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On 12 March, the StocExpo team presented a series of awards to exhibitors at the 2024 event. Looking at imaginative, creative and sustainable qualities, the winners were as follows:
Best Stand Entertainment: Carbis Loadtech
With a car racing simulation, Carbis Loadtech was able to attract high quality visitors to its stand, ready to beat the best score, and have meaningful, constructive…
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As the sister publication for StocExpo, we might be slightly biased when we say that StocExpo 2024 was a huge success – but that’s no exaggeration. Readers will surely know by now that StocExpo 2024 took place on 12 & 13 March at the Rotterdam Ahoy this year, and the event was well-attended by a range of terminal managers, operators, CEOs and more from across the globe.
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Shell has published its first energy transition update since the launch of its Powering Progress strategy in 2021. At its Capital Markets Day in June 2023, Shell outlined how its strategy delivers more value with less emissions, emphasising 'more value'. In this energy transition update, Shell's focus has shifted to how the same strategy delivers 'less emissions'.
'Energy has made an incredible…
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Electric actuator manufacturer AUMA has launched the small and smart PROFOX-X actuators, setting new standards in safe and precise valve control in oil and gas applications.
'With the new PROFOX-X series, plant operators benefit from versatile, future-proof actuators that meet all the requirements of modern plant automation,' says AUMA product manager Christoph Edelmann.
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SBM Offshore and Technip Energies are pleased to announce the signing of a memorandum of understanding for the creation of a joint venture entity, EkWiL. The new company will be a Floating Offshore Wind (FOW) pure player, capable of proposing a wide range of solutions to clients.
EkWiL will combine the people expertise, engineering and delivery capabilities, and complementary technologies of…
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Vopak has signed an agreement with Air Liquide to develop and operate infrastructure for ammonia import, cracking and hydrogen distribution in Singapore.
The companies will look at developing low-carbon ammonia supply chains in Singapore, including ammonia cracking facilities, storage and handling infrastructure at Vopak's Banyan terminal, as well as distributing low-carbon hydrogen through a…
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Discover how Scully Signal Company helped an oil terminal in Belfast that needed to replace its loading equipment without impacting operations
In the petroleum industry, choosing the right equipment has a major business impact, primarily on how safe the facility is for customers and employees, and operationally being dependable to customers. A major oil terminal in Belfast had pre-…
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This year’s Global Tank Storage Awards ceremony brought together over 200 terminal professionals on the 12 March in Rotterdam to celebrate 2024’s winning entries.
Companies and individuals were recognized for their achievements in innovation, sustainability, safety and preparing for the future of the tank storage sector.
The Digital Solution award went to Gizil for its Virtual Plant…
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The long-awaited StocExpo opens its doors this morning at 9:00am at the Rotterdam Ahoy (and there’s still time to register now). The premier event that brings the liquid bulk and tank storage industry together, StocExpo 2024 has a keen focus on sustainability and future fuels for 2024.
And a handful of delegates and VIPs were lucky enough to experience the knowledge-sharing and networking the…
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Last night, FETSA members and guests gathered to network and share knowledge at a dinner hosted by Siemens. The company treated attendees to a meal at The Millen, Rotterdam, after a networking reception.
Key topics of conversation included the energy trilemma (discover more at StocExpo), reaching a just energy transition, and the role of software and digitalisation in finding this balance. How…
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[caption id="attachment_35203" align="alignleft" width="200"] Ravi Bhatiani, Executive Director, FETSA[/caption]
Ravi Bhatiani, executive director at FETSA shares the group’s response to the European Commission’s 2040 GHG reduction target
As forecast in 2023, the European Commission has recently announced a proposed climate target recommendation of 90% GHG emissions reductions from…
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Bringing together energy professionals from all over the world, International Energy Week is the place where oil and gas industry leaders are joined by senior officials and influencers from the wider energy world, as well as government representatives, environmental NGOs, and scientists and academics, to assess the technologies, business models, and skills needed for a net zero future.
This…
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The experts at 3X Engineering share a use-case for their ReinforceKit patch tank roof repair and reinforcement solution
Tank Roofs are an integral part of a healthy asset. With proper maintenance, they can last for decades. But when a tank roof fails, is replacement really the only option?
3X Engineering’s ReinforceKit patch is a wet lay-up patch repair system designed to reinforce…
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Global functional safety manager at Emerson, Akansha Gupta, tells Tank Storage Magazine about why she chose tank storage.
After earning her degree in instrumentation engineering, Akansha Gupta, global functional safety manager at Emerson, was equipped with a solid foundation for the world of tank design and operational procedures. Her initial attraction to this field stemmed from the role it…
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Over 100 women from the renewable energy sector gathered in Belfast, Northern Ireland, this week to discuss increasing diversity and inclusion ahead of International Women’s Day 2024. RenewableNI’s Women in Renewables event, in partnership with A&L Goodbody is the only all-female event in UK and Ireland in the renewable industry. Returning for the second year, the event provides a…
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Tank storage industry VIPs and decisionmakers from around the world will descend upon Rotterdam next week (12 – 13 March) for StocExpo, the world’s most important tank storage event.
StocExpo returns next week with a world-beating exhibition featuring big names from 25+ countries, including Chart Industries, TRAPIL, Kanon, HMT, GPI Group, Sky Access, Crea Construct, Linde, Bilfinger Tebodin,…
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Linde Engineering has signed a contract for the engineering and procurement of an air separation unit (ASU) and a nitrogen wash unit (NWU) for a urea plant in Karratha, Western Australia.
[caption id="attachment_40372" align="alignleft" width="474"] A 3D illustration of the site in Karratha, Western Australia, CREDIT: Perdaman[/caption]
Perdaman Industries is making an investment of $4.5…
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The experts at EPT discuss how its approach to GRP roofs reduces maintenance costs and minimises environmental risks
The development of EPT’s segment construction method for manufacturing non-metallic floating roofs represents a significant leap forward in the field of tank storage technology. This approach addresses several of the longstanding challenges faced in the construction and…
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The Province of Zuid-Holland have announced that neighbouring companies Recycling Kombinatie REKO and Koole Tankstorage Pernis have joined forces with the construction of a steam pipeline between the two companies.
The pipeline, made possible in part by the subsidy scheme 'energy infrastructure on industrial estates' of the province of South Holland, ensures a CO2 reduction of 3000 to 5000…
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BWC Terminals, a provider of bulk liquid storage and logistics services in North America, announced today that Mike Suder, CEO and member of the Board of Directors, will retire effective 7 August 2024. Adam Smith, BWC Terminals President and COO, will succeed Suder as CEO and join the company’s Board of Directors.
Suder has served as CEO since the formation of BW Terminals in 2018. Under his…
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