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Rotterdam Opens Botlek Tank Terminal
The Port of Rotterdam (PoR) has announced the official start of operations at the Botlek Tank Terminal (BTT).
The Port said that the oil storage facility, a joint venture of HES Beheer NV and Noble Group Ltd (NOBL), has capacity to store 200,000 cubic meters (52.8 million gallons) of petroleum products and edible-oil.
With an investment of about €70 million ($92 million), construction of the first phase began at the end of April 2010.
The port plans to expand capacity to more than 700,000 cubic meters in a second phase.
BTT is reported to have 34 storage tanks and ample deepwater berths capable of handling and storing a varied range of liquid bulk products.
With a 420 meter jetty capable of accommodating two seagoing vesels with a draught of up to 115,000 DWT and two barges simultaneously, the terminal will be operating 24 hours a day.
