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A collection of experts share their insights into the latest in fire safety, including fluorine-free foams, strategies and the right equipment
PHASING IN FLUORINE-FREE FOAMS
Hans Huizinga, extinguishing foam consultant, Kenbri Fire Fighting
Back in 2021, the big industrial users of the foam were complaining about the
cost of a fluorine free foam. Now, this excuse isn’t working and instead of…
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Rail transport will be essential to transport LNG across the globe, says VTG.
In April 2021, the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union agreed on a new European climate law and substantially raised the EU’s greenhouse gas reduction target for 2030. At the same time, greenhouse gas neutrality by 2050 – which is at the heart of the Green Deal – was for the first time…
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FETSA teams up with the Hague Centre for Strategic Studies to manage geopolitical challenges facing the storage sector.
Recent geopolitical changes have led to, and are leading to, fundamental changes in the global energy system, energy policy and trade. These include decoupling between ‘the West’ / G7 economies and Russia, as well as decoupling of critical supply chains between this bloc…
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Gizil GmbH CEO, Esma Gulten, shares her story of perseverance and entrepreneurship in a male-dominated industry.
Established in 2012, Gizil is a full-service engineering, procurement, and construction provider for the tank terminal industry that focuses on the digitalisation of facilities. CEO Esma Gulten founded the company with her partner, having worked in the tank terminal industry for some…
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Molly Cooper discovers how PetroSeraya is keeping up with larger terminals as a niche player in the market.
PetroSeraya began as the fuel management arm of YTL PowerSeraya, a multi-utilities provider, which is responsible for generating 15.4% of Singapore’s electricity. Over the course of a decade-long joint venture with OilTanking from 1996-2006, YTL PowerSeraya dedicated three of its fuel…
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Holger Kreetz, COO & CSO at Uniper, explains how the company’s game changing FLNG unit is delivering on Germany’s energy security.
THE IDEA for a floating LNG unit in Germany was first considered in the 1970s. In that way, Uniper places itself well and truly ahead of the curve. ‘Uniper bought the land back in the 70s and had the designs drawn up,’ says chief operating officer and…
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Co-founder of Terra Inspectioneering, Marien van den Hoek, discusses winning gold and the future of their technology.
At the 2022 Tank Storage Awards, gold was presented to Terra Inspectioneering in the Safety Technology category for the Terra UT drone. The judges said the technology was chosen due to its ability to drastically reduce the amount of time needed for both working at height and…
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Director of Rubis Terminal Rotterdam, Luc Jorissen, tells Tank Storage Magazine about winning gold and their focus on the environment.
The winner of the Terminal Innovation category is the terminal that dares to try new technologies and implements the best practices to ensure efficient operations and the best customer service. Rubis Terminal Rotterdam (the Netherlands) was chosen by the Tank…
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A3D’s commercial director Colin Pittman explains how a digital solution can help you manage risks to your terminal.
Your terminal assets are instrumental to the success of your business. With A3D’s digital solutions, you have the flexibility to view and manage the health of your terminal with confidence – to achieve operational, safety and regulatory compliance and to manage market…
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The experts at Saval share the company’s innovative solutions for firefighting foams compliant with the latest standards.
In the tank terminal industry, firefighting foam is the product of choice for fighting fire and spill scenarios. Usually this involves an automatic system that is ready to operate whenever an incident occurs that causes a tank bund area spill or tank fire.
Over the years,…
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José Miguel González, engineering director at Tecam, explores the challenges and solutions of venting emissions.
In a world like today’s, with crisis, wars and materials stock shortages, it becomes crucial to define more conservative storage policies, while also implementing a higher level of environmental protection.
Especially at tank terminals, it is essential to have correct, safe…
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Molly Cooper explores how the right vapour recovery systems can aid in the global target to reduce emissions.
VAPOUR RECOVERY is the process of collecting the vapours of products and fuels so that they do not escape into the atmosphere, where they can potentially cause harm. José Miguel González, engineering director at Tecam explains: ‘The hydrocarbons
that are released contain volatile…
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Jon Loach, managing director at Dantec, explains what the company’s recent overhaul means for its customers and the industry.
Since starting out as a gasket cutting business in 1969, Dantec has become a world leader in composite hose technology. Increased market demand for reliable composite hoses caused Dantec to begin manufacturing, working towards a commitment to innovation, minimising…
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The experts at Equity Engineering Group discuss the application of API 579-1/ ASME FFS-1 Fitness-for-Service to aboveground storage tanks.
API 579-1/ASME FFS-1 Fitness-For-Service (API 579) is the go-to standard for assessment of fitness- for-service (FFS) of fixed equipment. Aboveground storage tanks (ASTs) designed to API 650 Welded Tanks for Oil Storage and API 620 Design and Construction of…
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Rafael Rengifo, midstream director at Becht, looks at the industry trends in tank integrity and the latest in robotic technology and RBI assessment approaches.
Aboveground storage tank (AST) owners and operators are under pressure to improve risk adjusted economic return through proactive and thorough Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) policies. Quality programmes that include tank…
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Tomas Hasselgren, global business development manager for tank gauging at Emerson, explains how emulation technology helps organisations replace old or malfunctioning equipment for safer operations.
Many of the world’s bulk liquid storage tanks have been in service for a long time and rely on ageing tank gauging systems to support both overfill prevention and inventory management. Many systems…
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Discover how German innovation from EPT has established fireproof GRP floating roofs for the tank terminal industry.
Climate protection is a big task that requires many small steps. Renewal, innovation, and willingness to carve new ways. Germany is an industrial country and still lives on its value-creating industry. This sector of the economy, regardless of whether it is a refinery, chemical…
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Regularly assessing tanks is imperative to maintain terminal safety and is driving demand for robotic cleaning solutions says Aidan Doherty, MD of Re-Gen Robotics.
Failures and incidents at oil terminals can have extensive consequences for the environment and human health. When considering the cost of repairs, closure, remediation, claims and loss of share value, it can lead to a much higher…
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The experts at Linde Engineering explore the challenges of transforming LNG tanks for use with ammonia for hydrogen.
At the time of writing, the world order of the past three decades appears to be on the verge of a radical change. Particularly in Europe, the search is on for political and technological ideas and solutions to minimise dependence on fossil fuels and thus reduce greenhouse gas…
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Porthos plans to transport carbon and store it in empty gas fields under the Dutch North Sea, explains Nico de Meester, external relations manager at Porthos.
The Netherlands has clear climate objectives: the emission of greenhouse gases must be reduced by at least 55% in 2030 compared with 1990. In 2050, the Netherlands aims to be climate neutral. One way to achieve these climate objectives is…
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