In recent months significant progress has taken place in the development of the HES Hartel Tank Terminal, a project of HES International. Environmental, construction and discharge permits to develop a 1.3 million cbm tank terminal for the storage and transhipment of clean petroleum products and biofuels in the Port of Rotterdam are irrevocable.
The awarding of these permits is a major step toward the development of this liquid bulk storage terminal. Contracts with constructors have been signed, construction works have began and a funding package of limited recourse project financing and equity commitments have successfully been secured.
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The new tank terminal will be the first terminal in the Netherlands that will be constructed according to the latest PGS 29 regulations for tank storage. This means that the terminal will meet safety and environmental standards.
HES International has also decided to invest in an automated system to fight a tank bund fire. This project will provide shore side electricity for barges and monitoring equipment to monitor the release of odorous substances at an early stage. The monitoring equipment is connected with a control room to adjust operations when necessary.
Moreover, 54 tanks with a storage capacity of 1.3 million cbm will be built as well. The tanks vary in size from 5,000 to 50,000 cbm and are suitable for the storage of different products.
In addition to transport by pipeline, loading and discharge of products will predominantly take place by vessels and barges. The terminal will incorporate six berths for seagoing vessels ranging in size up to VLCCs with a draft of 21 meters. Furthermore, there will be nine berths for inland barges in the Hudson harbour.
In the fourth quarter if 2018 contractors started excavation works along with civil works. Construction works for building the tanks and related piping will be performed by a consortium of contractors.
It is expected that the terminal will be operational as from the third quarter of 2021.
Port of Rotterdam Authority initiated the construction of the quay wall in January 2018, while construction works are on schedule. What is more, a 1,000 metre-long quay wall will be built for inland barges, together with a 350 metre long jetty.
Meanwhile, dredging and earthmoving work will be occur, as well as bank and harbour basin protection. Work on these maritime facilities will have been finalized at the end of 2019, according to the plans.
Finally, BP has committed to the project, with plans for a pipeline connection between the refinery and the terminal.
