StocExpo 2006 - Programme
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StocExpo 2006 is the specialist conference and exhibition for the European storage terminal sector.
Now in its second year following a highly successful inaugural event in March 2005, StocExpo will provide a much needed forum for professionals in the European storage terminal sector to come together to discuss the vital commercial, regulatory and technical issues facing those involved in terminal operations today.
A high level audience from across Europe will gain insight into the latest developments in business practice and technology. A concurrent exhibition will showcase the latest advances in equipment and service provision for the sector.
TOPICS COVERED INCLUDED:
- AN ANALYSIS OF THE BUNCEFIELD TERMINAL FIRE
- TRENDS IN TERMINAL ACQUISITIONS
- TERMINAL RELIABILITY
- BIOFUELS
- EMISSION CONTROL
- IMPACT OF FREIGHT SECURITY REGULATIONS
- STRATEGIC STOCKS
- UNDERGROUND STORAGE
- TERMINAL AUTOMATION
- TANK MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
- SECONDARY CONTAINMENT
- TANK ROOFS
Day One, Tuesday 28th March
9.50 StocExpo welcoming speech by Peter Patterson, Managing Director, StocExpo
10.00 Setting the scene: opening remarks from session chairman Hans Kuipers, Managing Director, Hans Kuipers Consulting
Opening presentation: An analysis of the Buncefield terminal fire
Guest speaker: John Mills, Assistant Chief Officer, Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service
John had a number of responsibilities at the Buncefield incident near Hemel Hempstead, England, including high level inter-agency planning and co-ordination. He was the frontline incident commander during the first three days of the fire, dealing with specialist advisors and health and safety aspects of the firefighting activity. John will tell the StocExpo audience about what the fire-fighting teams found when they arrived at the depot, the challenges faced by the teams at the site, how the fire was tackled and what was learnt from it.
The Buncefield Oil Depot fire in December 2005 was the largest fire in peacetime Europe, requiring over 1,000 firefighters, 60,000,000 litres of water and over £1,400,000 of foam concentrate to bring it under control. The incident caused major disruption to local businesses, the public, schools, and fuel logistics. Some of this disruption is ongoing three months later.
10.30 Terminal reliability from customer's perspective
- Terminal reliability is broader than just looking for reliable storage tanks
- Terminals play a key role in supply chain and must fulfil key expectations to make supply chain successful
- Requirements: safe and environmentally sound facilities and operations; reservation of product quality; readiness to receive and ship products at all times; transparent administration and ability to be proactive and communicative on logistics or operational issues
11.00 Coffee and networking break
11.30 Commercial session: focus on biofuels
Commercial and regulatory outlook for biofuels
- What are the benefits of biofuels?
- Where do the opportunities lie?
12.00 Storage and handling (technical) of biofuels
- Cost effective solution
- Ease of installation
- Systems that maximise operation flexibility
12.30 Panel discussion: biofuels
Participants include Francois Terrassin, General Manager Sales and Marketing, Rubis Terminals; Phil Armstrong, International Sales Director, Enraf; Ian Waller, Independent Biofuels Consultant; Nouraly Sondarjee, General Manager- Supply Co-ordination and Refining, Total
1.00 Lunch
2.15 Commercial session, opening remarks from session chairman, Richard Kellaway, Managing Director, Kaneb Terminals
Trends in terminal acquisitions: a view from the banking world, tbc
bullet points tbc
2.45 Underground storage- case study
bullet points tbc
Peter van der Weegen, Project Manager, Odfjell Terminals
3.15 Coffee and networking break
3.45 Strategic stocks: greater clarity and opportunities for terminals
bullet points tbc
Heinz Gerber, Chairman, Acomes
4.15 Operational session
Terminal automation- Motivation for the implementation of 24 hour self-loading systems at bulk terminals
- Assignment of decision categories to different automation levels in the automation hierarchy
- Key success factors pertaining to project organisation and project management
- The process of establishing a segregation of a global solution standard and local variations on the global standard
4.45 Tepsa online- meeting a challenge
- Main problems faced by Tepsa in customer relations
- Description and goals of the new tool
- Problems experienced during implementation
- Current status, customer satisfaction, future goals
5.15 Chairman's closing remarks
5.30-7.30 Reception in exhibition hall- all welcome for alcoholic beverages and canapés
Day Two, Wednesday 29th March
10.00 Regulatory session: opening remarks from session chairman Peter Mackay, Editor, Hazardous Cargo Bulletin
Freight security and impact on terminals
- The European Commission prepares legislation for land transport security
- To counter possible transport security risks a supply chain approach is necessary
- Operators have a security responsibility
- Minimum security requirements are needed for transport operations, including terminals, in all EU Member States
10.30 Contradictions and discrepancies in recently published regulations
- BREF by IPPC (published early 2005)
- BS EN 14015 (replacing BS2654, published early 2005)
- EEMUA 2004 publications
- PGS29 (Dutch standard on the hazardous effects of tanks, and design consequences, published end of 2004)
