1. Nancy Wendrock, EPT
Flexitank Safety
And the High Cost of Ignoring it
Seguridad de los Flexitanques y
el alto costo de ignorarlo
2. FLEXITANK HISTORY
Developed 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.
3. FLEXITANK HISTORY
The 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.
4. 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
5. 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 Polietileno
2009 Robusto tejido tubular multi-capa
6. 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.
10. 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.
11. 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
12. Costs Associated with Use
Of 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
15. 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.
16. LOGISTICAL EXPENSES
Transit Delays
Costs associated with transit delays –
1. missing sail date or rail date
2. off loading of container at first safe haven port
3. time loss due to waiting for next available sail date
Costos asociados con retrasos de transito–
1. Pérdida de la salida del buque o ferrocarril
2. Descarga del contenedor en el puerto mas cercano.
3. Pérdida de tiempo esperando el próximo barco.
17. LOGISTICAL EXPENSES
Demurrage
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.
Sample Only
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.
19. Customer Plant/Production Delays
Will a delay cause:
a. loss of production days
b. Who is financially responsible?
Just In Time
Un retraso puede causar:
a. Pérdidas de días de producción.
b. Quien es el responsable finacieramente?
20. WHAT TO LOOK FOR IN A FLEXITANK
(IN ORDER OF RELEVANCE)
1. Performance record
2. Testing Performance
3. Manufacturing
4. Global Services
5. Emergency Response
6. Training Programs
7. Insurance
8. Disposal assistance
9. Customer referrals
10.Cost
QUÉ BUSCAR EN UN FLEXITANK
(En orden de relevancia)
1. Registro de desempeño
2. Pruebas de rendimiento
3. Fabricación
4. Servicios Globales
5. Respuesta a la Emergencias
6. Programas de Capacitación
7. Seguros
8. Asistencia en las disposición
9. Referencias de otros clientes
10. Costo
21. 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
22. 2. PRODUCT TESTING
Minimal 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)
24. 4. GLOBAL SERVICES AVAILABLE
Does your flexitank service provider
offer global assistance service?
Listed below are options to consider:
1. Supply/Installation
2. Load/Unload Attendance
3. Product Transfers
4. Technical Support
5. Product Stewardship
6. Disposal/Recycle Efforts
7. Full Logistics
Su proveedor de servicios de flexitanque
ofrece servicios de asistencia global?
A continuación se las opciones a considerar:
1. Suministro / Instalación
2. Asistencia de carga y descarga
3. Las transferencias de productos
4. Soporte Técnico
5. Responsabilidad por el producto
6. Desecho / esfuerzos reciclaje
7. Logística completa
25. 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?
26. 6. TRAINING PROGRAMS
Properly trained fitters and installers are the single greatest prevention against
flexitank leaks.
• Does your manufacturer provide certified global fitters for flexitank
installations?
• 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?
27. 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 operadores
de flexitanques, estipula que deben de tener un seguro mínimo de 5 millones de dólares para
el producto y de responsabilidad civil.
* Pida una copia de la póliza de seguro
* Lea los términos del fabricante y las condiciones
28. INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS
READ 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.
•
• 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
29. 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; or
b. At the SELLER´s option repayment of the price (where it has been paid) for the FLEXITANKS
c. Providing a refund as a compensation for loss of contents in the FLEXITANKS with a maximum refund of $1000 per tonne
carried 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 directly
caused 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 REQUIREMENTS
READ THE FINE PRINT
Example 2 Ejemplo 2
30. 8. DISPOSAL ASSISTANCE
Flexitanks 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.
31. 9. CUSTOMER REFERRALS
It 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.
