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tanker cleaning installation is sited in sheltered waters
within the harbour break-water and is equipped with its private
jetty, own capacity shore tanks, hot water, steam, compressed
air and wash water supply, heavy duty hydraulically operated
salvage pumps and other required facilities.
All
slops disposal, deballasting, tank washing, purging, inerting,
gas freeing and cargo tank upgrading may be performed.
The
tank cleaning station is capable of providing tank cleaning
machines, hoses, ventilation fans, compressed air, steam,
hot water, chemicals, flue type inert gas with lower than
2% oxygen, nitrogen and portable submersible pumps that
are either air powered at larger through hydraulically actuated
units that are powered engine/hydraulic pump sets outside
the hazard zone. Vessels are however at liberty to use their
own on board facilities if required.
Full
safety considerations are inherent to the plant. The jetty
and storage tanks are physically separated. Intrinsically
safe equipment is used. A remotely controlled foam fire
fighting system is installed. A large stock of
oil dispersant is at hand.
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Other notes:
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Rate of reception 400 m3 / Hour.
- Amount that can be received in the Shore Tanks depends
on percentage of oil content in washing and free reception
space in the shore tanks at the time.
- Oily
mixtures containing chemicals cannot be received in the
shore tanks. Moreover certain oils with a low API gravity
cannot be received in the shore tanks. Origin, nature and
API gravity of last cargoes must be furnished to the cleaning
station before acceptance to discharge in the shore tanks.
- Scale
and sludge from the tank cleaning are not accepted ashore.
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Shore hose connection is normally 8" or 10". Appropriate
adapters are available when necessary.
- Installation
is fixed. However in cases of small parcels of oily bilge
water/slops, road tankers can be used.
- There
are a total of 9 shore tanks with a total capacity of 19,000
m3.
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