Nancy Wendrock, EPT

Flexitank SafetyAnd the High Cost of Ignoring it

Seguridad de los Flexitanques y el alto costo de ignorarlo

FLEXITANK HISTORYDeveloped in the U.K. around 1974, the first flexitanks transported wine, edible oils and food grade products primarily between Northern Europe and Australia/New Zealand.

Desarrollados en Gran Bretaña alrededor de 1974, los primeros flexitanques transportaban vinos, aceite combustible y grado alimenticio entre Europa del Norte y Australia / Nueva Zelanda.

FLEXITANK HISTORYThe U.S. Military utilized flexitanks as early as the Vietnam Conflict and played a major role in increasing flexitank usage during the 1980’s and 90’s.

La armada de los Estados Unidos los utilizo en el conflicto con Vietnam, y se incrementó su uso durante los años 80’s y 90’s.

FLEXITANK HISTORY

The flexitank business expanded greatly during the early 90’s due to the cost saving potential over standard bulk packaging options

Flexitank payload is 31% more than drums Flexitank payload is 31% and 17% more than totes.

El negocio de los flexitanques tuvo una gran expanción en los 90’s debido al potencial ahorro en costos comprado con las opciones estandar de envases a granel.

La carga útil en Flexitanques es 31% myor que en tambores De 31% a 17% mayor que en totes

FLEXITANK HISTORY

1980’S PVC/Urethane design non-food grade 1990’s Thin multilayer designs

2000’S Single Layer Polyethylene

1970’s Thick Rubber design – multi use

2009 Heavy Multilayer Tubular woven

1970’s Diseño de caucho grueso-multiuso

1980’S Diseño de PVC/Uretano no-grado Alimenticio.

1990’s Diseño multi-capas delgadas

2000 Una sola capa de Polietileno2009 Robusto tejido tubular multi-capa

FLEXITANK HISTORY

While early 2000’s saw improvements in the flexitank film and construction, major changes were also happening to bulkheads, switching from wooden to metal.

Mientras que a principios del 2000 se registraron mejoras en la película y la construcción del flexitanque, los cambios más importantes fueron sucediendo

también en las mamparas, se dio el cambio de madera al metal.

FLEXITANK HISTORY

FLEXITANK HISTORY

FLEXITANK HISTORY

STATUS OF FLEXITANK INDUSTRY

The Flexitank industry is growing approximately 20% each year. This increase is mainly due to economics of rising fuel costs and expanding global markets

The Flexitank industry is not regulated by any authority. It is not subject to any ISO regulations.

La industria de los flexitanques está creciendo aproximadamente un 20% cada año. Este aumento se debe principalmente a los constantes incrementos de los combustible y a la expansión de los mercados globales

La industria del los flexitanques no está regulada por ninguna autoridad. No está sujeta a ninguna normativa ISO.

CONTAINER OWNERS ASSOCIATION

The Container Owners Association (COA) formed its Flexitank Working Group, to develop a Code of Practices for flexitank manufacturers and operators.

Membership in the COA does not constitute COA approval or successful Compliance Testing of Flexitanks

La Asociación de Dueños de Contenedores (COA) formó un Grupo de Trabajo para los flexitanques, para desarrollar un Código de Prácticas y pruebas para los fabricantes flexitanques y operadores.

Ser miembro de la COA, no implica la aprobación de la COA al cumplimiento exitoso de las pruebas realizadas a los Flexitanques

Costs Associated with UseOf Inferior Flexitanks

•Container damages

•Cargo losses

•Cleanup costs

•Transit delays

•Demurrage

•Environmental issues

•Production delays

•Daños a los contenedores

•Pérdida de Carga

•Costos de limpieza

•Retraso en tiempos de transito

•Demoras de contenedor

•Problemas ambientales

•Retraso en la producción

CONTAINER DAMAGES

DAÑOS A LOS CONTENEDORES

LOSS OF CARGO COSTS

COSTOS DE PERDIDADE CARGA

Cost of Cleanup

Cleanup costs resulting from leaking flexitanks can range from $5000 USD for less than a gallon leak to hundreds of thousands of dollars for major leaks or spills onboard ships or

in port areas.

Los costos de limpieza por fugas del flexitanque van de un rango entre USD $5000 por menos de un galón derramado, hasta cientos o miles de dólares en derrames mayores

dentro de los barcos o en las áreas de los puertos.

LOGISTICAL EXPENSESTransit Delays

Costs associated with transit delays –1. missing sail date or rail date2. off loading of container at first safe haven port3. time loss due to waiting for next available sail date

Costos asociados con retrasos de transito–1. Pérdida de la salida del buque o ferrocarril2. Descarga del contenedor en el puerto mas cercano.3. Pérdida de tiempo esperando el próximo barco.

