IMPORTANT NOTICE ON WEIGHT REGULATION

According to the Greek legislation based on “one license per truck” the maximum permissible weight of an HGV (Heavy Goods Vehicle) on Greek roads (i.e. weights of tractor + trailer + full container) cannot exceed 40 tons (40,000 kgs). Slight variations exist between different truck licenses and chassis types. Therefore, an ISO container tank’s (20’) payload should not exceed 20.5 tons (20,500 kgs). These calculations are based on average weight displacement of Greek articulated trucks (i.e. average weights of tractor + trailer). Regular controls take place at port gates, Greek highways and toll posts.

Maximum* payload in the following table represents the legal maximum in Greece. For weight limitations in other European and Overseas countries, please seek advice from PHOENIX offices in Athens/Piraeus and Thessaloniki, PHOENIX staff will be glad to have the opportunity of providing assistance.

Tank containers are designed to accommodate liquid cargo: food grade, chemicals, gas (in liquid form) e.t.c.

ISO container tanks are those whose dimensions are in compliance with the ISO (International Organisation for Standardisation) specifications on dimensions that allow them to fit in cellular containership cells, thus enabling multi-modal and door-to-door operations. Therefore their length is 20’ and width and height 8’.

PHOENIX maintains a fleet of ISO container tanks to accommodate:

Food grade IMO type: 0

Chemicals IMO types: 1 & 2

Gas IMO type 5

Container tanks’ capacity varies between 21,000 and 31,000 litres. Most common tank capacity in use is 24,000 litres. On homeward trades tanks provided are insulated, heatable (when a discharging temperature must be achieved) and on bottom discharge.

To prevent dangerous surging of the liquid during transport, tank containers should be loaded with cargo over 80% (of the tank’s capacity) full. However a 5% of the container tank’s capacity must remain unutilized to provide for possible thermal expansion of the cargo.