Euro Tank Terminal: A Complete, Multi-Customer Terminal

Tank Storage Magazine speaks with Frans Jan Hellenthal, commercial manager at VTTI, about Euro Tank Terminal and its exclusive tour at StocExpo. Euro Tank Terminal Rotterdam in the Netherlands, also known as ETT, was founded in 2006 and originally started with one tank pit for fuel oil storage. During the first few years, the focus of the terminal was on making bulk and storing fuel oil. The product would come from several origins, primarily for export to Asia. ‘Vitol was one of the founders of VTTI and ETT was one of the first terminals of the group as part of this development. Overtime, VTTI diversified, both in terms of shareholder base and customers. Currently, the company is composed of three shareholders, two of which have an equal stake and one minority shareholder,’ explains Frans Jan Hellenthal, commercial manager at VTTI. Several tank pits were developed over the next 15 years, and many new customers came along with this, transforming ETT into a complete, multi- customer terminal. It is now capable of handling the largest seagoing vessels as well as smaller coasters, barges, trains, trucks and pipeline connectivity. CENTRAL LOCATION ETT is located on the...