Klaipėda liquid energy products terminal
ABOUT TERMINAL
Klaipėda liquid energy products terminal is a multi-functional terminal engaged in the reliable and efficient handling of oil products is situated in Klaipėda, the northernmost non-freezing port of the Baltic Sea. The purpose of the terminal is to provide the services of handling (various schemes) of oil products supplied from/to oil refineries and storage of such products in the storage tank park of the terminal. Liquid products are also imported through the KN liquid terminal, which involves the services of transferring oil products from oil tankers to the clients’ facilities (tank trucks and/or tank wagons).
KN is a socially responsible company with a strong focus on environmental protection and security of operated terminals. The company employs modern production techniques, continually implements technical measures to reduce emissions and waste, and maintains proper control of its facilities. You can find out more about the environmental measures applied by KN on the Environmental page.
The highest quality of the services is ensured by experience of many years, highly-qualified specialists, efficient management and advanced technologies.
Virtual tour of the terminal
KN is a socially responsible company with a strong focus on environmental protection and security of operated terminals. The company employs modern production techniques, continually implements technical measures to reduce emissions and waste, and maintains proper control of its facilities. You can find out more about the environmental measures applied by KN on the Environmental page.
The highest quality of the services is ensured by experience of many years, highly-qualified specialists, efficient management and advanced technologies.
Virtual tour of the terminal
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Railway
Railway
The Pauostis railway station (ID: 108107) has been modernised in order to ensure safe movement of the goods flow and effective delivery of tank wagons containing oil products to the tank wagon loading racks. The capacity of the station is up to 500 tank wagons simultaneously.
The KN Oil Terminal operates two double-track tank wagon loading racks:
Petroleum products that require specific temperature conditions are removed from tank wagons by heating them in the heat exchangers by means of heated fuel oil or other products (VGO). This advanced transfer decision ensures the quality of the petroleum products being handled and allows to avoid product loss.
In order to optimise the transfer of products from eight-axle (120 t capacity) tank wagons, one track of the tank wagon loading rack is used solely for such tank wagons: two bottom-transfer units are connected to each of the 16 tank wagons. Using this method the transfer of fuel oil from the eight-axle tank wagons is speeded up by 30-40%.
Modernisation of the tank wagon loading racks is underway:
The KN Oil Terminal operates two double-track tank wagon loading racks:
- Two tracks for petroleum products that do not require maintaining of specific temperature conditions (up to 2 x 30 tank wagons are services simultaneously);
- Two tracks for oil products that require maintaining of specific temperature conditions (up to 2 x 32 tank wagons are services simultaneously;
- One of the tracks is adapted to oil products of all types;
- 124 tank wagons can be loaded at the same time.
Petroleum products that require specific temperature conditions are removed from tank wagons by heating them in the heat exchangers by means of heated fuel oil or other products (VGO). This advanced transfer decision ensures the quality of the petroleum products being handled and allows to avoid product loss.In order to optimise the transfer of products from eight-axle (120 t capacity) tank wagons, one track of the tank wagon loading rack is used solely for such tank wagons: two bottom-transfer units are connected to each of the 16 tank wagons. Using this method the transfer of fuel oil from the eight-axle tank wagons is speeded up by 30-40%.
Modernisation of the tank wagon loading racks is underway:
- On completion of the modernisation an additional double-track loading rack will be operated at the KN Oil Terminal;
- Implementation of investment and infrastructure development plans will enable the terminal to accept for handling up to 156 tanks wagons simultaneously, which is approximately 20% more compared with the current capacity.
Storage Tanks
Storage Tanks
Klaipėda liquid bulk terminal's storage tank park consists of more than 50 tanks with a capacity of 1.400 m3 to 31.500 m3 for oil and other liquid products. The total capacity of the storage tanks is 600.000 m3.
Modern technologies and technical solutions enable the storage and handling of oil products of different types at the same time while ensuring separation of the products and maintaining the required quality parameters. Monitoring of the quality parameters is conducted by a modern oil product laboratory situated in the territory of the terminal.
Part of the storage tanks are equipped with pontoons that reduce both evaporation from oil products and environmental pollution.
Modern technologies and technical solutions enable the storage and handling of oil products of different types at the same time while ensuring separation of the products and maintaining the required quality parameters. Monitoring of the quality parameters is conducted by a modern oil product laboratory situated in the territory of the terminal.
Part of the storage tanks are equipped with pontoons that reduce both evaporation from oil products and environmental pollution.
Jetties
Jetties
Klaipėda liquid bulk terminal operates two berths the location of which is closed to the Klaipėda Seaport entrance (berths No 1 and No 2).
| Berth No. | Depth, m | Length, m |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 | 274 |
| 2 | 14 | 274 |
| Oil tanker lot | up to 100,000 t |
| Depth of port entrance canal | 14.5 m |
| Maximum vessel draught | 12.5 m |
| Oil tanker loading capacity Product |
Capacity (m3/hr) |
|---|---|
| Petroleum products not requiring specific temperature conditions | up to 2,000 |
| Petroleum products requiring specific temperature conditions | up to 4,000 |
| Crude oil | up to 3,800 |
- Panamax, Aframax and (in exceptional cases) Suezmax type oil tankers are accepted at the berths;
- The terminal was one of the first in Europe to install a unit for the burning of vapour from oil products, which burns up to 98% of volatile organic compounds collected from the tanks in the tankers moored to the Company’s births. This means that the operations comply with the highest environmental protection requirements.
Tank truck loading
Tank truck loading
Klaipėda liquid bulk terminal has a tank truck filling area where oil products are transferred from tankers or tank wagons. There is possibility to add multifunctional additives and / or biofuels to oil products in the terminal.
Up to four tank trucks may be loaded in the terminal‘s tank truck filling area simultaneously. The eight filling units installed enable the loading of oil products of eight different types to tank trucks at the same time.
Up to four tank trucks may be loaded in the terminal‘s tank truck filling area simultaneously. The eight filling units installed enable the loading of oil products of eight different types to tank trucks at the same time.