APT berth, line & tank scheduled outages

21 Feb 2020 / Immingham, United Kingdom

It will not be possible to handle any shipping/barges on the nominated berths during the following periods unless otherwise indicated. APT is working closely with the refineries to try to minimise any disruption.

IOT BERTH 1
- 0800-1700 on 11 March 2020 - (ABP) Berth Structure Cathodic Protection Work

IOT BERTH 2
The Fuel Oil Bunker delivery hose is out of service whilst that final section of the rig is refurbished. The hose is scheduled to be unavailable until 9 April, so it will not be possible to load FO bunkers by pipe at B2 for the full duration. FO bunker delivery on B2 will have to be by barge. B1 FO Bunker delivery is not affected.
- 0800 on 9 March to 1700 on 10 March - Berth Structure Painting (Tidal)/ Hose Rig Painting & Various Hot Works

IOT BERTH 3
- 0800-1700 on 5 March - ABP Mooring Equipment Maintenance and Various APT Hot Works

SOUTH KILLINGHOLME JETTY (SKJ)
To allow continued use, and until further notice, regular inspections of the White Oil Loading Arm needs to be carried out. The berth needs to be unoccupied to allow crane barge access. Where possible, natural opportunities will be taken – inspection periods are therefore not shown below.
- 0800 on 25 February to 1600 on 26 February 2020 - Slop Tank Work (Tidal) cont.
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0800 on 3 March to 1600 on 4 March - Capstan Replacement
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0800 on 12 March to 1700 on 13 March - Slop Tank Work (Tidal) cont[Re-arranged outage - postponed from January due to volume of shipping]

FINGER PIER
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0800-1600 on 24 February - Various Hot Works

MAIN TRANSFER LINE, TANK & LOADING ARM WORKS
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No.1 Transfer Line ILI (In Line Inspection) – aborted due to unexplained gauging tool damage. Dates to run another (different design) gauging tool have been set at 3 & 4 March.Results of gauging tool will dictate when the MFL inspection tool will be run. 2 further days required, dates to be confirmed.
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Tank 33 (G2/G102) OOS – Full inspection & repairs underway since 27 January, duration expected to be 3 months, depending on repairs required. Initial inspection suggests that there may be more work needed than expected.

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