Dow, Vopak add to Antwerp capacity

27.09.16. Dow Sadara and Vopak Eurotank have jointly invested tens of millions of euros in new storage capacity in Antwerp port.
Twenty new tanks with a total capacity of 40,500 cbm to hold 11 types of liquid chemicals for the Dow Sadara joint venture recently appeared on the Vopak Eurotank terminal in the Belgian port. Vopak Eurotank will act as the Northern European distribution hub for these products.
There has also been investment in a new pipeline network for two deepsea loading jetties, together with three loading/unloading bays for trucks and rail wagons. During the entire project duration of 840 days (from concept to handover) there was not a single lost-time accident, even on peak days when there could be as many as 165 subcontractors at work, the port authority stated.