Port of Santos liquid bulk terminal now supplies its own nitrogen

Brazil’s subsidiary of Stolthaven Terminals built its own nitrogen plant last month in partnership with the company White Martins. The initiative, the first of its kind in the Brazilian port market, will allow greater control over production and enhance security in liquid bulk operations at the company’s facilities in the Port of Santos.

Nitrogen acts as a pressure stabilizer and equalizer, fundamental in storing, loading, and unloading liquids in port terminals. Until last month, the company relied on external gas supplies. Stolthaven will now provide its own nitrogen needs at purity levels above 98%, effectively serving the majority of its terminal’s total tanking capacity of 150 thousand cubic meters in Santos.

“Having a more secure port terminal for hazardous products benefits both the company and the community,” says the company’s general manager, Marcelo Schmitt.

Automation

The general manager of Stolthaven explains that White Martins remotely controls the plant from Rio de Janeiro. “They manage the system through the internet. There is no on-site employee assigned to monitor this process,” emphasizes Schmitt, noting that this is a smarter way of distributing production.

He stresses that, even with its own plant, nitrogen cylinders can eventually be bought to be used in the Santos terminal. “Our hydrogen plant produces high purity products, but sometimes it is necessary to reach 99.99%. When that level of purity is needed, others will supply us.”

The plant is already operating at more than 50% of capacity and should be fully operational by the end of this month.

Source: A Tribuna

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