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USA & Canada
“ In terms of growth CapEx, we’ ve not only added three new tanks at Deer Park, but we’ ve also retrofitted two tanks with heating and insulation to add extra volume to this site. We’ ve also got some cool projects ongoing at our VIIA Freeport terminal, where we’ ve invested in additional storage for our client.“ However, while growth is our passion, safety is always our priority,” she states.“ For us, safety isn’ t just about numbers, and our strategy aims to touch the hearts and minds of our people. Alongside our safety culture assessments and observations, we operate a‘ why we work safe’ campaign, where we ask employees to bring in photos of their families and friends and we display them as you walk into our terminals and offices. This is a physical reminder of how important it is to work safe and return home each day to the people we love.”
New storage project
Alongside these investments, we’ re keen to ask Maria for an update on REEF, a largescale liquefied petroleum gas and bulk liquids terminal with rail, logistics, and marine infrastructure on Ridley Island, British Columbia, Canada.“ REEF is an exciting, yet challenging project,” Maria says.“ Its location is not the easiest in which to work in terms of
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