The Vopak Europoort terminal will be expanded with eight new tanks of a joint capacity of 400,000 m3. The present storage capacity of the terminal, already the world’s largest in it sort is 3.3 million m3. The tanks will be used to store jet fuel. The expansion is part of the so-called MiDEx Greenfield-project, the Port of Rotterdam Authority reports.
The tanks are being constructed by theb Rotterdam specialist Verwater. Besides the tanks, a pumping-station and all the pipelines are included in the contract. Te expansion has to be ready in February 2013.
The tanks are being constructed by theb Rotterdam specialist Verwater. Besides the tanks, a pumping-station and all the pipelines are included in the contract. Te expansion has to be ready in February 2013.