A Journey Through Time: Milestones of Success
The Oiltanking story began in 1972 with the merger of originally independent tank farms into a single unit with a total capacity of around 1 million cubic meters under its ownership/control. At the time, nobody imagined that we would develop into one of the world's largest independent partners for the storage of chemicals, gases, and oil.
1970s
1980s
The 1980s in overview
1980
April
New LPG Terminal Built in Karlsruhe
1982
November
Oiltanking Tank Terminal in Amsterdam: Introducing North Sea Oil
1987
January
Change in Capital and Management Structure: From Stumm Back to Marquard & Bahls
1990s
The 1990s in overview
1990
May
Opening of the New Company Headquarters on Admiralitätstraße
October
Construction of the New Oiltanking Malta Tank Terminal
November
New Tank Terminal in Singapore
1991
December
Gera – The First Tank Terminal in Former East Germany
1994
January
Founding of Oiltanking Deutschland GmbH
1996
August
Founding of the Joint Venture Indian Oiltanking Ltd (IOT)
December
Founding of Oiltanking Argentina S.A.
1997
January
Executive Board Changes
December
50 Years of Marquard & Bahls
1998
October
Oiltanking Now in India, Too
2000s
The 2000s in overview
2002
October
Start of the New Pipeline System of Oiltanking in Argentina
2004
September
Oiltanking Enters the Chinese Market
December
Oiltanking Now in the Middle East, Too
2005
July
Oiltanking Builds New Oil Terminal in Singapore
September
Oiltanking Tallinn Opens for Chemicals
October
Oiltanking Opens New Terminal at Valuepark Terneuzen
2006
March
Oiltanking and Stolthaven Announce Antwerp Terminal Joint Venture, Belgium
June
Oiltanking Malta Expands Its Petroleum Storage and Jetty Capacity
September
Oiltanking Amsterdam Expands its Capacity
2007
March
Construction Begins on Indonesia’s First Independent Oil Storage Facility
April
Indian Oiltanking Founds Terminal Joint Venture for Liquid Products at Mundra
May
Oiltanking Builds Storage Facility for of Nexsol’s Biodiesel Plant in Singapore
August
Oiltanking Divests Minority Shareholdings in Amsterdam, Malta and Singapore
2008
May
Oiltanking Disappointed about Nationalization in Bolivia
September
Marquard & Bahls Expands Its Executive Board
2009
January
Oiltanking Acquires Terminals in Cartagena and Joliet
2010s
The 2010s in overview
2010
April
Expansion of the Honau Tank Terminal
August
Oiltanking Signs Operations & Maintenance Contract for a Terminal in Port Neches
2011
March
Oiltanking Acquires Storage Terminal in Colon, Panama
July
Oiltanking Establishes “Oiltanking Partners” and Starts Initial Public Offering
November
Oiltanking Partners Expands the Houston Tank Terminal
2012
May
Oiltanking Acquires United Bulk Terminals
October
Oiltanking Acquires Helios Terminal in Singapore
2013
February
Oiltanking Acquires Two Terminals in Durban and Cape Town, South Africa
March
Oiltanking Establishes Dry Bulk as Separate Business Area
August
Oiltanking Sells 45% of Shares in Helios Terminal, Singapore
September
Oiltanking Deutschland Acquires Tank Terminal in Deggendorf
September
Joint Venture to Build a Tank Terminal in the Port of Saldanha Bay, South Africa
2014
March
Oiltanking Completes New Pipeline Infrastructure at SOHAR Port and Freezone
August
Oiltanking Sells Tank Terminal in Merak
October
Sale of Interest in Oiltanking Partners to Enterprise Products Partners
2015
February
Oiltanking Divests Minority Shareholding in Oiltanking Terneuzen and Oiltanking Ghent
July
Oiltanking Acquires Terminals in Kotka and Hamina, Finland
August
Oiltanking Acquires 20% of Açu Port’s Oil Terminal, Brazil
December
Joint Venture Agreement for New Storage Terminal in Singapore
2016
June
Commissioning of PT Oiltanking Karimun in Indonesia
July
Oiltanking Acquires Antwerp Gas Terminal N.V., Belgium
September
Oiltanking Acquires Shell Depot at Copenhagen Airport, Denmark
October
Marquard & Bahls Acquires Additional Shares in Oiltanking Odfjell Terminal Oman
2017
April
Oiltanking Acquires Terminal in Texas City
December
Oiltanking Successfully Commissions New Terminal in Mozambique
December
Change of Shareholding in Oiltanking Odfjell Terminal Singapore
2018
January
German LNG Terminal Launches Open Season
July
Greenergy Acquires Amsterdam Biodiesel Manufacturing Facility
September
Oiltanking Singapore Chemical Storage Builds Additional Propylene Tanks for Shell in Singapore
October
Oiltanking Antwerp Gas Terminal Further Expands Its Site with the Construction of a New Propane Tank
2019
February
Construction Kicks Off at New Ngqura Liquid Bulk Terminal, South Africa
May
German LNG Terminal Signs Commercial Agreements: Market Continues to Show Strong Demand
July
Olerex Buys Oiltanking Tallinn Terminal in the Port of Muuga, Estonia
December
Oiltanking Deutschland Separates from Tank Terminal Deggendorf
2020s
The 2020s in overview
2020
April
Successful Commissioning of Oiltanking MOGS Saldanha, South Africa
May
Milestone in Sustainable Methanol Production in the Port of Antwerp
July
Omega Partners to Buy Oiltanking Joliet Terminal in Channahon, Illinois
2021
November
Evos acquires four European terminals
2022