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NEWS BULLETIN
STORAGE TERMINALS
OT ADDS MORE TANKAGE
Oiltanking Antwerp Gas Terminal has commissioned a new 135,000-m³ fully refrigerated storage tank, dedicated to the storage of butane for Ineos. The new double-containment tank doubles capacity at the terminal and marks a first step in its expansion plans; a second tank with similar dimensions is already under construction. “By completing this project, Oiltanking reiterates its capability as a world class service provider for gas logistics,” says Douglas van der Wiel, senior vice-president, EMEA at Oiltanking. “This project had its challenges along the way, but the project team managed to progress the construction in accordance with all applicable standards and more importantly in a safe way. We would obviously like to thank Ineos for its continued trust in our company as well as our employees, our main contractor TGE, and all other stakeholders involved for the hard work put in enabling us to reach this milestone.” In South Africa, meanwhile, Oiltanking MOGS Saldanha has completed first phase commissioning at its new crude oil terminal in Saldanha Bay (above). The terminal currently
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has nine storage tanks offering 1.6m m³ of capacity and there is space to expand this to 2.1m m³. The terminal is equipped for crude oil blending and is connected to a VLCC jetty. “With the completion of this project we offer a new range of services in terms of crude oil logistics,” says CEO Dirk Exalto. “I would like to thank our first moving clients entrusting us with the handling of their valuable products. The project would not have been successful without the teamwork displayed by all parties involved. I would specifically like to thank WBHO, as our main contractor, as well as the subcontractors, all other stakeholders and Oiltanking MOGS Saldanha colleagues for the hard work that made us reach this milestone in a joint effort.” Oiltanking MOGS Saldanha is a joint venture between Oiltanking, MOGS and Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa. www.oiltanking.com TRADEBE TAKES TWG
Tradebe Port Services, Tradebe’s tank storage division, has acquired TWG Tanklager Wilhelmsburg, which operates a 34,500-m³ chemical storage terminal in Hamburg,
Germany, from BDH Biodiesel Hamburg. Tradebe says the site, one of the few remaining independent bulk iquids terminals in the port of Hamburg, has permits to expand capacity by 40,000 m³. “We are delighted with this acquisition as it allows to expand our storage terminal business in the strategic Port of Hamburg,” says Josep Creixell, chairman of Barcelona-based Tradebe. “This acquisition fits well with our strategy of providing a flexible and customised service to our clients and stakeholders, whilst enlarging the range of services into chemicals and specialty chemicals. Furthermore, the acquisition strengthens the presence of our Group in the German market, a key geography for our group’s growth strategy. We see very attractive opportunities to develop new projects in TWG.” Dr Heino Schmidt, CFO of Dr August Oetker AG, which sold the terminal, adds: “We are glad to have found a good new home for TWG Tanklager Wilhelmsburg. Tradebe Port Services is a strategic player, family-owned, and able to provide a good platform from which TWG Tanklager Wilhelmsburg will be able to grow and prosper.” Michael Westhagemann, senator for Economics and Innovation of the
