Portopetroli - Equipment

Our oil terminal is equipped with various avant-garde equipments which make the developing of port activities safer:

Lightning detector is able to signal lighting within a radius on 50 miles. Thanks to this instrument, at storm's approaching, all operations in course in the port area are promptly interrupted, thus reducing the risk of accidents.

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Marine weather

The meteomarine station, whose sensors are located on the Island, supplies real-time information about:

barometric pressure
air temperature
wind strenght and direction
marine temperature
current direction and intensity at 6 m – slm and at 12 m-slm
tidal range
traction supported by themooring rope
position (expressed in degrees) of the hoses rows which are linked to this structure.

Essentially created for the safety of berthed ships to off-shore plants, the meteomarine station allows to “photograph” the current weather situation and to produce previsions on its possible future developments.

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Closed circuit cameras plant

This plant is employed for the real-time monitoring of plants, off-shore berths and of berhted ships.

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Phonometer

Its datas are periodically sent to the responsible Authority. This instrument evaluates the magnitute of noises produced by berthed ships. If the tolerance level is outrun, Porto Petroli, in accordance with the Harbour Office, takes all necessary steps with the concerned ship's command to reduce the noise to the limits set by the laws in force.

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Moreover there are various devices which in case of necessity, allow ships to detatch from the structures they are attached to very quickly. They include:

The two rapid detatchment systems

The first device is intended in order to ease the immediate detatchment of ships in case of necessity (hydramatic closure system). The second device is intended in order to eliminate the occurrence of a release in case of a sudden detatchment of a ship from the berth (automatic closing valves system). In this case, if a ship has to move away in an emergency situation, this system immediately provide for the automatic detatchment of the arm and to the closing of the valves, thus avoiding any damaging release in the surrounding environment.

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Break away coupling

The hose system present in offshore landing places (the break away coupling system) allows ships to move away by the plants without any risk of polluting leaks or of any damages to the equipment and facilities.

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Pellican Hooks

Pellican Hooks replace the old traditional mooring bitts in the berths aimed for major tonnage ships; in case of emercency they allow to move the ship apart thanks to a simple and quick maneuver.
Porto Petroli has a permanent satellite link to the Meteosat which displays the current meteorologic situation and can work out forecasts for the following 6 hours.
Moreover Porto Petroli has a real time link to Ligurian Hydrological Institute, which daily processes 24-48-72 hours weather forecasts, also on the basis of the datas issued by its meteomarine station.

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