Sustainability at the Terminal

Vapor control

Volatile products such as gasoline, light crude and some chemicals are stored in tanks with internal or external floating roofs, which ride on the liquid and shrink the vapor space where emissions form. Rim seals, deck fittings and guidepoles are where a floating roof loses its effect, so that is where inspections concentrate.

Vapor displaced during loading is routed to vapor recovery or vapor combustion units where the operation and the air permit call for it. At marine docks, vapor collection follows the Coast Guard's marine vapor control rules in 33 CFR 154. At truck racks handling gasoline, loading is limited to tank trucks with current vapor-tightness documentation.

• Floating-roof seals and fittings inspected at the intervals the air permit sets
• Vapor balancing between tank and vessel or truck where the system allows
• Run logs kept for vapor recovery and combustion units
• Tank cleaning and degassing planned to limit vented vapor

Leak detection and containment

Leaks are found by looking for them systematically. Operators walk tank dikes, manifolds and docks every shift. Where a leak detection and repair (LDAR) program applies, component surveys use EPA Method 21 instruments or optical gas imaging cameras, and found leaks are tagged, repaired and re-checked within the time the program allows.

Below the tank, release prevention barriers, cathodic protection and API 653 floor inspections address the leak no one can see. Secondary containment is sized and maintained under the EPA SPCC rule, and rainwater is drained from diked areas only after inspection, with each drainage recorded as 40 CFR 112.8 requires.

Energy for heating and pumping

Heated products such as bitumen, heavy fuel oil and some vegetable oils use most of a terminal's energy. We hold them at the lowest temperature that keeps them pumpable and on specification, insulate heated tanks and lines, and maintain heating coils and steam traps so the energy goes into the product rather than the ground.

Pumps are matched to the transfer, with variable-speed drives specified where flow rates vary. We plan transfers to avoid needless recirculation and reheating, and we manage lighting and building loads like any other operating cost. Customers who need heating or power data for a tank or campaign can request it.

Handling renewable fuels

Renewable diesel, biodiesel, ethanol, sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and their feedstocks each bring their own handling rules. Biodiesel, or FAME (fatty acid methyl ester), clouds at higher temperatures than diesel and must be kept out of jet fuel systems, so it needs heat and strict segregation. Ethanol absorbs water and is kept dry. SAF blending components meet ASTM D7566, and a certified blend is then handled as jet fuel under ASTM D1655.

The paperwork matters as much as the product. We keep renewable stock segregated or mass-balanced as the customer's scheme requires, and keep sustainability declarations, Renewable Fuel Standard records and product transfer documents with it, so a downstream claim can be traced to the tank. Where a scheme such as ISCC needs the storage site inside a certified scope, we confirm that position before nomination.

What we do not claim

We do not offer carbon-neutral storage, offsets or emissions percentages on this website. A claim like that needs a boundary, a baseline and independent verification, and a terminal's footprint changes with every product mix. If you need a figure for your own disclosure, ask for the underlying records and we will tell you what they can and cannot support.