ADVANTAGES OF ISO TANKS

• Space Economy

  ISO tanks can be stacked with one another or with dry box containers, offering economical space allocation on vessels and as temporary storage.

• Efficiency

  ISO tanks allow repetitive, large capacity haulage without the need for auxiliary packing materials. A 20-ft ISO tank container can transport up to 60-70% more cargo when compared against loading a regular 20-ft dry box container with drums. The pre-installed steam coil allows efficient loading/discharge of temperature sensitive liquids.

• Greater Flexibility

  ISO tank containers enable inter-modal logistics between various modes of transportation including sea vessels, trucks, and rails. It offers greater flexibility in planning as well as reducing costs and carbon footprints.

• Environmentally Friendly

  Reported leaks from ISO tank containers are extremely rare and the risk of spillage upon transportation / discharge is vastly reduced when compared against drums or flexi-bags. The ISO tank container is capable of carrying greater volume per container (up to 26,000 liters per tank) and can be transported on railroads; thereby greatly reducing carbon footprints. In addition, its versatility in carrying variety of cargoes effectively reduces the need for empty re-positioning. It also has a long lifespan (approximately 35 years) while drums and flexi-bags has a much shorter lifespan and are rarely recycled.

Why ISO Tanks?

• ISO Tank is a tank container is built to the ISO standards International Organization for Standardization. Thus ISO tanks are suitable for different modes of transportation are designed to carry liquids and gases in bulk, both hazardous and non-hazardous. The tank container is made of stainless steel with protective layers. It has a manhole on the top along with valves.
• ISO tanks are built to the ISO standard, the frame for tank measures about 6 meters long, 2.4 meters wide and between 2.4-2.5 meters high. The tanks vary in size and type and can carry between 17,500 and 40,000 liters of liquid.
• Tank Containers are usually cladded (insulated) which provides insulation to its contents as well as protection from external impacts.
• The valves to a Tank Container are inspected prior to every loading and approved by the relevant authorities. Tanks are pressurized and leak tested prior to loading.
• The risk of spillage upon loading, transportation and discharge is greatly reduced when compared against flexi-tanks and standard drums.
• In addition, their versatility in carrying a variety of cargoes reduces the need for empty repositioning and disposal (such as drums and flexi –tanks) which reduces the overall tank hire rate.
• A wide variety of chemicals can be loaded within standard ISO tank Containers (food grade, hazardous and non-hazardous chemical commodities).
• Tank Containers come with the added benefit of having pre-installed steam coil which allows for the efficient loading / discharge of temperature sensitive liquids such as Phenol.
• Compared to drums, tank containers are fast and safe to load/unload.
• ISO tanks are widely used for carrying liquids such as mining chemical, acids, resin, oil, food product, solvent, Agro chemical, Specialty chemical, Aromatic chemical, and alcoholic beverage.
• ISO tanks are cost effective, highly reliable and the safest way of transporting liquids.
• ISO Tank Containers are the preferred mode of transporting bulk liquids for their numerous safety benefits, versatility and ability to be used over and over again, Intermodal. (Transportation via sea, road and rail) and the economies of scale that they can offer shippers.