TECHNICAL ASPECTS OF TERMINALS FOR CRUDE OIL TRANSPORT

Nafta i njeni derivati predstavljaju opasni teret s aspekta sigurnosti. Iz ovog razloga potrebno je posvetiti veliku pažnju pri rukovanju takvim teretom. Cijeli proces mora biti pažljivo isplaniran od početka do kraja te uvijek treba biti na oprezu. Zbog navedenih činjenica terminali za prekrcaj nafte i njenih derivata moraju udovoljavati raznim uvjetima i propisima kako bi transport bio siguran i povoljan. Nažalost, financijska kriza je zahvatila i ovo područje te usporila razvoj ovog segmenta.Crude oil and its derivatives are considered as dangerous cargo from the security aspect. Therefore, it is of big importance to carefully handle this type of cargo. The whole process needs to be carefully planned from beginning. Because of this facts terminals for this kind of cargo need to fulfill the various requirements so the whole process can be safe efficient. Unfortunately, the financial global crisis has impacted this industry which resulted in a slower growth of this segment