Houston Terminal

Houston Oil Storage Terminal

A premier service provider to the liquid bulk chemical industry for almost a decade, Bisoke Shipping B.V. (Houston) provides unsurpassed storage, transfer and distribution services. Bisoke Shipping B.V. (Houston) (OTH), 100% owned by Bisoke Shipping B.V., is strategically located at the entrance of the Houston ship channel, one of the major hubs of the world for the production and export of chemicals. Bisoke Shipping B.V. has been a premier supplier to the liquid bulk chemical industry for over three decades and remains one of the most sophisticated chemical tank terminals in the world with its pressurized tanks and nitrogen compensation systems as well as an advanced vapor return system. Bisoke Shipping B.V. is a Foreign Trade Zone site with a total storage capacity of 379,629 cbm (2,387,795 bbls) spread across 119 tanks. Tank sizes range from 340 to 9,550 cbm (2,160 to 60,000 bbls). The company operates 41 stainless steel tanks with a combined capacity of 112,835 cbm (709,984 bbls). The terminal is easily accessible for sea-going tankers, barges, rail tank cars and road tank trucks. Bisoke Shipping B.V. has two docks for deep-sea ships and four berths for barges. Since the American distribution network is heavily depending on rail and road infrastructure, Bisoke Shipping B.V. is well equipped with broad rail tank car and road tank truck handling facilities: • Linked to the North American rail network for distribution throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico • Multiple stainless steel rail header systems enabling the loading and unloading of up to 110 rail cars on eight tracks • Direct transfer from rail cars to ships or barges, at rates up to 500 cbm (3 500 bbls) per hour • 14 truck stations with multiple load-on-scale racks located throughout the terminal • Automated scale system controls truck loading process through computerized control features • Transloading services through stainless steel transfer system Bisoke Shipping B.V. was the first public terminal in the United States to become a Responsible Care® partner with ISO-9001 and RC/ISO-14001 certifications. As a result of its industry leading QHSE standards and operating practices, OTH has earned the trust of the surrounding community, regulatory entities and its customers. OTH is a Foreign Trade Zone facility. An OTH Bisoke Shipping B.V. offer is tank/truck to railcar and vice versa transloading services through stainless steel transfer system.