T ERMI NAL FLUSHING
www.vestaterminals.com
1. Vesta Terminal Flushing BV The terminal is staffed by professionals with extensive
experience in terminal and maritime operations and the
Vesta Terminal Flushing, formerly known as Mercuria petrochemical industry. Safety is the top priority with a
Terminals Flushing, offers safe and reliable logistic services constant effort towards operational excellence.
across 167,000 cubic metres of storage capacity for
petroleum products and bio fuels.
The terminal is strategically located in the Port of Flushing 2. Key Facts
with excellent access to sea, road, and rail infrastructure.
Storage Capacity
Two phases under construction are expected to be • 167,000 cubic metres shell capacity for storage of
operational in 2011 and 2012 bringing the total capacity petroleum products and petrochemical feedstock.
to 518,000 cubic metres. Further expansions are under By 2012 this capacity will increase to 518,000 cubic
consideration. metres
• 20 tanks ranging from 1,000 to 32,500 cubic metres
The core activity of Vesta Terminal Flushing is the storage shell capacity (33 tanks by 2012)
and handling of a wide range of petroleum products, • Fixed roof tanks available
including tailor made services such as blending or • A total of 33,500 cubic metres of heated shell capacity
dyeing of products to specific customer requirements. available
Vesta Terminal Flushing also stores product in dedicated
tanks for various national oil reserves agencies.
Located in the important “Amsterdam- Rotterdam-
Antwerp” range, Europe’s largest refining and
petrochemical hub (second largest petrochemical cluster in
the world after the Houston Ship Channel) the terminal
offers excellent access to national and international
markets by water and inland transport.
Vesta Terminal Flushing is wholly owned by Mercuria
Energy Asset Management BV and is part of the Mercuria
Energy Group, one of the world’s five largest independent
energy trading companies. The wider Group provides Vesta
Flushing with customised logistical energy solutions along
with stringent risk management practices and an intricate
knowledge of the energy markets. Hence, Vesta is able to
offer its clients assistance in managing volume, price,
currency and logistical risks should such need arise.
Vesta Terminal Flushing
Products Infrastructure
Petroleum products and petrochemical feedstock: • 3 jetties with berths for seagoing vessels (also capable of
• Middle distillates handling barges):
• Fuel Oil and Vacuum Gasoil (heated) - East: LOA 200 m, max draft 11.4 m,
• FAME (heated) max 50,000 DWT
- West: LOA 140 m, max draft 10.0 m
Services - Sloehaven: 250 m, max draft 11.5 m,
• Storage of petroleum products and FAME max 40,000 DWT
• Loading and discharging of seagoing vessels and barges • 2 barge jetties with a draft of 5.0 m
• Ship to ship transfers between vessels and barges • 1 truck loading bay
• Railcar and truck loading • Railcar loading for trains
• Nitrogen blanketing • Pumping rates (depending on specific product):
• High pressure nitrogen injection - Jetties
• Tank to tank transfers - East: up to 1,500 m³/hr receiving;
• Heating of Fuel Oil, Vacuum Gasoil and FAME Delivering: up to 1,000 m³/hr to jetty
• In tank blending of components - West: up to 700 m³/hr receiving;
• Customs & Excise procedures Delivering: up to 500 m³/hr to jetty
• Dyeing of product into barge and railcar - Sloehaven: up to 2,500 m³/hr receiving;
• Vesta Terminal Flushing is ISO 9001 and GMP B5 certified Delivering: up to 2,000 m³/hr to jetty
• Barges:
- Receiving: up to 700 m³/hr
- Delivering: up to 500 m³/hr
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3. Contact Vesta 4. Safety, Health, Environment
Terminal Flushing and Quality (SHEQ)
Oosterhavenweg 14
4382 NL Vlissingen
Safety, Health, Environment and Quality issues are of
fundamental importance in the planning and operation
Finland
The Netherlands of our business.
Terminal Manager: Aart Cieraad We aim to be among the best in class with regard
to SHEQ, acting in line with the requirements of our
customers and the Dutch authorities.
Tallinn
Phone: +31 118 49 28 20 E
E-mail: acieraad@vestaterminals.com Vesta approaches safety, health, environment and
Website: www.vestaterminals.com quality across all technical and operational matters
European
under the banner of Operational Excellence, which is
Seaborne
the responsibility of the Chief Operating Officer of the
cargo
Mercuria Energy Group.
Lithu
Hamburg Poland
The Netherlands
UK
Amsterdam
London Rotterdam
Flushing Germany
Antwerp Düsseldorf
Belgium
France Czech Republic
Paris
5. About Mercuria Energy Group 6. Zeeland Seaports
The Mercuria Energy Group is an international group of The Port of Flushing (also known in Dutch as Vlissingen)
companies active over a wide spectrum of global energy lies on the North side of the River Schelde. Flushing and the
markets including crude oil and refined products, natural Port of Terneuzen, lying on the south side of the Schelde,
gas, power, biodiesel, vegetable oils, coal and carbon together form the Port of Zeeland. This port is one of the
emissions. In addition to its trading core, the Group has most ideally situated ports in the North Western part of
upstream and downstream assets ranging from oil fields in Europe, due to its strategic position between Rotterdam
the US, Canada and Argentina, to oil storage terminals in and Antwerp with open connections to both the North Sea
Belgium, The Netherlands, Estonia and China and biodiesel and the inland Northern Europe river and rail networks.
production facilities in Germany and The Netherlands.
Port of Zeeland Figures
Furthermore, Mercuria owns or leases over 30 million
barrels of strategically placed crude oil and products Sea borne cargo 2008: 33.2 million tonnes
storage facilities around the world. Inland cargo 2008: 28.7 million tonnes
Number of vessels 2008: 6,417 sea going vessels
Vesta, Mercuria’s wholly owned storage and biofuels 21,468 inland vessels
business, continues to look for interesting, trade Maximum draft: Terneuzen 12.5 metres
enhancing investment opportunities. Flushing 16.5 metres
Port area: 4,400 hectare
www.mercuria.com Companies: Approximately 250
www.zeelandseaports.com
Mercuria Energy Group, Geneva Port of Flushing
T ERMI NAL FLUSHING
Contact Vesta Terminal Flushing
Oosterhavenweg 14
4382 NL Vlissingen
The Netherlands
Phone: +31 118 49 28 20
Website: www.vestaterminals.com