Solution
Inland Storage and Distribution Terminals
Inland Storage and Dispatch through Road and Rail Networks.
Product received by pipeline, road or rail, stored, then dispatched. Storage, blending and metering, loading and unloading gantries, weighbridges and access control, terminal automation. The dispatch end of the chain, where a terminal earns its throughput.
Coverage
What this solution covers across the product journey.
- 01
Receive
- 02
Store
- 03
Handle
- 04
Distribute
The Buyer’s Problem
Why this solution exists
An inland terminal is measured by how fast it turns a tanker around. Gantry design, metering accuracy, access control and automation decide whether trucks queue at the gate or load and leave. Storage that cannot dispatch is stranded capacity.
What Bharat Delivers
One scope, end to end
Product received by pipeline, road or rail, stored, then dispatched. Storage, blending and metering, loading and unloading gantries, weighbridges and access control, terminal automation. The dispatch end of the chain, where a terminal earns its throughput.
Configurations
How it is commissioned
Inland depot
Regional storage that breaks bulk from pipeline or rail into road tanker loads.
Distribution terminal
A full receipt, storage and dispatch facility feeding a market or retail network.
Road and rail dispatch hub
High-throughput loading, metering and access control built around gantry turnaround.
Products Involved
The assets we design and fabricate for it
Every product below is engineered and built by Bharat, then integrated into this solution under one scope.
- API 650 Tankssoon
- Mounded Bulletssoon
- Above-Ground Storage Tankssoon
- Loading and Unloading Gantriessoon
- Blending and Odorisation Facilitiessoon
- Weighbridges and Access Controlsoon
- Automation and Control Systemssoon
- Skids and Piping Systemssoon
- Automated Firefighting Systemssoon
- Electrical Infrastructuresoon
Delivery Scope
From feasibility to commissioning, held by Bharat
- 01
Feasibility
Concept study, throughput assessment, land survey, CAPEX and OPEX estimate, regulatory approvals, FEED.
- 02
Engineering and Design
Multidisciplinary engineering for the terminal and its equipment, with 3D modelling from FEED through to walkthrough.
- 03
Procurement
Vendor selection and evaluation, pre-shipment inspection at vendor sites, receipt inspection, periodic audits.
- 04
Fabrication
Pressure vessels, process equipment, piping and structures fabricated at our facility by qualified welders.
- 05
Logistics
Component packing, sea freight and inland transport to site.
- 06
Site Construction
Civil foundations and piling, road and rail access, utilities, drainage, service trenching.
- 07
Installation and Commissioning
Erection and assembly by our own deployment teams, non-destructive testing, integration, start-up.
- 08
Operations and Support
Terminal operations, round-the-clock maintenance, and personnel training after handover.
Designed and built according to
Elements Served
The substances this solution stores and handles
- White Fuelssoon
- Liquid Fuelssoon
- Liquefied Gasessoon
- Chemicalssoon
Industries
Sectors that commission it
- Oil and Gassoon
- Power Generationsoon
- Miningsoon
- Defencesoon
- Aviationsoon
- Data Centressoon
FAQ
Common questions
What sets the throughput of an inland terminal?+
Gantry design and count, metering and batch control, weighbridge integration, and access control. These decide how many tankers load per hour, which is the number an inland terminal is judged on.
Does the scope cover blending and odorisation?+
Yes. Propane and butane blending for LPG, and white fuel blending with additive dosing and mercaptan odorisation, are part of the distribution terminal scope.
Can product arrive by rail as well as road and pipeline?+
Yes. The road and rail dispatch hub configuration is built for rail receipt and rail loading alongside road tanker gantries.
How is the terminal automated?+
A redundant PLC with a dedicated safety PLC for fire, gas leak and emergency shutdown, SCADA and tank farm management, and Coriolis mass flow metering, integrated with the weighbridge and access control.
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What else a client commissions
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