Tank storage and shipping, coordinated as one plan
Between purchase and delivery a cargo has to be stored, handled and shipped. We arrange those steps with third-party terminal operators and carriers and keep every party on the same schedule.
Tank storage
Storage gives a trade room to work: time to complete inspection, assemble a cargo or wait for a vessel.
Access and terminal coordination
- Access to terminals suited to the product
- Short-term and long-term arrangements
- Liaison with the terminal's operations team
- Help with storage documents and procedures
Product handling and inventory
- Coordination of receipt and transfer
- Support with tank allocation
- Inventory records through the storage period
- Attention to product integrity while in tank
Link to the supply chain
- Storage planned around the trade's dates
- Coordination between seller, terminal, carrier and buyer
- One line of communication for all parties
Shipping
A sea shipment runs in a fixed order. We follow each stage with the parties responsible for it.
Vessel and loading window
The vessel is nominated and a window agreed with the terminal for it to arrive and load.
Loading
Product moves from shore tank to ship through the jetty. Quantity and quality are measured and certified.
Documents
The bill of lading and the cargo documents are issued at the loading port and sent on to the buyer's side.
Voyage and discharge
The vessel gives notice of arrival, berths at the destination terminal and discharges into the buyer's tanks.
Who does what
Storage and transport are provided by specialist operators under their own contracts. Our part is the coordination that runs beneath all five.
- Source
Seller
Supplies the product and its quality certificate.
- Storage
Terminal operator
Receives, stores and handles the product.
- Transport
Carrier
Loads the cargo and carries it by sea.
- Delivery
Discharge port
Berths the vessel and receives the cargo.
- Market
Buyer
Takes delivery and pays under the contract.
North Pacific EnergyCoordination, scheduling and document follow-up across every handover
Terms you will meet
- Laycan
- The span of days within which the vessel must arrive and be ready to load.
- Laytime
- The time the contract allows for loading or discharging the cargo.
- Demurrage
- The charge payable to the shipowner when laytime is exceeded.
- Ullage
- The empty space above the liquid in a tank, measured to calculate the quantity on board.
- Bill of lading
- The carrier's receipt for the cargo. It also serves as the document of title.
- Notice of readiness
- The master's notice that the vessel has arrived and is ready to load or discharge.
Planning a cargo that needs storage?
Tell us the product, the quantity, the port and the dates. We will set out how storage and shipping could be arranged.