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A world leader in the production of specialty oils, Ergon recently expanded its Antwerp site. Ergon International’s Per Dahlstedt talks to Tank Storage Magazine Business is booming for specialty oils in Europe at the moment, and one company determined to make the most of the opportunity is Ergon International, which recently announced an expansion at its terminal in Antwerp in…
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Maikel Van Nijnatten from Tradebe explains how evolving product demand is making diversification essential   In October  2020, Spanish hydrocarbon storage company Tradebe Port Services, a division of the Tradebe group, bought TWG Tanklager Wilhelmsburg, a chemicals storage provider in the Seaport of Hamburg, Germany, from BDH Biodiesel Hamburg. The TWG site comprises 14 storage tanks…
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Bonita Botha from Orca Fuel Solutions talks to Tank Storage Magazine about the importance of professionalism and passion How many companies do you know of that are 100% owned and managed by women? And how many of those operate in the tank industry? Well, there is at least one – South Africa’s Orca Fuel Solutions. Orca manufactures fuel storage solutions for the African market, for…
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Jens Anker from Marvesa and John Kraakman from Koole tell Tank Storage Magazine about their partnership and future plans in december 2020, Dutch oils and fats company Marvesa and terminal operator Koole Terminals announced that they had signed an agreement under which Koole would build and operate a new 80,000 m3 tank terminal in Rotterdam in the Netherlands, for Marvesa. For Marvesa, the…
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Mark Quartermain, VP for crude trading and supply, Shell International Trading and Shipping Company, talks about the importance of improving safety for all   SAFETY is of paramount importance for all responsible companies across the energy industry. Tank storage operators, including Shell, are no exception. It has been encouraging to see several improved safety standards and guidelines…
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Ravi Bhatiani, executive director of FETSA, shares his thoughts What do you think the tank storage sector will look like in 2050? In 30 years time we are probably going to see a few trends, not simply a shift in product mix. I think there will be changes that will not be very visible but will be very important: this will include prioritising cyber security infrastructure to counter escalating…
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JBC Energy’s Eugene Lindell explains why we shouldn’t count on HSFO weakness any time soon IN the run up to 2020 the most frequently discussed topic was undoubtedly IMO 2020 and its ramifications across the refining, bunkering, shipping, and terminalling industries. Indeed we at JBC Energy had been preparing for this topic since 2017 as many readers of this magazine will know. But when 2020…
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Channoil’s Mark Waddington explains why the short term for marine fuels will be ‘lower carbon’, not ‘decarbonisation’. The world is under increasing pressure to decarbonise. Channoil Consulting, in association with Gibsons’ Shipbrokers, has investigated the context of decarbonisation in the maritime sector, taken a reality check on the fuelling options and likely short-term…
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Peter Zonneveld from Neste looks at the future of liquid biofuels   WE all know that the clock is ticking when it comes to mitigating climate change. We understand the magnitude of the climate crisis and that it calls for extensive and varied actions. Transport currently accounts for approximately a fifth of global carbon dioxide emissions, so we know the importance of this sub-area in…
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Dearman Systems explains why multi-terminal data unification should be a part of your digital transformation strategy founded in 1988, Dearman Systems is a global leader in terminal automation and enterprise management software for the bulk liquid storage industry. From its offices in Tucson, Arizona and Houston, Texas in the US, Dearman serves nearly 200 customers worldwide. TERMINAL…
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Staying ahead of the curve in a fluctuating market with the newest cloud services from the Implico Group THE downstream industry is always in motion. New players enter the market all the time, while existing players shift their assets, pinpoint their operations, and realign their focus points. Furthermore, the market conditions and even the legal defaults might also change from time to time.…
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StocExpo presenter Marien van den Hoek, co-founder and commercial director of Terra Inspectioneering, explains why you need drones and robotics HOW DID TERRA GET STARTED WITH DRONES? After working for big companies in the process industry for more than 40 years, I started my own company in 2012, because I had a vision that in the new era of inspections in dangerous confined spaces, we should…
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The DS Jet Mixing System offered by Allerion Oilfield Services can prevent the build-up of crude oil sludge crude oils have the propensity to separate into the heavier and lighter hydrocarbons from which they are composed. This is often aggravated by cool temperatures, the venting of volatile components from the crude, and by the static condition of fluid during storage. The heavy ends that…
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Peter Williams from Concord Tank Corporation looks at the reasons for repeated accidents, and what everyone in the industry can do to make a difference our industry has a problem. We have been making the news for the wrong reasons. Stories like these seem to be making the nightly news headlines every few months: September 2020 – Mauritius – shipwreck and oil spill – oil polluting…
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ClearBlade and Radio Bridge’s bundled IIoT tank monitoring delivers cost-effective and flexible monitoring Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) platform and edge computing software company ClearBlade has been implementing complex systems for well over a decade and has seen its fair share of IIoT ‘science experiments’ over the years. While there is much excitement around the promise of…
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Sanjeev Verma explains how Biz4intellia’s smart tank level monitoring system can be used to gain actionable insights Traditional or manual ways of monitoring storage tanks can to lead to certain errors during the monitoring process, creating a challenging situation for the plant managers to measure the fluid quantities accurately. Above and below-ground installations require proper management…
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Ekaterina Tuzovskaya and Eugene Starokaznikov from SIA Saber Evnat discuss why you need a mixer, even if you do not think you really need one! Surprisingly, many representatives of the liquid bulk storage professional community believe the following two myths: Industrial in-tank mixers are required only when the blending of liquid products is the ultimate goal; and Industrial in-tank mixers…
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Paul Cook, of Painters USA, examines best practices for facility and terminal managers Surveys and testing are vital for delivering safety, savings and long-lasting surface coatings, regardless of where a tank is located. Here’s an example: A facility manager invited a certified NACE Institute inspector and instructor into his facility to quote a project for sandblasting and coating a tank. As…
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Mascoat introduces two new primers for use under thermal insulating coatings Protecting substrates on storage tanks from corrosion is of utmost importance to facilities of all kinds, as the consequences of not doing so can be detrimental. That protection has been a driving factor in Mascoat’s approach to the market since its inception in 1995. The company manufactures and sells products that…
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Tim Jones from RPS Group looks at the available guidance on the quantity and siting of flame and gas detectors FLAME and gas detection plays an important role within a structured process safety management system, in order to assure the protection of people, the environment, assets and corporate reputation. Detection is a function of both the hardware’s ability to function on demand and…
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