We offer a range of petroleum loading arms including variable reach top loading as well as articulated and suspended hose bottom loading arms.
Suspended hose bottom loading arms are the most popular type of petroleum loading arm and have been widely adopted for petroleum terminals and fuel distribution depots. They are installed in loading racks of on skids and load multiple products into the same tanker.
The use of bottom loading arms removes the need to work at height on top of the tanker and makes the process a lot safer. Bottom loading also provides other benefits, including faster loading rates, loading of multiple compartments and reduction in manual handling issues.
Articulated bottom loading arms are primarily used for special petroleum products where a single product needs to be loaded, or where special operations are required.
Variable reach top loading arms are the traditional method of loading petroleum tankers, but this method has been phased out at all UK petroleum terminals and many fuel distribution depots. It is still used in many other countries who have yet to adopt API standards for bottom loading.
Our BLA445 bottom hose loading arm is designed for use at all types of petroleum loading facilities, such as oil terminals and fuel distribution depots. Therefore, it is ideal for new installations requiring high performance arms or as a replacement for first generation arms reaching the end of their life cycle. In addition. All of our BLA445 arms feature the following:
Below you will find all the key details for our range of Petroleum Tanker Loading Arms. If you would like to discuss this in more detail, then please just get in touch. Because, we are always happy to help and answer any queries you may have.
Find out about how we helped Nustar with a loading arm upgrade replacement programme to renew their first-generation bottom loading arms.
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