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May/June 2020 Cleaning & Repair Depots BULKDISTRIBUTOR 9 US Container Depot expands in FLA, NJ US Container Depot has spent the past several months expanding its operations. The firm recently added a full service tank container depot providing cleaning, heating, maintenance, storage, and transportation solutions in Jacksonville, Florida. US Container Depot took delivery of a fully reconditioned Taylor loaded container lift truck to meet customers’ needs better. It secured approximately two and a half acres of ground storage space from Southern Tank Services and is now able to store 400 tank containers. Eric Dunn, vice president of operations, said: “With a small on-site office and the implementation of handheld gating and inspection systems for faster, easier equipment interchanging we know our depot will be regarded as a dependable facility by customers and carriers alike.” Cassidy Daniels, business development representative, added: “Our Jacksonville facility now offers all tank container services including loaded and empty ground storage, transport, and drayage. We also offer cleaning and heating, and maintenance through our relationships with Southern Tank Services and Tank Repair and Maintenance.” Southern Tank Services operates a five bay wash rack on-site with a variety of cleaning services. Tank repair and maintenance offers preps, surveys and repairs on tank containers. All services can be coordinated through US Container Depot as a single point of contact. The facility is located at 1160 Eastport Road, Jacksonville. Last year, US Container Depot worked in partnership with Extreme Tank Cleaning to open a commercial tank wash in Newark, New Jersey to serve the tank container and liquid bulk tank trailer industry in the New Jersey area. “Whether private or commercial, there have not been enough tank wash facilities in northern New Jersey for years,” said Kevin Jackson, president of the depot operator. “The added capacity along with the high-pressure wash system to reduce cleaning time should significantly improve the turn times for Capacity at US Container Depots’ three locations combined is close to 2,000 tank containers The depot firm took delivery of a fully reconditioned Taylor loaded container lift truck tank containers and tank trailers,” he said. “We have partnered with an experienced and qualified service provider in Extreme Tank Cleaning,” added Jackson. “Joe Bamber, owner of Extreme Tank Cleaning, brings over 10 years of experience in the tank cleaning industry and the necessary supervision to ensure the high-level quality and service we are known for.” The tank wash facility has two tank wash bays and, in addition to standard washing protocol, will use a high-pressure pump to increase cleaning capabilities. The high-pressure cleaning system reduces time and waste water. In addition, the facility has a three-bay shop for tank container prep and maintenance and is capable of storing approximately 300 empty tank containers in the yard. While, the yard and facility will primarily cater to the tank container sector, there will be limited capacity to wash tank trailers based on availability. The facility is located at 62 Joseph Street, Newark, NJ. A division of Liquid Cargo Group Inc, US Container Depot has a third facility in Savannah, Georgia. The facility was opened in 2014 at a 4-acre site at 42 Sonny Purdue Dr. The depot can accommodate in excess of 450 tank containers. Services include tank container testing and inspections, heating and temperature monitoring, and minor maintenance and repair. Total storage capacity for at three locations combined is close to 2,000 tank containers. http://uscontainerdepot.com GDS (Jubail) finally kicks off After years of preparation, licensing and construction, the Global Depot Solutions (GDS) depot in Jubail, Saudi Arabia is operational. The new full-service depot has six cleaning positions. Gröninger Cleaning Systems supplied the washing technology. The majority of the cleaning can be carried out with an efficient ‘standard’ 100 bar high pressure system. This allows four tanks to be cleaned at the same time using PLC-controlled programs. For the special work, GDS has two heavy-duty washing bays at its disposal. Right next to the new depot is the Sadara chemical complex. Methylene diphenyl isocyanate (MDI) and toluene diisocyanate (TDI) are produced and shipped in and from this complex. MDI and TDI are very difficult to remove from tanks after shipment. One of the solutions is the application of very high pressure. For this application, Gröninger included an 800 bar hydro blasting system which, in combination with a rotor jet, removes the product from the tank with coarse force. A circulation machine is included for cleaning dried latex and synthetic resins. The products are chemically dissolved and safely removed from the tank. Waste water is collected and purified in a physical/chemical and biological installation. The purified water has such good quality that it can partly be used again as pre-rinsing water. Excess water is discharged or used for irrigation. https://groninger.eu TANK DEPOT WWW.CONDACO.DE Tankcleaning manufacturer: As one of Hamburg’s leading container workshops, CONDACO offers the following services around tank containers. These are carried out in our workshop or as a mobile service by specially trained personnel. Estimation, repair and maintenance of the container and its attachments, certified repair of tank linings (HÜNI), execution of the periodic tests (2,5y / 5y), complete refurbishments, modification and conversions according to customer requirements, heating of loaded tanks, tank cleaning. The most up-to-date software and the internationally standardized EDI processes are used to communicate and transmit estimates, container movements and completion. Alternatively, the data can also be sent by conventional email. In addition, CONDACO offers each customer a daily automated report on the status of their containers. Silo / bulk cleaning Chemicals cleaning Food cleaning Railway carriage cleaning Container cleaning Container heating IBC cleaning CIP / latex cleaning The reference in new tankcleaning projects and renovations! 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