LOGISTICAL EXPENSESDemurrage

Quarantined leaking flexitank containers are subject to daily demurrage rates by ship lines and/or railroads. These costs can run very high if the flexitank manufacturer or their emergency response representative is unable or unwilling to react quickly to minimize the rising demurrage costs.

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Port of Call by Country Rate/Day (USD)

Europe $20

Singapore $16

China $12

Mexico $90

Japan $40

United States $160

Argentina $30

Chile $60

Tawain $14

Los Flexitanques en cuarentena están sujetos a las tasas por demora diaria de las líneas navieras, terminales y / o vías férreas. Estos costos pueden ser muy altos si el fabricante del flexitanque o su representante para casos de emergencia, no puede reaccionar con rapidez para minimizar los costos

por demoras que van en aumento.

Australia lifts oil spill fines to $11 millionCANBERRA, Australia — Australia has increased maximum fines for ships that spill oil from $1 million to $11 million (US $11 million) in response to a Chinese coal carrier grounding on the Great Barrier Reef.

Parliament passed new laws late Monday for the discharge of oil or oil residue by ships in Australian waters. Shipping companies will also have to contribute to cleanup costs.

The change follows last year's grounding on the world's largest chain of coral reefs by the Shen Neng 1, which spilled nearly 3 tons of fuel oil. The ship's officers were fined about $50,000.

© 2011 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved

ENVIRONMENTAL COSTS

Environmental costs resulting from discharges into oceans or bays now carries heavy fines in many areas of the world

Los costos ambientales resultantes de los derrames en los océanos o bahías , ahora tienen fuertes multas en muchas áreas del mundo

Customer Plant/Production Delays

Will a delay cause:a. loss of production daysb. Who is financially responsible?

Just In Time

Un retraso puede causar:a. Pérdidas de días de producción. b. Quien es el responsable finacieramente?

WHAT TO LOOK FOR IN A FLEXITANK (IN ORDER OF RELEVANCE)

1. Performance record2. Testing Performance 3. Manufacturing4. Global Services5. Emergency Response6. Training Programs7. Insurance8. Disposal assistance9. Customer referrals10.Cost

QUÉ BUSCAR EN UN FLEXITANK(En orden de relevancia)

1. Registro de desempeño 2. Pruebas de rendimiento3. Fabricación4. Servicios Globales5. Respuesta a la Emergencias6. Programas de Capacitación7. Seguros8. Asistencia en las disposición9. Referencias de otros clientes10. Costo

1. Performance Record

PERFORMANCE RATES for YEAR :_____________

Based on ______ units loaded for the period: Incident rate %: ___________

Incidents

Cause JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC Total Cat 1 Cat 2 Cat 3

Installation error 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Overfilling 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Improper container 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Container mishandling 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Transit related incidents 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Flange related problems 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Flexitank rupture 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Valve failure 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Cat 1 incident - Product spilled to ground

Cat 2 incident - Product contained in wear sleeve

Cat 3 incident - No Product loss

1. Registro de desempeño

2. PRODUCT TESTINGMinimal Testing requirements should include:

•Successful completion of COA •Flexitank Standard Rail Impact

Additional Optional Tests:

•Vibration Rail Tests•Container Drop Tests•Rail Tests (i.e. Russia, China)

Los requisitos mínimos de prueba deben incluir:

•La conclusión con éxito de la COA•Prueba de impacto estándar de FFCC

Otras pruebas opcionales:

•Pruebas de vibración de FFCC•Las pruebas de caída de contenedores•Pruebas de FFCC (i.e. Rusia, China)

3. ISO9001 CERTIFIEDMANUFACTURING

Request a copy of the manufacturer’s ISO9001 certificate

Solicitar una copia del certificado ISO9001 al fabricante

4. GLOBAL SERVICES AVAILABLE

Does your flexitank service provider offer global assistance service?

Listed below are options to consider:

1. Supply/Installation2. Load/Unload Attendance3. Product Transfers4. Technical Support5. Product Stewardship6. Disposal/Recycle Efforts7. Full Logistics

Su proveedor de servicios de flexitanqueofrece servicios de asistencia global?

A continuación se las opciones a considerar:

1. Suministro / Instalación2. Asistencia de carga y descarga3. Las transferencias de productos4. Soporte Técnico5. Responsabilidad por el producto6. Desecho / esfuerzos reciclaje7. Logística completa

5. EMERGENCY RESPONSE

In the unfortunate event, that a flexitank suffers a leakage, does your provider offer global emergency assistance? Does your provider have the necessary means to correct a situation quickly and efficiently. Who pays?

En el desafortunado caso de que un flexitanque sufra una fuga, Su proveedor ofrece ayuda de emergencia global? ¿Su proveedor tiene los medios necesarios para corregir dicha situación de forma rápida y eficiente? ¿Quién paga los gastos?

6. TRAINING PROGRAMS

Properly trained fitters and installers are the single greatest prevention against flexitank leaks.

