A tank container is both a sophisticated, safe, environmentally friendly and cost-effective mode of transporting and storing bulk liquids. Compared with drums, a tank container can be up to 40% lower in cost on a door-to-door shipment.
Cost comparison - tank containers vs. drums
| Drums | Tank container | |
| Capacity | ||
| Capacity in litres |
205 |
24,000 |
| Maximum filling percentage |
98% |
95% |
| Maximum filling capacity in litres |
201 |
22,800 |
| Density of product |
0.95 |
0.95 |
| Maximum filling capacity in kg |
191 |
21,660 |
| Number of drums in box container |
78 |
- |
| Total capacity in litres |
15,670 |
22,800 |
| Cost per drum |
$20.00 |
- |
| Total cost of drums |
$1,560.00 |
- |
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| Origin costs |
|
|
|
Storage empty drums |
$50.00 |
- |
| Loading of product |
$250.00 |
$100.00 |
| Labelling |
$150.00 |
$10.00 |
| Storage laden drums |
$50.00 |
- |
| Pallets |
$75.00 |
- |
| Handling of drums |
$100.00 |
- |
| Total |
$675.00 |
$110.00 |
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| Transportation costs |
|
|
| Trucking to load |
$250.00 |
$250.00 |
| Seafreight pier to pier drums |
$1,000.00 |
- |
| Tank container operating costs* |
- |
$2,650.00 |
| Trucking to deliver |
$300.00 |
$300.00 |
| Total |
$1,550.00 |
$3,200.00 |
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| |
| Destination costs |
| |
| Handling of drums |
$100.00 |
- |
| Storage laden drums |
$50.00 |
- |
| Discharge of product |
$200.00 |
£100.00 |
| Storage empty drums |
$50.00 |
- |
| Disposal drums |
($150.00) |
- |
| Heating |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
| Total |
$250.00 |
$100.00 |
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| Product loss |
|
|
| Value of product per metric ton | $1,000.00 |
$1,000.00 |
| Product loss |
2% |
0.1% |
| Costs of product loss |
$313.40 |
$22.80 |
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| Total costs |
$3,798.40 |
$3,432.80 |
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| Costs per litre |
$0.24 |
$0.15 |
| Costs per metric ton |
$195.04 |
$156.90 |
