A TANK terminal to act as a storage facility for diesel, gasoil and gasoline is to be developed by BP and HES International at the Maasvakte in Rotterdam. Construction is expected to commence in 2018 - pending approval - and the terminal is slated to open in 2019.
In addition to transport by pipeline, loading and unloading of the tanks will be carried out via vessel. Very large crude carriers (VLCCs) with a draft of 21 metres will be handled at a new quay in the terminal, reported American Shipper.
The cost of the terminal and nautical infrastructure "amounts to hundreds of millions of euros," and the immediate future focus will be on licensing procedures, according to a joint press release issued by the port of Rotterdam Authority and HES International.
The liquid bulk products will be stored at the terminal in 5,000-50,000-cubic-metre tanks; and blended products, additives and homogenised cargo will be stored at the facility as well.
