HES Botlek Tank Terminal B.V. and SJR Group are pleased to announce that the last storage tank which is built off-site will be transported to HES Botlek Tank Terminal, a full subsidiary of HES International B.V., on Friday 21 July. This special transport concludes a project in which a total of seven ready-to-install tanks with a volume of 10,000 cubic metres each are transported from the SJR Group’s Rotterdam construction site on the Heijplaat to HES Botlek Tank Terminal (HBTT) over water.
"The construction and delivery of these tanks is part of a bigger project, which is set to more than double HBTT’s tank storage capacity from 200,000 to 477,000 cubic metres. The expansion has been partly executed by the delivery of a total of seven off-site constructed storage tanks. Seven of the 15 new tanks will be built by SJR Group on the Heijplaat and then transported one by one to HBTT by the floating sheerleg Matador 3. The tanks will then be installed on the first foundation and taken to their final location by special trailers (SPMTs). The seven tanks are 36 metres high, have a diameter of 19 metres and weigh some 250 tonnes a piece. This expansion is covered by a multi-year contract. Cooperation with SJR Group went smoothly and fully within the agreed deadline and timeline. This cooperation contributed to HBTT’s philosophy of providing extremely efficient infrastructure to our customers," says Charles Smissaert, Managing Director of HBTT.
"The decisive factor for BTT to award us this contract was our ability to achieve it completely off-site. We work in a controlled environment in the centre of the Port of Rotterdam, which means that weather conditions do not affect delivery times. Moreover, inconvenience at the terminal will be kept to a minimum since we can complete all our preparatory work outside the client’s premises. Ultimately this leads to significant cost savings and installed tanks of the highest quality," says Robert Sloot, owner of SJR Group.
The last of these seven storage tanks will be transported on Friday 21 July. A spectacular sight. Those who are interested can watch this extraordinary transport from the waterside. According to plans, Bonn & Mees’ Matador 3 will depart from SJR’s dock at Gieterijweg 31 at 08.00 CET sailing to HBTT in the Botlek.
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Photos of delivery of previous tanks:
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| Photo 1 | Photo 2 | Photo 3 | Itinerary from SJR Group to HBTT |
Information:
For more information, please contact
HBTT: Mr Charles Smissaert, General Manager. E-mail charles.smissaert@btt.nl
SJR Group: Mr Robert Sloot, Owner. E-mail robertsloot@sjr.nl
About HBTT:
HES Botlek Tank Terminal (HBTT) B.V. is strategically located in the Port of Rotterdam. The terminal’s state-of-the-art infrastructure has ample deep water berths and facilities that allow for storage and transshipment for a wide range of liquid bulk products. The 420 metre sea jetty can simultaneously handle two seagoing vessels of up to 115,000 DWT and two river barges. The terminal will more than double its capacity from 200,000 CBM to 477,000 CBM. The capacity is split up into 407,000 CBM used for storing clean petroleum products and 70,000 CBM suitable for biodiesel and vegetable oils. HBTT has plans for a further expansion of 137,000 CBM, which will result in a total capacity of 614,000 CBM.
For more information about HBTT, please visit: www.btt-rotterdam.nl
About SJR:
SJR is a dynamic company with over 50 years of history – we are constantly innovating and developing. Over the last few years, we have grown into an all-round tank producer, whose core business is the production, insulation, repair, maintenance, and modification of storage and process tanks. We do this both on-site at our clients’ premises as well as at our current production location at the RDM site in Rotterdam. We have built a state-of-the-art production facility, complete with offices, in the port of Rotterdam. This is where we can produce tanks measuring up to 24 metres in diameter and up to 32 metres in height.
SJR will be significantly improving its tank construction process through the use of advanced equipment and robots. By making clever use of innovations, the quality and durability of tanks increases and, due to the favourable location of our production facility near the water, we can easily ship the tanks all over the world. We work closely with reliable partners, who are capable of dealing with exceptional cargo. In recent years, we have organised special tank transportation for customers based in the Netherlands and abroad on a regular basis.
More information about SJR Group can be found on www.sjr.nl
About HES:
HES International B.V. is one of Europe’s largest independent providers of storage and transshipment capacity in dry and liquid bulk. Our terminals are situated in the best locations at Europe’s most important ports. Our aim is to become one of the market leaders on the European tank terminal market. We aspire to achieve this mainly by enlarging and revamping our existing terminals, as well as by developing projects in new locations, taking over other existing terminals, and converting former oil terminals and refineries into tank terminals. HES International B.V. is developing a tank terminal for the storage and transshipment of petroleum products and biofuels at Hartelstrook, on the south side of the Mississippi harbour at Maasvlakte 1. This terminal is expected to be operational by the end of 2019.
HES International B.V. operates the following terminals in the port of Rotterdam:
- Botlek Tank Terminal (BTT) B.V. www.btt-rotterdam.nl
- Europees Massagoed Overslagbedrijf (EMO) B.V. www.emo.nl
- European Bulk Services (EBS) B.V. www.ebsbulk.nl
- Rotterdam Bulk Terminal (RBT) B.V. (50% joint venture) www.rbtrotterdam.com
- HES Hartel Tank Terminal www.hesharteltankterminal.eu (project)
Shareholders of HES International: Riverstone Holdings LLC and The Carlyle Group