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As global targets to reach net zero and achieve a more sustainable future intensify, ports need to do everything they can to support this transition. This may mean replacing their own infrastructure, but also requires collaboration with customers and partners across the supply chain to ensure a cohesive move. Located in Spain, Port Tarragona’s energy transition strategy is divided into two…
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This year’s Global Tank Storage Awards ceremony brought together over 200 terminal professionals on the 12 March in Rotterdam to celebrate 2024’s winning entries.
Companies and individuals were recognized for their achievements in innovation, sustainability, safety and preparing for the future of the tank storage sector.
The Digital Solution award went to Gizil for its Virtual Plant…
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Over 100 women from the renewable energy sector gathered in Belfast, Northern Ireland, this week to discuss increasing diversity and inclusion ahead of International Women’s Day 2024. RenewableNI’s Women in Renewables event, in partnership with A&L Goodbody is the only all-female event in UK and Ireland in the renewable industry. Returning for the second year, the event provides a…
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AI and robotics demos will dominate the show floor at StocExpo, the world-leading event for the tank storage and energy infrastructure industry, when it returns to the Rotterdam Ahoy on 12 & 13 March 2024.
Reflecting the tank storage industry’s efforts to digitise and automate, StocExpo’s show floor will feature tech demos from AI and robotics specialists from all over the world.…
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Despite ambition across its members, the European Union (EU) won’t meet climate targets until well into the 2060s, as focus shifts to energy security and economic stability. Renewables and electrification uptake is due to progress steadily, but nascent technologies, such as hydrogen and carbon capture, need urgent action in the forms of investment, demand certainty, and policy commitment,…
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VTTI's bio-energy facility in Tilburg, Netherlands, is now in the final stages of construction. The facility represents a significant contribution to the bio-based circular economy and renewable energy transition. It is the most modern VTTI facility to date, incorporating the best available technologies.
At VTTI bio-energy Tilburg, the focus is on sustainability and innovation. The facility will…
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From countless entries, down to just 85 shortlisted companies; the shortlist for the Global Tank Storage Awards 2024 has been announced.
Now in its seventh year, the Global Tank Storage Awards is committed to recognising terminal achievement, celebrating excellence in safety, sustainability and innovation and connecting the global tank storage community. This year's shortlist includes brand new…
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In a transaction valued at $7.3 billion (€6.7 billion), Sunoco will acquire NuStar Energy in an all-equity transaction, including all assumed debt.
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Under the terms of the agreement, NuStar common unitholders will receive 0.400 Sunoco common units for each NuStar common unit, implying a 24%…
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Euro Tank Terminal Rotterdam, also known as ETT, was founded in 2006 and started with one tank pit for fuel oil storage. Now, 18 years later, ETT is a complete, multi-customer terminal, capable of handling the largest seagoing vessels as well as smaller coasters, barges, trains, trucks and pipeline connectivity.
‘A key advantage of the terminal is that it can handle a wide range of ship…
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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, and her father was her inspiration for her career path. ‘My father was constantly talking about the commodities markets and the trading
that he did associated with his agricultural business,’ she says. ‘It was always so…
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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 addition is another step in NNOAT’s extensive growth and will add 27,500 m3 stainless steel capacity.
Over the past five years, the state-of-the-art terminal has constructed five new tank pits and can now offer more…
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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…
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[caption id="attachment_39585" align="alignleft" width="288"] Emerson Fisher 63EGLP-16 Pilot Operated Relief Valve[/caption]
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 (PRV) is typically installed on tanks fabricated by original…
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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) terminal at the Port of Richards Bay.
The terminal is set to change the economic dynamics of the port city, the KwaZulu Natal Province and introduce an alternative source of energy as…
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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…
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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…
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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 terminal in the past 24 years, and there have been no spills.
In a post on LinkedIn, Vopak congratulated the team on this safety achievement. The post states: 'Safety is Vopak's highest priority, we strive…
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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.
[caption id="attachment_39500" align="alignleft" width="248"] Adam Vance, General Manager, Mesa Industries[/caption]
Adam Vance, an experienced leader, technical expert, and innovator in the petroleum industry, has…
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US energy giant ExxonMobil has formally exited the West Qurna 1 oilfield in southern Iraq and handed over its operations to PetroChina as lead contractor, a deputy oil minister told Reuters on Monday. It marks the oil giant's exit from the Iraq market.
West Qurna 1 currently produces around 550,000 barrels per day (bpd). It is one of the world's largest oilfields with recoverable reserves…
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QatarEnergy has announced a five-year crude oil supply agreement with Shell International Eastern Trading Company, Singapore (Shell).
The agreement stipulates the supply of up to 18 million barrels per annum of Qatar Land and Qatar Marine crude oils to Shell starting January 2024.
His Excellency Mr Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi, the Minister of State for Energy Affairs, the President and CEO of…
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