Since last autumn, Wibax has an agreement in place with a stakeholder in the asphalt industry, on storage and transportation of bitumen in northern Sweden. Bitumen is the bonding agent used in asphalt production. As the product is stored at approximately 150 °C, it requires considerable amounts of safety equipment for storage and handling. In order to live up to current safety and environmental requirements, Wibax Logistics has remodeled a number of existing cisterns in Skelleftehamn, to make them suitable for bitumen handling.
The remodelling work has been rather extensive, and has been carried out in collaboration with the Skellefteå port authority, as it has also included the construction of new pipes leading from the quay to the cisterns in question.
“The entire project has been completed in less than 8 months, which must be said to be an exceptionally short time, given the size and scope of the project”, explains Anders Skoog, Operation Manager Terminal Logistics.
