Celebrating 40 Years Of Advario Gas Terminal

Philippe Geeraerts, terminal manager at Advario Gas Terminal tells Tank Storage Magazine about the company’s history and how it has been growing over the last 40 years   This year, Advario Gas Terminal (AGT) in Belgium celebrated its 40 year anniversary. Back in the summer of 1983, Advario Gas Terminal (AGT) introduced itself via postcard to potential customers. The postcard read: ’In approximately two months the terminal will be ready to provide a full range of services to its customers. The ability to handle up to 75,000 m³ vessels, store pressurised products and discharge into other vessels will be immediately available. In September 1984, 100,000 m³ of fully refrigerated storage will also be available.’ This was the beginning of the terminal we know today as AGT. [caption id="attachment_39753" align="alignleft" width="435"] Advario Gas Terminal[/caption] ‘In the same year, the very first tanker docked and the first cargo of LPG (liquefied petroleum gas) was transported safely and efficiently from tanker to storage. And many thousands of cargoes would follow,’ says Philippe Geeraerts, terminal manager at Advario. ‘Companies in storage and logistics often...