Newly Built Tanks

ISO tank containers were conceived in the sixties as a more economical alternative
to the then 200litre steel drum. Until then drums had been the predominant
means of transport of intermediate bulk parcels for 20ft shipping container
shipments. A 20ft dry freight container could accommodate 78drums and thus
transport 15600litre. Early tank container designs, before design software CAD
was available, easily beat that and capacities of around 19200litre right away and
that went up gradually over the years.

Pre-Owned Tanks
ISO tank containers were conceived in the sixties
as a more economical alternative to the then
200litre steel drum. Until then drums had been
the predominant means of transport of
intermediate bulk parcels for 20ft shipping
container shipments. A 20ft dry freight container
could accommodate 78drums and thus transport
15600litre. Early tank container designs, before
design software CAD was available, easily beat
that and capacities of around 19200litre were
attained right away and that went up gradually
over the years.

Vacuum Tanks
Tankformator supplies Vacuum Extraction in a Frame the modular alternative to
vacuum trucks and trailers. What is modular design? Well in essence it is like prefab (pre-fabrication) in buildings, and section building in sea going vessels.
Essentially it is the systematic assembly of individual segments until these become
a whole, a unit. All containers are produced in a line production environment.
Think conveyor belt. This is not unique to the manufacture of containers, e.g. cars
tend to get built in a line production, so are white goods such as refrigerators, TVs
and other consumer electronics such as mobile phones.

Tank Choices
Restaurants with a one dish menu are not exactly in vogue, people always like to
look at options. Then why is it that the product offering of tank container Lessors
are limited to tank containers whose specification features but one single shell
material, the triple rated Sans 50028-7? Right now the position of most if not all
suppliers seems to be, to ignore the vast diversity of cargoes that eventually will
be transported in UN Portable tank T11, and that includes their corrosive
properties. Customers that damage the tank shell as a result of corrosion, which is
the proverbial accident waiting to happen, will be obligated to restore the shell
to its original state at great expense to them even though this could have been
predicted right from the outset.
Some would argue that prioritising shell thickness to lower the cost of investment
is unfortunate? Why? Because arguably with a modest investment it is possibly to
upgrade to more corrosion resistant steels that could at the very minimum reduce
the occurrence of corrosion and in other occasions halt it altogether? See related
information under tab Corrosion Resistance. As our extensive financial modelling
demonstrates, the lowest cost tank container turns out to be the most expensive
after we factor in the repetitive corrosion repairs over its estimated life span and
the model produces the Discounted Lifetime Cost.

Corrosion Resistance
In its new built tank program
Tankformator has added tank containers
with far more corrosion resistant shell
material above the industry template
SANS 50028-7 such as 317L. Why?? Read
on!!
The tank container industry has been
observing a growing incidence of shell
corrosion which seemed to have gotten
worse over the last 10 years.

Corrosion repairs have become a regular feature on tank depots' repair estimates
and thanks to the labor intensive nature of this repair work tank containers spend
more time in workshops than ever before. The resulting down time impacts fleet
utilization and represents an additional financial burden for Operators. Lessors are
not immediately affected as the cost of repairs is traditionally passed on to the
Lessee.

Offshore Equipment
Tankformator leverages on its combined
experience in all facets of tanks designed
and built to transport fluids. What sets
Offshore tanks apart from UN Portable iso
tanks, is limited to the regulatory platform
i.e. IMDG as the principle platform for
maritime transportation for Un Portable
tanks and DNV 2.7.1 an EN 12079 for
Offshore tanks.
The affinity with design and specification
of tanks and their applications explain the
revolving door that Tankformator use to
handle sales inquiries from both one and
the other. As with Iso tank containers,
Tankformator operates at the cutting edge
of design and specification and here too
zeroed in on innovations that set its tanks
apart.

About Us
Tankformator is a specialized ISO tank container merchant that operates on the
strength of all that it understands about ISO tank containers, their specification,
right from how they are manufactured, operated, repaired, (re)certified, and
cleaned. We know about all of the above from first-hand experience!
Tankformator is operating on the fringes of the industry, by design! It is here
where it does not get lost in the crowd and where it believes its personalised
products and services can still make a difference! In doing so Tankformator has
extended its products and services across a wide number of niche markets which
includes chemical distribution, environmental services, energy and applications
where tank containers double for storage and blending applications.

Contact Us
Tankformator (S) Pte Ltd, Midview City
Business/Science Park, 24 Sin Ming Lane, #04-100, Singapore 573970
Tel: +65 6684 2015
http://www.tankformator.com.sg | callie.chia@tankformator.com.sg