Quarterly March 2012 - Odfjell

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LANDMARKS odfjell quarterly magazine
increased jetty capacity at otr
By Theo Kruithof
On 15 December 2011 Odfjell Terminals
(Rotterdam) BV (OTR) increased its jetty capacity
for inland tankers. The new jetty is called WHi-H
and is suitable for the handling of barges, raising
the number of barge positions to 13.
The entire construction was prefabricated elsewhere
in The Netherlands and was shipped to
OTR with a crane. On the shore side everything
was prepared and ready and only the weather
conditions could jeopardize the operation. Sadly
this is exactly what happened ! A severe Decemberstorm
hindered the ‘delivery’ of the construction.
Thankfully, a few days later the weather conditions
were favourable and the construction was able
to be shipped to OTR. Within a few hours, the
jetty installation was placed ashore on its mounts.
The first barge was loaded on WHI-H just a few
days later.
New jetty at OTK
By Dong-Rack Park
Odfjell Terminals (Korea) Co., Ltd.
(OTK) was built by Korea Petrochemical
industry Corporation (KPiC) in 2001
and was originally named Onsan Tank
Terminal (OTT). Following the formation
of the joint venture between KPiC and
Odfjell SE on 14 November 2002, there
have been three expansion programmes
that have increased the capacity from
about 110,000 cbm to around 320,000
cbm. The last expansion, called E-4,
was completed in October 2011. This
new addition increased capacity by
about 63,000 cbm which is divided into
15 tanks.
The current total terminal storage capacity
is about 320,000 with 85 tanks ranging in
size from 550 cbm to 9,990 cbm. The tanks
are consisting of stainless steel, coated and
mild steel. OTK also owns a ‘finger pier’
with two berths having a capacity of 50,000
and 30,000 DWT. In addition OTK has the
user rights of the KPIC pier with capacity
to handle two ships concurrently of 50,000
and 80,000 DWT. In time, OTK will also
have the opportunity to secure additional
The construction arriving
with the crane ship
available land of 32,000 m² for terminal
expansion.
Purchase of Yuwha #2 jetty
In order to plan for future expansions and
to maintain OTK’s flexible waterfront, OTK’s
Board of Directors have supported the purchase
of theYuhwa #2 pier, which up to now
has been owned by KPIC. The ownership
of the two berths was transferred to OTK in
December 2011 and OTK is now evaluating
how to fully optimize the waterfront of OTK.
The two berths at the Yuhwa #2 pier will
handle smaller vessels of up to 15,000 DWT.
OTK’s objective is to improve its position as
the leading hub terminal in North East Asia
and to offer both Korean and international
customers the most flexible solutions for
marine and storage logistics. OTK’s current
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Almost there ……
one metre to go
All fast, the construction is
safe ashore
Airplane view of OTK
waterfront can offer berthing facilities
for ships up to 80,000 DWT. The marine
facilities are easily accessible and offer
the opportunity for concurrent board-toboard
(transhipment) and load/discharge
operations.
One of the most flexible
trans-loading locations in Asia
The OTK facilities are able to deliver nitrogen
to ships ex pipe at the berths and also
have facilities for filling iso-tanks as well as
drums. With access to six marine berths,
pipelines and trucks, makes these facilities
one of the most flexible trans-loading
locations in Asia. To meet with customers
highest QHSE requirements, OTK is ISO-
9001 and ISO-14001 certified as well as
CDI-T registered.