Brainum Case Study of Botlek Tank Terminal (BTT) Frank de Leng, BTT’s Terminal Manager, has a full focus on driving the efficiency of his terminal. Six years ago the terminal was set up, and from the start Frank worked with QINO to automate the core processes. Botlek Tank Terminal is using all QINO modules, supporting the major terminal processes, including customs management. Frank de Leng shares his experience in automating the Botlek Tank Terminal with QINO, supplied by Brainum.

1. Frank de Leng, BTT’s Terminal Manager, has a full focus on driving the
efficiency of his terminal. Six years ago the terminal was set up, and
from the start Frank worked with QINO to automate the core processes.
Botlek Tank Terminal is using all QINO modules, supporting the major
terminal processes, including customs management. Frank de Leng shares
his experience in automating the Botlek Tank Terminal with QINO, supplied
by Brainum.
Clear support of full terminal operations, from
HR to customs
CASESTUDY
Started up with QINO from Brainum
Botlek Tank Terminal (BTT) transformed itself six years ago from a grain silo to a tank terminal. From the start Brainum was there to support
business with QINO. “QINO is the only dedicated software designed exclusively for tank terminal management that offers fully integrated
operational support,” says Frank. “There might be better systems to serve just a single process, but they do not work together like the
QINO modules do. I get clear instant insight in all terminal data, so I can make informed decisions and plan ahead to improve efficiency
and profitability.”
Botlek Tank Terminal B.V.
Botlek Tank Terminal (BTT) is an independent tank terminal for storage and discharge of liquid bulk products at the port of Rotterdam.
BTT has a state-of-the-art terminal with ample deepwater berths and facilities for the transshipment and storage of a wide range of
liquid bulk products. The 420-metre sea jetty is capable of handling two seagoing vessels of up to 115,000 DWT and two tank barges
simultaneously. BTT also offers possibilities for train and truck loading.
The existing terminal, consisting of 34 storage tanks with a combined capacity of 200,000 m3, is one of the most environment-friendly
tank terminals in the world. The reclaimed site will allow BTT to expand storage capacity substantially, probably in one or more
phases, to a maximum of 750,000 m3.
www.btt-rotterdam.nl
Frank de Leng - Terminal Manager Botlek Tank Terminal BV

2. Instant insight and customs management
The main objective of Frank de Leng is to continuously
improve the efficiency of the Botlek Tank Terminal. In his
experience, it used to be a challenge to get a clear view on
everything happening around the tank terminal. Employees
carried little notebooks around with them. Decisions were
made in the CC without having a clear view on the actual
situation at the terminal. “For me, it was hard to collect data
from people and paper, making it even harder to forecast.
Arrivals or availability of transport, storage or product could
come as a surprise. Planning was a nightmare.” De Leng
says: “Now with QINO I have real-time insight in order-to-
cash, maintenance, alerts, incidents, HR and KPI’s, giving me
time to analyse, plan and improve. This is very helpful to
answer the frequent and detailed questions of stakeholders,
customer and auditors.”
A good example is QINO’s interface with Customs.
QINO is integrated with Descartes’ Customs Warehouse
Management (CWM). Product orders are now automatically
transferred to customs. This saves time in administration.
Furthermore customs personnel does not need to be
around at odd hours. It speeds up clearance, offloading and
departures, and minimizes human errors. With an AEO status
BTT is happy to have this process automated, and so are the
customs authorities. This makes GPA reporting more stable:
a gain for everybody.
Brainum
Find peace of mind in tank terminal management. Experience
the feeling of complete control. Enjoy your processes being
in top shape, using QINO as your dedicated IT solution for
liquid bulk management. Benefit from the improvements in
profitability, compliance and customer satisfaction, while you
focus on further growth.
Brainum knows how, with over 10 years of experience in
applying advanced IT for liquid bulk storage and trading
businesses. Brainum’s IT solution, QINO, sets the industry
standard with full focus on delivering real time insight in
tank terminals performance. The agile team of experts
takes care, fulfilling your operational and commercial needs.
QINO automates 40 terminals globally, offering over 1500
users 24x7 online access to real-time information.
Brainum currently automates 55 terminals globally, offering
over 1750 users 24/7 online access to real-time information.
Moving forward
Each day BTT still discovers more of QINO’s functionality. Frank de
Leng is happy with the growing number of Brainum consultants
to help BTT use QINO to the full extent. There will be much more
to explore, and Frank is very happy to do so to maximise the
efficiency of his organisation.
Improve your tank terminal performance. Contact Brainum.
Call: +31 30 267 10 30 • Email: info@brainum.com • www.brainum.com
I used to spend a full day collecting data for a report that would be 95% reliable. QINO creates an instant
report with 99% accuracy. This gives me time and attention to look ahead, plan and improve.
The power of QINO is the combination of all integrated
modules. Time and again we discover QINO features
that further support us in our constant strive to be the
state-of-the-art terminal of Rotterdam.