18 BULKDISTRIBUTOR
Flexitanks & Bulk Liners
March/April 2016
New liner aims to optimise tank container usage
S
ingle use flexitanks and bulk
liners for dry freight containers
have been in use for decades.
Now, an American company
TankBag has launch a single use liner
for ISO tank containers.
The TankBag liner is loaded and
discharged by a pump using a loading
hose through the manlid. The simple
loading process will be completed in
30-45 minutes, says the firm.
Discharging is straightforward and
takes approximately the same amount
of time.
The product is manufactured using a
high-quality food-grade polyethylene,
made from 100 percent virgin resin.
The polypropylene valve, coupling and
flang es are all made using proprietary
moulds by TankBag (USA) LLC. The
company says the product provides all
the strength and safety of an ISO tank
plus the tested and proven product
safety of the TankBag.
A major benefit, claims the
manufacturer, is that it eliminates prior
cargo restrictions critical for product
integrity and cleaning costs for tough
to clean products.
“It’s becoming more and more
The TankBag liner is loaded and discharged by a pump using a loading hose through the manlid. Loading takes 30-45 minutes. Discharging takes approximately the same amount of time
difficult for operators to provide the
right tank, in the right place,” said
Waldemar Finke, general manager. “TankBag
areas where cleaning is not an option, or where
and the bulk liquid logistics industry as a whole.
enhanced with TankBag and is backed by the
provides essentially a brand new tank for every
the cost of cleaning is prohibitive. It will
“We have examples where shippers using IBCs
tested and proven approach of our R&D
load, meeting FOSFA, FDA, EU Food, and Kosher
dramatically reduce the number of empty
due to product integrity issues can now realise the
methodology and manufacturing process.”
requirements, as well as sensitive pharmaceutical
container transports while increasing fleet
economies of scale achieved with ISO tanks,” he
TankBag (USA) LLC is a subsidiary of World
product requirements. “Furthermore, it enables
utilisation,” Finke added.
commented. “So this innovation can also have the
Shipping Inc, a 55 years old freight services firm,
operators to have a clean tank available without
Fred Hunger, TankBag’s CEO, said the product is
impact of expanding the tank container market.
headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio.
expensive positioning, providing clean tanks in
a “game changer” for tank shippers, operators,
All the strength and safety of the Tank is now
www.tankbag.net