Vopak Terminal Amsterdam Westpoort
The roots of today's global company Vopak go back to the year 1600. It was a storage company for tea and coffee. Since 1900, storage has consisted of oil, gas and chemicals. The billion-dollar company operates on all continents.
In the Netherlands, Vopak's centre of gravity is in Rotterdam. Other locations are: Amsterdam, Vlissingen and Delfzijl.
A strategic amount of gas and oil is stored in Delfzijl on behalf of the Dutch government. Amsterdam has 41 tanks with a total storage capacity of 1.2 million m3 (currently 90% petrol and 10% diesel). The products are exclusively unloaded from and loaded into ships. The new plant has been in operation for 3 years and runs fully automatically via control rooms. Safety and the environment are of paramount importance. All fumes are collected. During the captivating presentation by ir Bastiaan Schepers, many questions were raised, leading to a lively discussion. This was followed by a tour of the company.
The list of participants was well oversubscribed (max. 30 participants). Too bad 6 participants did not show up.
Description
Unfortunately, due to a rescheduled audit, the scheduled date of 18 February is not feasible. The activity will now take place on 11 March.
Royal Vopak N.V. is the world's largest independent tank storage service provider. Vopak operates 80 terminals in 28 countries worldwide with a total storage capacity of more than 31 million cubic metres.
Customers are predominantly companies in the chemical and oil industries. Annual turnover is EUR 1.3 billion. It employs 6,000 people worldwide.
Vopak Terminal Amsterdam Westpoort has 41 tanks with a total capacity of 1.2 million cubic metres.
Tour participants should show proof of identity and if possible bring their own safety shoes, safety glasses and helmet
13.00 Reception
13.30 - 14.00 Sandwich lunch, offered by Vopak
14.00 - 15.00 Presentation Vopak by Bastiaan Schepers
15.00 - 16.00 Tour of Vopak premises
Speaker(s)
Bastiaan Schepers
Location
Westpoortweg 480; 1047 HB Amsterdam
Gate no 7750
Organiser
Region North-Holland
Name and contact details for information
Eli Herremans. tel. 035-6246572