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Vopak has selected the cloud-based Honeywell Enraf Inventory Calculation Module (HEICM) for integration into its MyService Terminal Management System (TMS). Vopak terminals use MyService to facilitate the safe, clean and efficient storage and handling of bulk liquid products and gases. HEICM calculates inventories and product movement quantities for the liquids stored at the terminals. The…
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In the fourth of our ‘Women in Tanks’ series, Xiling ‘Tess’ Zhou talks about her affinity to the industry and the joy of an international community   It’s fair to say that Xiling ‘Tess’ Zhou loves the tank storage industry, and she is a bit of a newcomer. Having spent much of her career with technology companies in the US and Belgium, she found herself looking for a new…
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Addison Armstrong from ClearDox looks at new trends in the industry Digitalisation has permeated virtually every sector of the economy, and has changed the way that companies understand inventories, manage supply chains, and utilise resources. Until recently, the bulk liquid storage industry stood out as a notable laggard in this transformation with many companies continuing to use outdated…
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Matrix Terminal Marketplace and Insights Global are proud to announce that they have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding to integrate Matrix’s Terminal Marketplace System and Insights Global’s TankTerminals.com data services to create an electronic platform for the purchase and sale of storage for crude oil, refined products, and other bulk liquid commodities. The Terminal Marketplace…
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Re-Gen robotics has been granted a patent for its fully contained no man entry robotic tank cleaning solution, and has announced a £4 million (€4.7 million) investment to spur European growth. Managing director Fintan Duffy posted a picture of the Certificate of Grant of Patent from the UK’s Intellectual Property Office. ‘We have a meticulous eye for detail and fearless self-belief and…
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Hydrogenious LOHC Technologies, which has developed a liquid hydrogen carrier technology, has formed a joint venture (JV) with Norwegian shipping company Johannes Østensjø to develop an emissions-free propulsion system for shipping. The new JV, Hydrogenious LOHC Maritime, will base the propulsion system on Hydrogenious’ proprietary liquid organic hydrogen carrier (LOHC), which uses benzyl…
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Total quality assurance provider Intertek Caleb Brett has bought the two sites of Apras Sicea France (ASF), a specialist in the inspection and testing of petroleum, petrochemical and related products, in Port la Nouvelle and Port de Bouc, France. Intertek, which offers qualitative and quantitative analytical assessment services to the oil and gas, chemical, and other commodities markets, says…
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Dutch Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) specialist TWTG and process instrumentation company Badotherm are jointly developing a wireless IoT pressure sensor. The collaboration brings together Badotherm’s traditional, proven pressure gauge technology with TWTG’s IIoT expertise. The NEON pressure sensor will form part of TWTG’s NEON range, which also includes valve, temperature, and…
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Communications technology firm Motorola Solutions is providing a digital radio solution for voice and data communications for the 848 km Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP). The Motorola Solutions MOTOTRBO Capacity Max Trunked Radio System has been deployed across 38 sites along the entire pipeline, which transports natural gas to Europe from the Shah Deniz II field in Azerbaijan, crossing Greece,…
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Square Robot, a Boston, US company specialising in inspection robots for aboveground storage tanks, along with subsidiary Veritank, has signed a global inspection services agreement with ExxonMobil, In the initial phase of the deal, Square Robot will deploy and develop in-service robotic inspection services for tanks belonging to Exxon Mobil and its affiliates in the US, UK, Europe and the Far…
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This article was originally posted on the DroneDeploy blog. US$205,000 (€172,000) in realised savings over previous process 40% time reduction for all inspection workflows 100% of drone flights logged through DroneDeploy Since 2015 the oil and gas industry has begun a shift away from a production-centred mindset to a deeper focus on efficiency and safety. In order to accomplish this,…
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UK water energy management systems manufacturer Kingspan says that its latest generation telemetry monitoring devices can lead to ‘significant’ efficiency and profitability gains. When a fuel oil distributor (FOD) fits a Kingspan telemetry device to tanks, its tank level data is imported directly to its software systems, such as CODAS and Fuelsoft, via an API feed. There is no need for file…
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Flame and gas detection company Spectrex has launched its next-generation SharpEye 40/40D and C series flame detectors for hydrocarbon fuel and gas, hydroxyl and hydrogen, and metal and inorganic fires. The detectors have high immunity to false alarms. SharpEye 40/40D can detect hydrocarbon fires up to 90 m away in less than 50 ms, with new QuadSense technology. SharpEye 40/40D and C are…
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UK air and gas handling product manufacturer Howden has provided its hydrogen storage compression technology for the world’s first fossil fuel-free steel manufacturing plant in Svartöberget, Sweden. The HYBRIT plant is a collaboration between Sweden's SSAB, LKAB and Vattenfall. Conventional steel production uses carbon in the form of coke from coal to reduce the iron ore. HYBRIT is developing…
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Jen Penner tells Tank Storage Magazine about her love of a challenge and finding her feet as an engineer JEN PENNER is a project manager at Canadian Tank & Vessel, a Saskatoon, Canada-headquartered company which builds, repairs, and maintains storage tanks and spheres. Like so many of us, her career path was not exactly planned. [caption id="attachment_24777" align="alignleft" width="321"]…
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Equipment manufacturer Celeros Flow Technology has launched a new, standardised range of reciprocating pumps with an emphasis on speed and simplicity. Celeros FT has revised its portfolio of reciprocating pumps to better reflect current market conditions, with reduced design complexity and a new online configurator to match the pump to the application. Customers can view preconfigured drawings…
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Per Skogberg from Emerson explains how mobile software can help to digitally transform operations by enabling immediate access to tank data, from anywhere The ability to instantly access upto-date critical tank data is essential for an increasing number of job functions in the tank storage and terminals industry. Operations and maintenance personnel, whether in the control room or out in the…
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Visitor registration for CHEMUK 2021 EXPO, the UK chemical industries supply chain expo, has now opened. CHEMUK 2021 will run from 15-16 September 2021 at the National Exhibition Centre (NEC) in Birmingham, UK. The event launched in 2019, and the 2021 edition will be double the size, with 320 specialist exhibitors and 150 new companies, including Brenntag UK, Univar Solutions, Pepperl + Fuchs,…
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The 7th International LNG Congress, held on the BGS online platform on the 7-8 of June 2021, attracted more than 500 delegates and focussed on the global view of the future of the LNG industry. Delegates included those from gas majors, EPCs, local gas companies, truck and fleet owners, fuelling infrastructure developers and operators, terminals and ports representatives, and governmental bodies,…
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Control technologies firm Parker Hannifin has launched new oil condition monitoring technology for the marine industry. DIGI Plus offers rapid on-site and on-board oil condition monitoring and has a built-in test memory for recording up to 50 individual test results as part of a pre-programmed test plan. Operators can also use the device for miscellaneous or spot tests. DIGI Plus comes with a…
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