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Advantages of tank containers
Intermodality
The possibility of carrying cargoes without shifting types of transport (naval, railroad, road and even air transport).
- Tank container for its overall dimensions is identical to the 20-foot multipurpose container
- The cargoes in tank-containers are transported without repacking when changing the type of transport in contrast to transportation by rail and road tankers.
- Transportation in tank containers allows you to deliver the cargoes to the door, even to the most remote client all over the world.
- Tank container ensures the safety and quality of the product due to its construction.
- The use of tank containers provides the maximum safety of transportation.
Warehousing and storing of goods
Robust design of tank containers can be stacked in tiers and storage both equipped and unequipped for the site.
- Tank container can be used as a temporary storage for accumulating or storage of products.
- The container design eliminates the contact of products with the environment.
- Overloading of tank containers is conducted with the use of a standard lifting equipment.
- Loading and unloading of tank containers are conducted by conventional plant systems ortrestle approaches.
- Drain valves of a tank container provides maximum protection from leaking of cargo.
Safety and environmental protection
Modern tank container is the most safe and eco-friendly tool for the transportation of bulk cargoes.
- Tank-container is equipped with safety devices – valves, stop valves, sensors.
- Any tank container runs periodic tests for every 2.5 years.
- Tank containers are designed for strength, reliability, as well as easy cleaning and maintenance.
- Tank container serviced and maintained only by certified organizations.
- There is absent of the disposal costs when using tank containers.
Reduction in transport costs
Transportation of the majority of chemical goods in tank-containers are cheaper than using tanks or barrels.
- Cargo transportation by railroad transport in tank container in most cases is cheaper than in the tank.
- The goods in tank containers will be delivered to any point in the world without repacking and intermediate storage.
- Tank containers are transported by rail in any gauge, road and sea transport according to the international rules of cargo transportation.
The main types of cargo
For chemical cargoes, we can offer desired type of tank container designed for particular type of cargo. The transported consignment types are following:
- Xylenes
- Organic alcohols
- Resins
- Acids
- Formalin
- Aniline
- Phenol
- Acetone
Tank containers with the similar design as the containers intended for chemical cargoes but have more stringent requirements to purity and content are used for transporting of food cargoes. Our tank containers can transport:
- Ethyl alcohol
- Cognacs
- Vegetable oils
- Treacle and molasses
- Wine materials
- And other goods
Tank containers of special typesare used for the carriage of liquefied gases. They are specialized and intended only for transporting gas under pressure. In this regard, these containers are equipped with special control devices and drainage devices. Cargo carried in these containers:
- Technical propane butane mixture (TPBM)
- Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG)
- Butadiene inhibited
- Propane
- Isobutylene