Tank container types

In the world of tank containers, there are lots of different types existing.

Here you can find basic types of iso tanks tank containers, explained on example of Kricon Group Fleet:

20TC T11: 

Our 20ft Tank containers form the base of our fleet. It is the most common type of tank container and is suitable to carry the majority of chemical and food products.

23TC T11:

Our 23ft Tank containers are mostly used to carry lighter cargos within EU and CIS countries, where a bigger container capacity is needed. T11 container type makes it possible to transport a majority of chemical and food products in them.

TWINPOT

Twinpot is a 20ft T11 container, but it has 2 chambers instead of 1. This allows it to carry 2 different products at a time. Our twinpot containers have 2 x 13000 ltr chambers and some of them have baffles, so you can carry a low amount of cargo in them.

API 650 tank is a storage tank designed according to the standards set by the American Petroleum Institute (API) for the construction of welded steel tanks for oil storage. These tanks are commonly used in the petroleum and chemical industries to store large volumes of liquid. API 650 ensures the tanks are built to safely withstand the internal pressure and environmental conditions they are subjected to, providing guidelines on materials, design, fabrication, erection, and testing.

GROUND OPERATED VAPOR RETURN (GOVR)

These containers have the possibility to be operated fully from ground level, without having to climb on top of the container. This increases the safety of the operator and is a must on some plants, which do not have their own “fall” protection in place.

BAFFLED 

Standard 20ft T11 are able to be filled 0-20% or 80-95% to follow the safety restrictions and to minimize the “wave effect” during tank container transportation.

Baffles are walls inside the container, which act like wave breakers, making the cargo in the container more stable during transport allowing the container to fill from 0% to 95%.

TOP BOTTOM

Top bottom containers are standard 20ft T11 tanks having both bottom and top valve connections. This allows loading / unloading in a closed circle without product vapors entering the atmosphere. For this reason, they are equipped with a 3’’ top valve and a stack pipe.

T14 AND T20

T14 and T20 are both containers for carrying special cargoes and their main difference from standard T11 is no possibility to load from the bottom to reduce leakage possibility. Difference between T14 and T20 is shell thickness and maximum working pressure..

TANKS T50 AND T75

T50 UN portable gas tank containers are designed for high pressure gases. The tanks are designed and built in accordance with: IMDG, RID/ADR, ASME VII DIV 2, UIC, CSC, CFR49, U2 Stamp in.

T75 UN portable cryogenic tank containers are designed for the transport of refrigerated liquefied gas. These tanks can be manufactured in 10ft, 20 ft and 40 ft frames.