HES International signs contract with BP to develop tank terminal at Rotterdam refinery
HES International is developing a tank terminal for the storage and transhipment of petroleum products and biofuels at the Hartelstrook, on the south side of the Mississippi harbour at Maasvlakte.
Oil major BP -- owner of BP Refinery Rotterdam -- has committed to the project, including plans for pipeline connections between the refinery and the terminal. On the 27-hectare site, 52 tanks with a capacity of 1.3 MMcm will be built. The Port of Rotterdam Authority will invest in a quay wall of 1,100 m to accommodate three large or five smaller sea-going vessels. There will be nine berths in the Hudson harbor for barges.
The HES Hartel Tank Terminal will be an independent storage terminal where customers can store and tranship liquid products. BP has signed a multi-year contract, thereby increasing its activities in Rotterdam.
“With the development of this state of the art terminal, HES International demonstrates that it can serve the long-term needs of its customers,” said Jan Vogel, CEO HES International. “At the same time, we are realizing our ambitious growth plans. Together with the expansions at our terminals, the new facility will strengthen our position as one of Europe’s most important companies in terms of the storage and transhipment of dry and liquid bulk products.”
Petroleum products to be stored at the terminal include diesel, gasoil and gasoline. It will also be possible to blend products, add additives and homogenize cargoes at the terminal. The tanks vary in size from 5,000 to 50,000 cubic meters and are suitable for the storage of different products. In addition to transport by pipeline, loading and discharge will predominantly take place by vessels. A quay wall will be built to accommodate vessels ranging in size up to VLCCs with a draft of 21 m.
According to the schedule, the terminal will be constructed in 2018 and 2019 and is expected to be ready by the end of 2019.
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