11.00 Coffee and networking break
11.30 Environmental session: Focus on VOCs
VOC control- strategies to reduce emissions
- Legislation on VOC emissions from terminal sector in Europe
- Status of emissions from tanks and appendages
- Strategies to reduce emissions: easy reductions
- Strategies to reduce emissions: difficult reductions
12.00 Is payback on vapour recovery a myth or reality?
- Factors influencing the payback period
- Importance of the proportionate variance between terminal's instantaneous loading capacities and annual throughput
- Significance of vapour's origination
- The implications of taxed and duty free product for payback
12.30 Panel on VOCs: title tbc
Confirmed participants: Dick Heslinga, TNO; Simon Shipley, Aker Kvaerner Cool Sorption; Ties Mulder, Commercial Director, Carbovac
1.00 Lunch
2.15 Opening remarks from session chairman Tony Quinn, Managing Director, Global Storage Agency Ltd
Total Tank Maintenance- Combined execution
- tank bottom, tank shell and tank roof repairs
- tank foundation repairs
- leak detection systems
- adaptation to environmental requirements (domes, inner floaters)
- tank jacking and relocation
- internal and external coatings on tanks
2.45 The justification of combitanks, technical advantages and performed combitank projects by DM tanksystems
- design considerations for the dome structure
- internal floating roof options
- advantages regarding emission reduction
- fire fighting requirements
- reduction on tank maintenance cost when selecting the combitank
3.15 Coffee and networking break
4.15 Mediterranean focus:
Overview of tank business in Spain
- Oil and chemicals storage capacities in Spain
- Former monopoly of oil products and development after fifteen years
- New situation: from an internal market towards international operations
4.45 Israel: land bridge for oil transit
- Crude oil transit from the Mediterranean to the Red Sea and vice versa
- Oil movement in the Eastern Mediterranean Basin
- Storage capacities in Israel and the area
5.15 Chairman's closing remarks
Day Three, Thursday 30th March
9.30 Technical session, opening remarks for session chairman Dick Mathers, Sales Manager, Calibron Inc. Systems
New technology for tank inspection and integrity assessment
- Risk-based inspection planning and assessment
- Fitness for service and remaining life assessment of ageing tanks
- New inspection technologies, including robotic in-tank inspection
10.00 Tank inspection: More than Data Acquisition?
- Where can inspection companies support tank owners managing their Tank Integrity?
- What impact does Integrity Management Support have on an inspection company?
- How do Inspection, Compliance and Engineering come together?
10.30 In-service inspection of storage tanks
- In-service testing of floor condition without removing the product.
- High speed corrosion mapping of tank shell and roof using remote crawler used to scan ship hulls.
- Testing of outer 300mm of the annular ring using a long-range ultrasonic method from the outside.
11.00 Coffee and networking break
11.45 Alternative economic solution for impermeable AST dyke secondary containment liners
- Increasing stringency of environmental legislation: means impermeable secondary containment is required for most ASTs
- Analysis of causes and probability of spontaneous catastrophic tank collapse
- Discussion of the risk-reward of sealing entire tank field area with impermeable lining for largest tank's full capacity
- New solutions: environmental and economic benefits, experiences during installation and operation.
12.15 Unattended truck loading of chemicals- Feasible ?!
- “Certified” drivers
- 24/24 hour order & planning based loading
- Impact on efficiency; throughput and return increase
- Safety aspects
- Automatic document generation i.e. CMR, COA, tremcards
12.45 Lunch
2.15 Session chairman Peter Mackay, Editor, Hazardous Cargo Bulletin
Suspended internal floating roofs, benefits and considerations for implementation
- Why Suspend Internal Floating Roofs
- Operational Benefits
- Maintenance & Safety Benefits
- Types of IFR Attachments & Suspension Systems
- IFR Seal Systems
2.45 The technical & static implications in installing aluminium domes on existing and new tanks (a European viewpoint.
- Introduction
- Applications & benefits
- Design criteria: fixed vs sliding supports; bolt material (stainless/aluminium/aluminised/galvanised); profiles (I, H or other profiles to box type profile); norms & regulations (EC9 / API 650 / UBC)
3.15 Coffee and networking break
3.45 Preventing disaster: new technology for tank fire extinction.
- Disadvantages of conventional technologies: experiences in most cases
- The differences and advantages of the new technology
- Video demonstration
- How does the new technology work?
4.15 Improving you Inventory Assessment
- Tank Gauging - all about level. Or not?
- How does temperature effect your Inventory assessment?
- Does 0.5 mm make sense?
- Should Ambient Temperature Effects be ignored?
- How to evaluate the performance of your Inventory system
4.45 Close of Conference