• Does your manufacturer provide certified global fitters for flexitankinstallations?

• How is it monitored?

Instaladores correctamente capacitados, son la prevención más sencilla contra fugas del flexitanque.

Su fabricante proporciona certificación global a sus instaladores para el armado del Flexitanque?¿Cómo comprueba esto?

7. INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS

The Container Owners Association (COA) stipulates that flexitank manufacturers and operators carry a minimum of $5 million of product liability insurance.

• Ask for a copy of the insurance policy• Read the manufacturer’s terms and conditions

La Asociacion de Dueños de Contenedores (COA) estipula que los fabricantes y operadoresde flexitanques, estipula que deben de tener un seguro mínimo de 5 millones de dólares parael producto y de responsabilidad civil.

* Pida una copia de la póliza de seguro* Lea los términos del fabricante y las condiciones

INSURANCE REQUIREMENTSREAD THE FINE PRINT

• LIMITATION OF WARRANTY: All of the Seller's products are carefully inspected.

Flexitanks are packed in a shipping bag for optimum protection during shipment.

Seller warrants the product for 12 months from date of purchase. Products will be

replaced only during the warranty period, only if they have manufacturing defects and

only after they have been returned to nonls lhe product for inspection. The Seller

offers a replacement warranty on the from the dote products, not on the products

carried therein.

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• The Seller shall be under no liability under the above warranty (or any other warranty,

condition or guarantee) if the total price of the products sold has not been paid. The

Seller will not be liable for special, indirect or consequential damages (including, but not limited to loss of profits) resulting from or in any way related to Seller’s products.

Example 1

Ejemplo 1

The SELLER warrants that the FLEXITANKS will be of satisfactory quality and be free from defects in workmanship for a period of 6 months from the date of their delivery and will comply with any specification agreed for them, only if the FLEXITANKS have been stored in compliance with the SELLERS guidelines and or instructions. Where it is alleged that the SELLER is in breach of this warranty, precise details of the breach must be supplied by the PURCHASER to the SELLER as soon as practicable. In the case where overt defects have been proven and therefore where a breach of warranty exists with regards to satisfactory quality, the cost of the returning FLEXITANKS containing such defects to the SELLER and the cost of returning such FLEXITANKS to the SELLER shall be reimbursed by the SELLER. No FLEXITANKS may be returned to the SELLER without its express and prior approval. All other liability howsoever arising is excluded to the widest possible extent permitted by law.

15. In the event of any breach of warranty contained in clause 14 above the SELLER´s liability shall be limited to:-a. Replacement or repair of the FLEXITANKS in question together with reimbursement of the PURCHASER´s reasonable costs of returning the FLEXITANKS to the SELLER; orb. At the SELLER´s option repayment of the price (where it has been paid) for the FLEXITANKSc. Providing a refund as a compensation for loss of contents in the FLEXITANKS with a maximum refund of $1000 per tonnecarried or $25000 per FLEXITANK where the SELLER´s liability for the loss or damage is covered by the SELLER´s insurance cover. If for any reason (other than the SELLER´s failiure to pay the insurance premium where insurance is reasonably available) the loss or damage is not covered by the SELLER´s insurance cover then, the entire liability of the SELLER in accordance with this sub-clause shall not exceed $500.d. Providing a refund as a compensation for cleaning operations, transfer of goods and/or other logistics operations directlycaused by the defective Flexitank with a maximum of $10.000 per FLEXITANK. If for any reason (other than the SELLER´s failiure to pay the insurance premium where insurance is reasonably available) the loss or damage is not covered by the SELLER´s insurance cover then, the entire liability of the SELLER in accordance with this sub-clause shall not exceed $500.

INSURANCE REQUIREMENTSREAD THE FINE PRINT

Example 2 Ejemplo 2

8. DISPOSAL ASSISTANCEFlexitanks are an environmentally sound type of packaging and a great alternative to non-recyclable packaging. Flexitanks can either be recycled and reground, incinerated or landfilled when necessary. If you do not already have an recycle program, be sure that your flexitank provider can assist if necessary.

Los Flexitanques son un tipo de empaque amigable con el de medio ambiente y una gran alternativa para sustituir a los empaque no-reciclables. Los Flexitanques pueden ser reciclados, rectificados, incinerados o depositados en vertederos cuando sea necesario. Si usted aún no tiene un programa de reciclaje, asegúrese de que su proveedor de flexitanque puede ayudar si es necesario.

9. CUSTOMER REFERRALSIt is a good idea to ask your flexitank manufacturer for customer referrals before choosing your provider. Request a list of customer referrals who are currently using the product and shipping similar commodities with similar sail times.

Es una buena idea preguntar a su fabricante de flexitanques, referencias de otros clientes antes de elegir su proveedor. Solicitar una lista de referencias de clientes que actualmente utilizan el producto y que embarcan de productos similares con tiempos de tránsito similares.

10. COST