# Tank storage and shipping, coordinated as one plan

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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.

1. **Vessel and loading window**: The vessel is nominated and a window agreed with the terminal for it to arrive and load.
2. **Loading**: Product moves from shore tank to ship through the jetty. Quantity and quality are measured and certified.
3. **Documents**: The bill of lading and the cargo documents are issued at the loading port and sent on to the buyer's side.
4. **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.

1. Source **Seller**: Supplies the product and its quality certificate.
2. Storage **Terminal operator**: Receives, stores and handles the product.
3. Transport **Carrier**: Loads the cargo and carries it by sea.
4. Delivery **Discharge port**: Berths the vessel and receives the cargo.
5. Market **Buyer**: Takes delivery and pays under the contract.

**North Pacific Energy**Coordination, 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.

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