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The footprint of a tank terminal in a local community can be substantial. Safety and environmental concerns are regular features of discussions with local populations and councils, which FETSA takes very seriously. In a hub like Rotterdam, where there is more than one tank terminal, these discussions are of added importance and tank terminals make huge efforts to comply with and even go beyond…
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RB: We seem to be in a new era of great power competition leading to isolationist and protectionist tendencies; rather than cooperation between trade blocs in a global community. Do you see this negatively impacting international trade movements or are economies too integrated to be impacted by geopolitical trends?
Official: Almost certainly there will be a negative impact and less trade…
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The European Commission wants to create new supply chains for a ‘cleaner’ economy. It wants to collaborate in alliances with private companies, associations, trade unions and national governments to develop new supply chains. One such alliance will be a Hydrogen Alliance.
In April FETSA met with the officials working on the EU Industrial Strategy and Hydrogen Partnership to explain the…
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German independent tank storage association UTV has decided to enlarge its service and product portfolio for its members and intends to introduce a web-based e-Learning tool for the qualification and training of tank farm operators.
The learning platform includes a huge variety of different modules which cover knowledge and learning material for the areas safety, operational processes, product…
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Part of the new FETSA strategy was to become a credible and pro-active voice in EU policy making with an aim of policy makers coming to FETSA for our views so we can help develop policies.
An example of this starting to happen is in the area of strategic storage. In advance of EU strategic storage rules being reviewed, and in advance of the Luxembourg government reviewing its approach to…
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The Tank Storage Sustainability Initiative (TSSI) website is now live. TSSI is a research, development, training and coordination centre advocating sustainability in marine tank storage and refining industries.
Officially launched at the 2020 StocExpo in Rotterdam, the platform is operated and managed by Tank Terminal Training (TTT).
The website makes it possible for you to verify your…
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Join the free webinar on 12 May, 13:00 (GMT) to know more about plans of oil companies to upgrade tank farms and oil terminals.
To register for the free webinar or receive the recording in English please follow the link - https://oilterminal.org/en/webinar/
The webinar will cover:
Overview: industry development strategies and goals before 2030, plans of producers and regulators
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European tank terminal operator Evos has begun using a digital connection to the Hamburg Port Authority (HPA). Via a new interface to a cloud communication service, the tank terminal and the HPA now exchange train data fully automatically – manual entry and transfer by employees are no longer necessary. The solution was developed and implemented by the specialist for tank terminal software…
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During challenging times such as these, it is even more important than ever to ensure companies within the terminal industry are allocating resources correctly and optimizing their performance.
Formed at the beginning of 2020 in Houston, Noon Advisory is an advisory and consulting practice dedicated to the energy, midstream, and chemicals industries worldwide. The company works with terminals,…
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At this year’s StocExpo, international tank terminal IT providers Implico and Brainum presented their newest innovations for the downstream industry, Supply Chain United (SCU) and QINO vNext. Supply Chain United is a cross-company architecture of interconnected cloud solutions and web services. QINO vNext is the industry’s first fully cloud-based terminal management system. Supply Chain…
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The Coronavirus (Covid-19) has been an unexpected surprise to all of us. CST has been fortunate thus far and remains committed to operating safely in this environment. We want to advise you that CST manufacturing plants remain operational and continue to supply products and materials to the Essential Businesses and Operations for the nation’s water, wastewater, food, agriculture and other…
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Digitalisation is one of biggest trends in heavy industry and it is starting to deliver on its promises. However, finding fitting solutions that provide real value from day one is not easy. The Internet of Things (IoT) needed to adapt to the standards, regulations and demands - TWTG NEON is the result of this and is being expanded with two new products: NEON Thermocouple Sensor and NEON Vibration…
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Intero Integrity Services has acquired The Sniffers, a longstanding service provider to the oil & gas industry specialised in emission monitoring and pipeline integrity services.The Sniffers, founded in 1991 and headquartered in Belgium, offers emission reduction services such as LDAR and tank emission measurements, energy saving projects for flare- and steam-losses and underground pipeline…
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CTS Group has announced plans to acquire TECS International Holding and TECS Netherlands.On January 1, 2020 both entities, including the TECS offices in the Netherlands, Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia, will become part of the CTS Group. The company says it will continue all TECS activities with respect to aluminum domes, tank seals, internal floating roofs and other storage tank related…
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Implico has acquired Dutch cloud specialist Brainum to further expand its position in the tank storage market.The merger brings together the innovation programmes of both companies, particularly in the future-looking areas of cloud and digitisation.Implico says that the acquisition marks a big step in its global growth strategy and going forward both partners will bundle their competencies. With…
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Common processes and standards are a core element of a seamless downstream supply chain in the oil and gas sector.Key industry participants of the German petroleum industry, including refinery and tank terminal operators, gathered at the 15th IFLEXX meeting in Bochum.Focusing on what the future holds for the sector, attendees focused on innovative process integration options that go beyond the…
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Sam Carbis Solutions Group and Loadtec Engineered Systems have launched the Carbis Loadtec Group.
From September 1 Loadtec migrated its personnel and systems over to the new company and the team will provide seamless support for customers. Loadtec's extensive product portfolio remains unchanged.
Alec Keeler, managing director of Loadtec and the new Carbis Loadtec Group, says: 'Loadtec Engineered…
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Loadtec Engineered Systems has sold its marine arm division to Woodfield Systems Ltd.The marine arm division has developed well over the last two years and has reached a point where it needs to develop and grow further with a like-minded business. Woodfield Systems, based in Whitstable, UK, have the resource and ambition to support the marine arm product range. It will also complement the…
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Implico has received the ISMS certification by TÜV Nord confirming that its internal processes and regulations comply with the ISO 27001 definitions.ISO 27001 guarantees a high level of information security, which is subject to steady testing and continuous improvement.Downstream IT specialist Implico has invested heavily into the documentation and optimisation of its work and business…
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Emerson was selected by Eastham Refinery in the UK to design and implement its terminal automation system to cost-effectively enhance system reliability and availability for bitumen loading operations at the refinery's Eastham Terminal.The scalable, enterprise level midstream logistics management solution based on Emerson’s TerminalManager software and DeltaV distributed control system…
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