Vopak Botlek has commissioned eight new tanks with a total capacity of 149,000 m3. The first shipment consisted of ethanol for use in fuels. In addition, the handling apparatus for ethanol trains is to be modified.
It was already possible to load unit trains for methanol and unload trains for ethanol. From the fourth quarter onwards, it will also be possible to load ethanol onto trains, at the rate of two a day. This is in response to growth in the ethanol market in general and increasing demand from the hinterland, particularly to destinations without a connection by water.