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  • Gate terminal started commercial operations of its two new truck loading bays
    édité le 14/07/2017


Gate terminal started commercial operations of its two new truck loading bays
Gate terminalGate terminal, a joint venture of Gasunie and Vopak, has successfully started commercial operations of its two new truck loading bays at the LNG terminal in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, on Monday 10 July 2017. These two truck loading bays are highly automated and combine best practices for safe operations with an excellent service level.

Gate terminal experienced a 50% increase of the truck loadings in the year over year comparison up to approx. 750 trucks being loaded in the first half of 2017. By adding two new truck loading bays to the existing bay Gate terminal is prepared to efficiently cater for future growth in the demand for LNG distribution via road or containers. This will support the effort of Gate terminal customers to deliver LNG to retail stations, industry and ships.
LNG is an alternative fuel for many sectors as it combines excellent qualities from an air quality point of view with lower CO2 emissions after burning compared to other fossil fuels. It is therefore an excellent choice in markets where alternative energy choices are limited.

Gate terminal supports the development to use LNG as fuel by investing in infrastructure to allow customers to load LNG in smaller quantities. Trucks are loaded since 2014 on one bay and in September 2016, a third berth was added to load bunker vessels.

About Gate Terminal

On Maasvlakte in Rotterdam, Gate terminal has build the first LNG import terminal in the Netherlands. The terminal will have an initial throughput capacity of 12 billion m3 (bcm) per annum and will consist of three storage tanks, two jetty's and a process area where the LNG will be regassified. Annual throughput capacity can be increased to 16 bcm in the future. The terminal dovetails with Dutch and European energy policies, built on the pillars of strategic diversification of LNG supplies, sustainability, safety and environmental awareness. The initiators and partners in Gate terminal are N.V. Nederlandse Gasunie (Gasunie) and Koninklijke Vopak N.V. (Vopak).

About Gasunie

Gasunie is a European gas infrastructure company. The company provides the transport of natural gas and green gas via its subsidiaries Gasunie Transport Services B.V. (GTS) in the Netherlands and Gasunie Deutschland in Germany. The company also offers other services in the gas infrastructure field, including gas storage and LNG.

About Vopak

Royal Vopak is the world's leading independent tank storage company. The company operates a global network of terminals located at strategic locations along major trade routes. With a 400-year history and a strong focus on safety and sustainability, we ensure efficient, safe and clean storage and handling of bulk liquid products and gases for our customers. By doing so, we enable the delivery of products that are vital to our economy and daily lives, ranging from oil, chemicals, gases and LNG to biofuels and vegoils. Vopak is listed on the Euronext Amsterdam stock exchange and is headquartered in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Including our joint ventures and associates, we employ an international workforce of over 5,500 people. Vopak operates 67 terminals in 25 countries with a combined storage capacity of 35.7 million cbm, with another 2.8 million cbm under development, to be added before the end of 2019.


Origine : Communiqué Gate Terminal





 
 
 
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