Odfjell nr 3 - 2006.indd

Tanks up in China
First tanks being built at Odfjell Terminals (Jiangyin)
By Chang Li, General Manager Odfjell Terminals (Jiangyin)
In our December 2005
issue, we covered the
ground breaking ceremony
for our Jiangyin
terminal. Since that,
extensive civil engineering
works have
literally prepared the
ground for the visible
proof of our venture – the erecting of
tanks.
In this stage we are building 22 tanks of
2,000 to 7,800 cbm size, and the types are
different as the materials include carbon
steel, cladded steel and stainless steel
plates. After a long and careful process
of bidding and negotiations, contracts
for building the OTJ tanks were finally
signed on June 15th, 2006. The Third
Chemical Engineering Construction Co.
of China, a highly experienced constructor,
was chosen to handle Bay I which
covers all the material types. Qidong
Industrial Installation Co., Ltd. became
the constructor for Bay II.
Both constructors commenced the work
right away, and by the end of August
2006, Bay I had ten tank bottoms, ten
roofs and two shells completed. The corresponding
figures for Bay II were twelve
Mounting the steel plates to one of the tanks
tank bottoms, eight roofs and four shells.
The tanks are examined with X-ray shots,
to ensure the necessary quality.
Entering the site this summer, we were
amazed by the sight and dazed by the
heat. More than 200 builders together
with dozens of large machinery units
such as electric welders, plasma cutters,
forklifts and auto cranes are working
simultaneously, but still in good order.
OTJ team members have certainly been
The contract site team and the OTJ site team
Skilled welding is required
8 ODFJELL Quarterly September 2006