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News Stories

GT lines up manager for OmniPort

GT Logistics has signed a marketing agreement with Cokinos Energy Corp, under which Cokinos will be responsible for the marketing and scheduling of crude oil delivered to the GT OmniPort, due to open in April.

VTTI due to open in Malaysia soon

The first phase of VTTI’s new terminal at Tanjung Bin, Malaysia, is due onstream at the end of March, the company said today.

CLH expansion at Algeciras online

CLH has brought its €23m expansion at the Algeciras terminal online.

HSE studies vapour clouds

UK HSE has released a report looking at the modelling of vapour cloud explosions.

Buckeye picks up Chevron terminal

Buckeye Tank Terminals LLC has reached agreement to acquire Chevron USA’s Perth Amboy terminal in New York Harbour for $260m.

Mixed report for Odfjell terminals

Odfjell reports EBITDA from its tank terminal operations of $16m in the fourth quarter 2011, down from $27m a year earlier, and $51m for 2011 as a whole, up from $35m for 2010.

Magellan posts record profits

Magellan Midstream Partners has reported record quarterly operating profit of $139.8m for the fourth quarter 2011, up 21% on the same period a year earlier.

IPF to invest in tanks

Inter Pipeline Fund is planning to spend some $16m on organic growth capital projects in its bulk liquids storage division this year, of which $12m is assigned to its UK operation, Simon Storage.

Sunoco benefits from new crude streams

Sunoco Logistics Partners has reported record adjusted EBITDA of $165m for the fourth quarter and $544m for the full year 2011.

NuStar continues growth in 2011

NuStar Energy LP has posted annual EBITDA of $490.4m for 2011, up on the $482.8m recorded for 2010.


Features

From the ground up

CONSTRUCTION VTTI has already brought one major project to fruition this year and has a number of others at various stages of development

ETT Terminal
Clouding over

OVERFILLS One of the known unknowns to emerge from the Buncefield investigation was how vapour clouds form and how they behave. A report from HSE summarises recent research and points a way forward to accurate modelling

Buncefield incident - Fire on site
New blood, new tricks

RECRUITMENT Simon Storage’s apprenticeship programme is helping young engineers get a foot on the career ladder – while also bolstering its workforce of the future

Simon Storage - Man standing outside terminal
Kind of AdBlue

PUMPS Blackmer has adapted its sliding vane pumps, using stainless steel components to enable them to be used in AdBlue applications

Blackmer Sliding Vane Pump
Gangway for Botlek

Loadtec Engineered Systems has delivered two marine gangway systems to Botlek Tank Terminal (BTT) in Rotterdam. The gangways were custom-designed in order to exploit the maximum potential of the Botlek jetty and provide safe man access to the wide range of tankers and barges visiting the facility.

Loadtec gangway system