Vopak opens new loading station at Antwerp storage terminal

Vopak has launched a new loading station for loading block trains at Vopak Terminal ACS in Antwerp. The new loading station increases the capacity to handle tank wagons at the terminal by 400%.

This new infrastructure strengthens the terminals role in the Port of Antwerp as a chemical hub for north western Europe. The product group most frequently treated at Vopak ACS is acetyls, which is used in various coatings, packaging as well as pharmaceutical products.

The product is first supplied to the terminal’s customers via ship in Antwerp. Since the majority of processing takes place in Germany, the acetyls are then transported there via rail, making it very important for the Port of Antwerp to be well connected to this hinterland. The new loading stations means that customers will be able to make better use of the railway transportation. The terminal had 202,000 m3 of capacity spread across 107 tanks.