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US fluid handling solutions company OPW has bought VisiLevel, a fluid gauging system from UK company MechTronic. VisiLevel is ATEX and IECEx approved and can accurately identify the contents of a tanker by measuring the volume, temperature, density and colour. When used in conjunction with a stock, fleet and order management system like StockSmart, it can provide a complete live audit trail of…
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The leading and only independent cavern operator in northwest Europe is preparing for underground hydrogen storage STORAG ETZEL was formerly a public enterprise under the name IVG. It was commissioned in 1971 to build an underground storage facility at Etzel, Germany, with a capacity of 10 million tonnes. This was to store crude oil as a national stockpile and to operate the aboveground…
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Tank Storage Magazine takes a look back at some of the most impressive tank roofing projects over recent months Discus Project management of onsite tank work requires anticipation and adjustment to a myriad of variables. Every component of a project is a variable. Operational requirements are often the highest priority variable to the owner. In a recent project in Corpus Christi, Texas, US,…
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The Port of Antwerp in Belgium has hosted Belgian deputy prime minister and minister of civil service, public enterprises, telecommunications and postal services Petra De Sutter to demonstrate to her the use of drones in detecting floating debris within the port. Debris such as plastics, wood, cardboard, organic material and mooring lines pollutes the water, poses a risk to ships and negatively…
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US company Carboline, which develops coatings, linings and fireproofing, is celebrating its 75th anniversary in 2022. The company has various plans for employees and customers to mark the milestone, including a scheme called 75 Ways to Give Back, where employees worldwide volunteer in their community and share their experience, and a competition, 75 Red Buckets of Surprises, where customers send…
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CERTivation, a German accreditation body which is part of the Rosen Group, has been accredited as a personnel certification body by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) National Accreditation Board (ANAB) for Pipeline Integrity Management and Pipeline Defect Assessment. The company has fulfilled the requirements of ISO/IEC 17024:2012 General Requirements for Bodies Operating…
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Azur Drones, a French developer of drone-in-a-box solutions, has raised almost €8 million with a French private investor for further development, and to consolidate its leadership, in 2022. The company plans to expand the applications of its Skeyetech drone-in-a-box solution. Skeyetech was originally developed for surveillance but is increasingly used by industry. It has been used for more…
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Corrosion control technology company Cortec has developed an alternative to nitrogen blanketing for easy, effective corrosion protection of void spaces, VpCI-337. Nitrogen purge or blanketing protects metal void spaces from corrosion. However, nitrogen gas is expensive, the technique requires a constant pressure of nitrogen with an airtight seal, with a need for continual monitoring, and leaks…
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The Pepperl+Fuchs brand ECOM Instruments has launched the third generation of its 8’ Tab-Ex series – the intrinsically safe Tab-Ex03 tablet in the DZ2 (for Zone 2/22 & Division 2) and D2 (for Division 2) variants. The tablets are based on the Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 tablet and is designed to be slim and lightweight. It has state-of-the-art technology for harsh environments and more…
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Norwegian inspection specialist KTN has become a full member of Swiss global integrity solutions provider Rosen Group. KTN specialises in in tethered ultrasonic self-propelled solutions for the inspection of unpiggable assets and for the past five years has worked with Rosen to provide in-line inspection services for challenging pipelines. It will now provide services under the Rosen brand.…
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Find out the benefits of Katronic’s non-invasive, clamp-on flow measurement devices A large tank storage facility has many hundreds of metres of pipework for loading, unloading and transfer. Challenged with flow measurement within a pipe, particularly an existing pipe, what issues does the site engineer face? Key, obviously, is identifying a technology that will work. Any interruption to…
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Tank Storage Magazine takes a look back at some of the most impressive tank roofing projects over recent months Discus Project management of onsite tank work requires anticipation and adjustment to a myriad of variables. Every component of a project is a variable. Operational requirements are often the highest priority variable to the owner. In a recent project in Corpus Christi, Texas, US,…
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A liquid bulk terminal in the port of Antwerp asked Actemium to optimise its mechanism for tank pressure control. By using artificial intelligence to create an automated planning tool, the incinerator overload could be avoided and a more efficient way of working was guaranteed Standard tank pressure control the main function of a tank terminal is, of course, the storage of goods. For liquid…
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Assentech’s MD Ewart Cox explains why testing breather vents is so important to ensure ESG compliance As the world comes to terms with the consequences of climate change all forward thinking businesses are forming environmental policies and adapting to meet the expectations of investors, the pubic and the regulators. Good corporate governance is at the centre of all successful businesses. A…
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Tank Storage Magazine showcases the new technologies which have changed the tank storage sector   An Environmental Gamechanger The ‘Vent-Less’ Breather Vent Test Bench It’s a sad reality that 90% of the breather vents tested do not meet industry standards (API 2000 and ISO 28300) when they leave the manufacturer. Assentech has developed the first fully automated mobile vent test…
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Read the story of Abfad’s double-skin linings, which protect tanks from corrosion and offer integrity monitoring In 2021, Abfad celebrated 25 years of providing access and corrosion prevention and monitoring solutions to the oil and gas and power generation industries. Their award winning Fuelvac double skin lining system has undergone several design and development changes over this time and…
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Neil Chalmers from IKM Consulting runs through a new report from the Energy Institute addressing the risks of under-tank liner damage during tank floor repair The Energy Institute’s Containment Systems Working Group (CSWG) has developed a new technical publication based on industry research, entitled Research report: The assurance of liner integrity during tank floor works on above ground…
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Beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) inspection drones offer numerous benefits for tank operators It has been two years since software company Falcker, in collaboration with autonomous drone provider Percepto, demonstrated on the site of Maasvlakte Oil Terminal (Port of Rotterdam) how an automatically operating inspection drone can be used to perform routine inspections or respond to calamities.…
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Northern German company Hasytec has tackled the problem of biocorrosion and developed an efficient solution Cost efficiency, streamlined process chains and environmental friendliness are just a few factors that have always been of high importance in industry. Deposits and biocorrosion have a negative impact on the operational time and life cycle of storage tanks, pipelines and machines, and…
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As the world faces the energy transition and ever-more stringent climate targets, agents in the bulk liquid logistics chain came together at V Med Hub Day to discuss the future Med Hub Day, a conference organised by Port Tarragona in Spain with ChemMed Tarragona, an industrial, logistical, academic and scientific chemical cluster located in the greater Tarragona area, is now in its fifth…
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