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VPS single-flow twin screw pumps can adapt to a variety of flow media with low
operating costs
A TECHNOLOGICAL change is emerging in tank farm and chemical applications. Single-flow twin screw pumps have started to replace conventional positive displacement pump technologies at flow rates up to 500 m3 per hour.
This is as a result of an increasing demand in flexibility, the permanent…
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Michele Nazzaro and Harold Kempinga from Aereon Europe discuss the Aereon CEB, the EU-certified best available technology for gas flaring operations
MANAGING vapour recovery and the containment of volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions is a must. Not only are atmospheric emissions regulated by increasingly stringent legislation, but many companies have a growing culture and commitment for a…
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Inspection specialist Eddyfi Technologies has launched a new tank bottom inspection scanner, the FloormapX.
The FloormapX is a multi-technology magnetic flux leakage (MFL) array tank bottom inspection solution, which Eddyfi says is designed to increase productivity with unprecedented efficiency and is capable of addressing almost all tanks. It offers an ‘unmatched probability of detection’,…
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The 2020 Tank Storage Magazine Environmental Performance Award winner looks back
IN THE midst of the pandemic we are all living through, advanced environmental technology solutions company Tecam is celebrating 15 years in business.
In August 2005 Borja Maestro founded Tecam Soluciones Medioambientales in Barcelona, Spain, as an environmental technology distribution company. That small…
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Find out the benefits of risk-based inspection for API RP 581 and EEMUA 159
CHALLENGING times strongly drive the need to optimise existing procedures and systems while minimising business risks with day-to-day operations. When talking about tank integrity management, we deal with the challenge of balancing efforts and benefits while complying with safety regulations and standards requirements,…
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One of the UK’s leading bulk liquid storage companies has put in place a new strategic growth plan and unveiled a name change. UM Terminals managing director Bryan Davies explains.
UNTIL quite recently, UM Terminals was known as UM Storage. But the Liverpool, UK-headquartered business has ambitious growth plans and felt that their old name did not do full justice to today’s…
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Colin Horton from Oikos Storage in the UK speaks to Tank Storage Magazine about recent expansions and future plans.
THE Oikos Storage terminal is situated on a 28 ha site about 65 km to the east of London, on Canvey Island in Essex, UK. It has more than 35 tanks with a total capacity of around 300,000 tonnes, and is the only independent terminal in the UK with access to the deep water…
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A look at the importance of bulk liquid storage in the UK to the COVID-19 recovery and the energy transition.
THE tank storage sector is essential to maintain our day-today life, providing a critical link in the transportation system for liquid products, from transport and heating fuels to chemicals and food-grade products. This year, as much as any other sector of the UK’s economy, bulk…
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The investment environment in the light of IMO 2020, COVID and the acceleration towards energy transition
THE CURRENT REALITY AND THE IEA PERSPECTIVE
LIFE in 2020 is about COVID-19 and energy transition. We still do not have a clear answer for either. What is clear is that the world will decarbonise. Over time, fossil fuels will play a diminished role. The pace of change is still not…
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Debra Phillips from the API runs through important updates to API Standard 2350
THE newly released 5th edition of API Standard 2350, Overfill Prevention for Storage Tanks in Petroleum Facilities, is a key update to a standard designed to prevent overfilling at oil storage facilities, which has become increasingly important to the industry as supply and demand trends are affected by the current…
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Rob Drysdale and Dave Wall from OCIMF run through the changes in the updated guide
IN JUNE 2020, the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) and The Oil Companies International Marine Forum (OCIMF), in conjunction with the International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH) published an updated edition of the International Safety Guide for Oil Tankers and Terminals (ISGOTT), a text which is…
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If you are committed to enhancing safety and productivity in your operations and recognise that commissioning manned crews to clean tanks in hazardous environments is no longer an option, then Re-Gen Robotics has the answer to your tank cleaning requirements
MANAGING Director, Fintan Duffy says that it’s time to move on from dangerous ‘man entry’ tank cleaning procedures that are outdated…
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US coatings firm Mascoat has introduced two new primers for use under its thermal insulating coatings.
Mascoat has been making insulating coatings since 1995, but will now be able to offer a single source for its coatings systems, to protect equipment from corrosion for 20 or more years. The company says that the full system solution will also provide energy retention, radiant heat gain…
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US firm SignalFire Wireless Telemetry and industrial internet of things (IIoT) specialist Machfu have launched a new integrated network-to-cloud solution for industrial applications.
The companies have integrated SignalFire’s 900MHz wireless sensor network with Machfu’s IIoT Gateway. Users can now run the SignalFire Edge Application on Machfu’s Edge Gateway to wirelessly bring all sensor…
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Dutch tank manufacturer Gpi Tanks XL is to build nine stainless steel oil storage tanks with a total capacity of 16,700 m3 for Maastank, located on the Botlek in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
Gpi will build the tanks at its Westdorpe facility from a combination of SAE 316L grade stainless steel and duplex 2205. The nine tanks will be 27.5 m tall and range in capacity from 1,620–2,150 m3. The…
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Two leading Dutch tank building and maintenance companies – Verwater Group from Hoogvliet and SJR Group from Rotterdam – have merged.
The Verwater SJR Group says that the two companies’ combined complementary product and service portfolios will allow it to provide the most comprehensive range of services for tank storage in the ARA area, from new construction, both on-site and…
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3D scanning equipment is a great tool, but it can do much more than just find corrosion or cracks
3D SCANNING manufacturers originally set their sights on the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) industry, with an emphasis towards surveyors and construction engineers, for the manufacturing industry as a tool for use in reverse-engineering and prototyping, and archaeologists and…
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The American Chemistry Council explains the background behind its Chemical Facility Safety Initiative
SAFETY is an area close to the heart of any tank farm operator, but with multiple and changing assessment tools, standards, regulations, and guidelines, it can be a little perplexing. In 2019, following a series of high-profile chemical facility safety incidents in the Houston, Texas, region,…
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A3D’s laser scanning technology offers an innovative way to prepare piping and instrumentation diagrams to support your operations
A3D embarked on a journey eight ears ago using 3D laser scan data to design a range of applications specifically tailored to operators of process installations. Developed around a strong focus on clients’ operational needs. The company’s successful business…
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A spill at a tank terminal is most likely to be discovered by an employee, and if they are properly trained, the spill response can be much faster
TIME is a priceless commodity. It seems that this precious resource is being stretched further and further these days. Between natural disasters, labour shortages and worldwide pandemics, most people are finding the need to do more with less. One…
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