Tristar starts building tanks for Jafza chemical terminal – ZAWYA

Tristar starts building tanks for Jafza chemical terminal – ZAWYA

tristar starts building tanks for jafza chemical terminal construction of the new tanks began in april 2020    petrochemical plant at dusk. image used for illustrative purpose.tristar group, the global integrated energy logistics company, announced that it has begun construction of 10 new storage tanks for its chemical terminal in jebel ali free zone (jafza) taken over from shell in 2019.the construction of the storage tanks is part of an agreement signed with shell and jafza in 2018 which will see the storage capacity of the jafza chemical terminal increase from 5,505 cbm to 25,000 cbm. under the terms of the agreement, shell will remain a customer.construction of the new tanks began in april 2020 and will be completed by may 2021, creating jobs and contributing to the uae's economic recovery post covid-19.eugene mayne, group ceo of tristar said: "we have started our expansion and modernisation programme for the jafza chemical terminal. when we acquired the facility in 2019, we invested in the uae's vision and its position as a significant logistics hub. the upgraded facility will be a turnkey and fully integrated distribution center that has the ability to handle bulk imports and packed chemical products at high volumes.“other