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Kent continues to support the OXEA Corporation through a long-term engineering services agreement for OXEA’s major specialty chemicals project facility based in Bay City, Texas, US. It was awarded detailed engineering services after successful completion of the front-end engineering design (FEED) stage in early 2026.
These agreements are part of a three-year master services agreement signed…
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Panamá’s government has acquired Petroterminal de Panamá after buying the remaining 41% private stake in the company, ensuring national control for the country’s most important strategic infrastructure. Petroterminal was developed and managed by NIC Holding in association with the Republic of Panamá.
Petroterminal stores, transships and transports hydrocarbons through a 131km pipe that…
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Tepsa has been awarded a c.5-hectare concession, with environmental permits secured and front-end engineering design currently in progress, by the Port Authority of Huelva, Spain, to develop its fifth port terminal in the country.
The terminal will be in Spain’s second-largest petrochemical hub, which sits in a region with competitive renewable energy resources. It will support multiple…
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The Port of Antwerp-Bruges has released an update regarding the chemical spill at its Deurganckdok on 15 July.
Monitoring continued throughout the night of 15 July, and containers that were near the leaking one were unloaded and cleaned. By the afternoon of 16 July, operations at MPET on the east side of Deurganckdok had resumed, while clean up efforts continued on the west side.
As of the…
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Batumi Oil Terminal (BOT), KazTransOil JSC’s asset in Georgia, has resumed jet fuel transshipment after an eight-year hiatus. It creates a key logistics hub for the transportation of JET A-1 aviation fuel from European refineries to Kazakhstan through the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route.
The first shipment to BOT since resuming operations comprised of 10,000 tonnes of JET A-1 and…
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From 1 August 2026, Karen de Lathouder will become chief operating officer for Chane and lead the company’s operations across the European network, driving improvement and collaboration across Chane’s terminals and offices.
De Lathouder bring experience from the energy, infrastructure and mobility sectors, having most recently served as COO for Eneco. She currently sits on the supervisory…
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Basra terminal, Iraq, briefly suspended oil loadings after a drone hit an oil tanker, Iraqi oil and security sources told Reuters.
The incident, occurring Thursday 16 July, did not cause damage or a fire, and although it isn’t clear who launched the drone, the head of Iraq’s state oil marketer SOMO, Ali Nazar, states that the incident was not a direct attack on the terminal or…
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BOTAŞ has began construction on a fourth storage tank at Marmaraereğlisi LNG Terminal in northwestern Türkiye, increasing its LNG storage capacity by almost 60%.
The new tank will offer 160,000m3 of LNG storage, bringing the total capacity of the terminal to 415,000m3. The expansion improves Türkiye’s natural gas supplies flexibility, as it allows the country to store LNG delivered by…
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The Port of Antwerp-Bruges, Belgium, continues to have disruption to services as staff deal with a chemical spill aboard a vessel at the Deurganckdock.
On 14 July, a container of hydrofluoric acid aboard the cargo vessel Mia Summer II was damaged and began leaking, causing several workers to become unwell. The municipal emergency response phase was activated: emergency services treated the…
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Global bulk logistics provider HOYER Group has improved in key quality and sustainability assessments, achieving scores of over 90 points in safety & equality assessment system (SQAS) audits throughout workshops, cleaning and depot operations, and road and intermodal transport and gas logistics.
HOYER also increased its overall score from 78 to 83 points, which places the company in the…
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LNG Canada and MNT Investments have announced a history equity option where MNT will have the opportunity to invest up to CAD$1 billion (€622 million) to acquire a majority equity ownership interest in a special purpose entity that would purchase the LNG storage tank in LNG Canada’s proposed phase 2 expansion.
MNT Investments is a limited partnership of the economic development…
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Texas, US-based terminal Freeport LNG will temporarily close for two months for planned major maintenance works, meaning the overall US LNG production will drop by about 2% and there will be a notable reduction in US LNG export.
The shutdown will involve the facility’s natural gas pretreatment and liquification units, which will reduce the need for feed natural gas and consequently affect…
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Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) has confirmed strikes on Port Kavkaz, Krasnodar Krai, Russia, on 13 July. SBU states that Ukrainian drones struck three fuel storage tanks, a warehouse and two vehicle ferries, with reports on social media platform Krymskyi Veter stating Port Kavkaz has a storage capacity of around 100,000m3. Another strike in the same evening is confirmed to have hit the tank…
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Off the back of Aquacycl’s gold prize win in the ‘Environmental Performance’ category, Orianna Bretschger, CEO and founder of Aquacycl, speaks to Tank Storage Magazine about why its BETT technology was chosen as a leader in ‘championing environmental protection and driving sustainability’, and what this means for a greener, cleaner future for terminals
Congratulations on the gold! How…
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In response to the Strait of Hormuz crisis, DP World is reportedly in talks with the Port of Fujairah, United Arab Emirates (UAE), to build a new multipurpose port and container terminal, implementing a shipping route that would avoid Hormuz completely.
Despite the Strait reopening, worries about future disruption mean DP World is pursuing diversification projects, such as the new Fujairah…
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From 1 July 2026, Svanehoj has acquired Henri Systems Holland, a designer and manufacturer of measurement and safety equipment for LNG and LPG vessels.
Henri Systems bring complementary LPG gauging technology and products, a robust installed base and proven technical expertise in marine instrumentation to Svanehoj’s Tank Control Systems business offerings. Notably, it also provides…
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VTTI’s Zarate, Argentina, welcomed the Embassy to the Kingdom of the Netherlands to its port to showcase its operations and discuss VTTI’s role in supporting Argentina’s energy supply system. VTTI Argentina has been integral to the country’s energy infrastructure for more than 20 years.
VTTI says in its LinkedIn post: ‘Thank you to the Embassy delegation for the insightful…
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Ukrainian media has confirmed that Taganrog oil terminal and an Ilksy oil refinery in Azov, Rostov region, both situated in Russia, were struck in a drone attack on 10 July.
Preliminary reports show that fuel tanks caught fire at the Kurgannefteprodukt oil terminal in Taganrog, a major target due to its role in storing and transshipping Russian petroleum products onto vessels. Ilsky refinery…
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The fuel import terminal at Marsden Point, Northland, New Zealand, has welcomed the first arrival of diesel reserves, with the second shipment arriving later in July 2026. Two refurbished tanks will be used to store a combined 93 million litre diesel reserve, however the exact use for the fuel is not yet known. A new jet fuel tank for Z Energy was installed on the same day.
The government…
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Tepsa France has appointed Mathieu Bleusez as general manager, who takes over the role from Didier Clot.
Bleusez is a chemical engineer specialising in quality, health, safety and environment and has held several terminal manager positions within Tepsa, demonstrating extensive experience in liquid product storage. In 2025, he was promoted to deputy general manager of Tepsa France and is…
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