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Vopak Launches New Slot Booking System

Scheduling truck delivery and pickup of liquid chemicals and fuels has become even more efficient for Vopak North America customers and their carriers. Four U.S. terminals have recently implemented an online Slot Booking System (SBS), making it possible for a customer or carrier to easily, quickly ... Continue Reading ›

To Better Serve Customers, Deer Park Introduces $50M Ship Dock Expansion

Deer Park’s 2009 customer satisfaction survey identified a major service issue: long vessel waiting times and the resulting demurrage – or fines – assessed on Vopak customers by ship owners. Dock expansion means better service to Vopak customers For the short term, Vopak ... Continue Reading ›

Galena Park Storage Tank Completes 2-Year Project

With the completion of Tank T-203 in late July, the Vopak Galena Park 2007 expansion is now complete. According to Andy Triplett, Vopak Project Manager, Tank T-203 is a 30,000 barrel capacity tank capable of storing VOC (Volatile Organic Compound) product. Like the previous two VOC product tanks ... Continue Reading ›

Employee Suggestion Program Yields Cost-Saving Ideas

Vopak Canada launched the first "Search for Savings" contest, designed to encourage suggestions from all Vopak North America employees that could save money for the company and its customers. According to Mark de Hueck, General Manager of Vopak Terminals in Canada, no one imagined that the ... Continue Reading ›