Best Practices For Loading Transport And Unloading of Flexitanks-Fluid Flexitanks

Best Practices For Loading, Transport And Unloading of Flexitanks

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Flexitanks are the most efficient way to transport bulk liquid from one point to another – be it via land or via water. They offer excellent protection against contamination and oxidation, making sure that the liquid reaches its final destination in a pristine state.

However, to get the best out of flexitanks, you need to be very careful about loading, transport, and unloading processes. Even the best flexitanks command being handled very meticulously in order to get best results. At Rishi FIBC, we guide our customers about the best handling methods of our fluid flexitanks so that the liquid can be stored and transported safely.

Here is a summary of the best practices we recommend for loading, transport, and unloading of flexitanks.

Loading of Flexitank

Correct loading is the most crucial step in the transportation of bulk liquid using flexitanks. The first few things to look out for are: using dedicated and tested hoses that have been stored in the ideal conditions prior to use, checking if all valves are in the correct position before starting the filling, and that the left door of the container is properly shut before filling begins.

After doing the above checks, it’s mandatory that the filling hose be set up in a way that the stress on the valve is minimal. Hose support should be mounted at the same level as the valve – this prevents strain on the hose as well as the coupling.

Gases may impact the quality of certain liquids such as wine and therefore, the filler must make sure that no gases enter the flexitank before, during or after filling. The filling process must start with a relatively lower rate of filling, which is, no more than 200 liters per minute. After the first 2000 liters have been filled, the rate can be increased to about 500-700 liters per minute, but never exceeding 1000 liters per minute.

Another point to note is that there should be no contact of the bulkhead and valve of the flexitank with the container door’s interior. Finally, capacity instructions from the manufacturer should be strictly adhered to – you must never overfill or underfill a flexitank.

 Read more: Loading Instructions for Top and Bottom Loading Flexitanks

Transport of Flexitank

It is vital to ensure that no spillage takes place during transportation. Therefore, the filler should mandatorily install all spillage prevention mechanisms before transport. Also, it is a very effective step to visually check for leakages before securing the containers and preparing the vehicle for transport.

The vehicle being used for transporting the flexitanks should ideally be secured with wheel chocks so as to minimize the movement of the liquid – the lesser the liquid moves, the better would be its condition upon arrival.

Read more: Why Flexitanks for Transporting Liquids?

Unloading of Flexitank

Spill prevention remains an important factor to watch out for even during the final stage of unloading. Drip trays and other measures should help you significantly in avoiding any wastage.

The unloading should begin by opening the right-hand side door of the container. The left door should remain closed almost throughout the unloading – until the flexitank is nearly empty.

Once the unloading is complete, you must immediately remove all markings from the container, announcing the container to be clean and safe for subsequent use.

At Rishi FIBC, we manufacture fluid flexitanks with utmost care in our state-of-the-art manufacturing plant at Mysore in India. We use the best quality material to ensure the bag can withstand loading, transport, and unloading unharmed and without causing any damage to the liquid it contains. However, we do recommend the best practices be followed in all the three stages – loading, transport, and unloading so that the liquid is transported in the most efficient manner.

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Shipping Wine In Bulk With Fluid Flexitanks

Fluid Flexitanks for Wine Transport while Shipping

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Wine is one of the most precious, and equally as delicate, products to transport. It needs thorough care in packaging and constant monitoring en route to make sure that it reaches its final owner just as the winemaker desired it to!

No matter how logistically challenging it is to take wine across shores, the market for imported wines from distant lands has remained strong for more than a century. The methods of transportation, however, have evolved and there is now a tremendous shift towards using flexitanks for wine transport. Flexitanks are being preferred as these allow transporting wine in the best state and lowest costs possible.

Let’s take a look at the three types of wine transportation.

Bottle Transport

To give the wine a safe, uneventful journey, transporters chose to ship bottled wines instead of in bulk containers. Although bottle transportation made it fairly easy to ensure that no contamination occurred on the way and that the wine was ready to into the racks right after reaching the final shore, shipping was a considerably expensive process.

Why Bottle Transport?

Because the weight of the bottles themselves made a substantial chunk of cargo. In addition, the bottles were prone to breakage and needed additional packaging material to prevent it. The weight and volume of the bottles restricted the amount of wine that could be transported per ship.

To make good these shortcomings of the bottle transport method, the industry has been radically shifting to bulk transport instead of shipping bottles.

Bulk transport method is of two types depending on the type of container used.

  • ISO Tanks

ISO tanks are hollow steel tanks. They can be put directly on a train, truck or ship and are reusable. Besides wine, ISO tanks are also used for transporting other materials. A typical ISO tank has a capacity of holding up to 26,000 liters of wine.

  • Flexitanks

Using flexitanks for wine transport is the latest and most preferred method among manufacturers. Flexitanks are usually disposable, flexible bags that are put into standard shipping containers for transportation.

Flexitanks for wine transport facilitates the transportation of almost three times as much wine as bottle transport. While a standard shipping container holds about 12,000 wine bottles, a flexitank holds the equivalent of 32,000 wine bottles. This makes it a much more ecologically conscious transportation method than bottle transport, in addition to bringing about a dramatic cost reduction. And the biggest advantage of flexitanks over ISO tanks for wine transport is that the contamination risk is significantly lower in the former.

Take a look at the advantages: https://fluidflexitanks.com/advantages-of-shipping-with-flexitanks/

The typical volume of a flexitank is about 25,000 liters. They are safe to transport via ship, train or truck. A reliably manufactured flexitank is nearly 100% effective in preventing oxidation, thereby preventing premature ageing of wine.

The most common material used for making flexitanks in the current day is polyethylene with ethylene vinyl alcohol (EVOH) used as a barrier material. EVOH keeps the wine from getting in contact with any organic material thereby preserving its original color.

Read more: Why Flexitanks for Transporting Liquids?

Fluid flexitanks are undoubtedly the winner of the wine logistics industry. They have an excellent capacity, offer superior protection against oxidation and contamination and can easily be loaded and unloaded from one medium of transport to another. Rishi FIBC fluid flexitanks have a fine construction, undergo strict quality checks and are the most trusted in the industry for wine transportation.

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