Nitrogen Services: Purging And Blanketing

A big benefit of choosing STR for your ship-to-ship-transhipments, is the nitrogen service we offer at the same quay.

We are the only one of the few service providers of berths for ship-to-ship transhipments in the Port of Rotterdam that also provide nitrogen, even though – depending on the transferred product – this combination is often required.

By opting for STR, you don’t have to waste time by translocating to another terminal to get your tanks purged or blanketed.

We offer nitrogen blanketing and purging to vessels and barges, delivery is possible up to 2,000 cbm/hr.

Blanketing with Nitrogen

When storing highly volatile substances or substances prone to oxidation, safety and product preservation are of paramount importance. Blanketing with nitrogen is a safe and dependable method for constantly maintaining a protective layer of gas on top of the substance.

Humid air in the head space is replaced by high purity, inert and totally dry nitrogen. A precise valve control system ensures that as the tank is filled or emptied, the nitrogen content is automatically compensated to maintain the protective blanket. The result is safety, reliability and protection from degradation through oxidation.

For vessels often used in batch processes, characterized by cyclic filling and emptying, we have developed special inert gas sluices which prevent the entry of oxygen effectively.

Purging

The atmosphere within production areas - for example in reactors - can be efficiently and cost-effectively purged of oxygen and moisture at start-up or shut-down with nitrogen (GAN).

Filling and rinsing the processor with dry gas is fully controllable. No pumps are needed so the risk of sparks and ignitions, or cross contamination are eliminated.

What's more, the use of nitrogen ensures 'no reaction' either with the substance previously stored or with what is still to come.

Blanketing with Nitrogen, a safe and dependable method for storing highly volatile substances or substances prone to oxidation.

By opting for KOLENDO SHIPPING LIMITED, you don’t have to waste time by translocating to another terminal to get your tanks purged or blanketed.

We offer nitrogen blanketing and purging to vessels and barges, delivery is possible up to 2,000 cbm/hr.

When you berth at KOLENDO SHIPPING LIMITED for nitrogen service, you can benefit from our other time and money saving services as well:

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