well as putting together this fantastic edition – the first for 2024 – we’ve been at tonnes of events worldwide so that our community can stay abreast of all the updates in the tank storage sector. Since September (yes, it has been that long!) our team has been to the Tank Storage Association’s conference and trade show in Coventry, UK, World Hydrogen Week in the Netherlands, Gastech 2023 in Singapore, Port Tarragona’s (Spain) VII Med Hub Day, […]
Vopak’s Coatzacoalcos Terminal Celebrates 24 Years Incident Free
Vopak’s Coatzacoalcos Terminal in Mexico has achieved a impressive milestone of 24 years free from reportable incidents. This means that no one has been seriously injured while working at the […]
Mesa Industries Promotes Adam Vance to General Manager
Mesa Industries, the parent company of Mesa ETP and Gunite Supply & Equipment, proudly announces the promotion of Adam Vance to the newly created position of General Manager. Adam Vance, an experienced leader, technical expert, and innovator in the petroleum industry, has been an invaluable asset to Mesa Industries since joining in 2018. Previously serving in a senior management role at Mesa ETP, Adam led business innovation, engineering, and quality, overseeing the design of top-quality custom-engineered solutions for aboveground storage tanks and the construction industry. Adam played a key role in the successful integration of industry leader WG Seals into […]
UAE renewable energy champion Dr Nawal Al-Hosany named 2024 Energy Institute President’s Award recipient
The EI President’s Award is to be awarded to Her Excellency Dr Nawal Al-Hosany, the UAE’s Permanent Representative to the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). She will receive the President’s Award and speak as guest of honour at the dinner concluding International Energy Week, taking place 27-29 February 2024. Energy Institute President Juliet Davenport OBE HonFEI says: ‘Having just returned from COP28, I’ve seen first-hand the enormity of the multilateral operation underway to effect transformative climate action. Dr Al-Hosany has been at the forefront of this work, in her home nation and internationally, advocating for renewable energies and tackling the […]
The Search for StocExpo’s Forty Under 40 is Back on!
StocExpo is once again searching for the top forty tank storage professionals in the world, under the age of 40. This is the fourth year that StocExpo, the world’s most important tank storage event, has sought to identify and celebrate the industry’s forty young professionals who are making the most significant contributions to the industry. As with previous years, StocExpo’s Forty Under 40 will be selected by a panel of industry professionals and then celebrated at the live event when it returns to the Rotterdam Ahoy, 12-13 March 2024. They will be given VIP passes and will be invited to […]
Essar to partner with Topsoe at Stanlow refinery
Essar Oil UK has selected Topsoe as a second key licensor technology provider for the planned EET Industrial Carbon Capture (“ICC”) facility based at Stanlow, UK. This is a pivotal […]
