Eco-Oil has made the tanks cleaning from a fuel oil storage tank, with a capacity of 7500 m3 located at the Terminal. It was necessary to allocate external manpower and specific equipment to carry out this operation. Between 2 and 10 cleaning operators were involved simultaneously, having collected 147.5 tons of sludge from inside, in [...]
On the 31st of October, Carlos Silvestre achieved his well-deserved retirement. After a lifetime of work, always dedicated, and with a diligent attitude, Carlos Silvestre will be difficult to replace. “Being a young company with a staff of Employees with an average age around 40 years old, the retirement of a colleague is a new [...]
Eco-Oil has activity participate in the public consultation of the Proposal for the amendment of the General Waste Management Regime, having also sent its suggestions to the business associations to which it belongs.
Eco-Oil and Tanquisado launched the tender for the rehabilitation of the tower positioned in the Maritime terminal licensed by APSS. The tower requalification is part of the set of add-ons and responsibilities of the concession and should be completed in the first half of 2021. “This work is very important to ensure the safety of [...]
Within the scope of the protocol established with FCT, Faculty of Science and Technology of the Universidade Nova de Lisboa, the dissertation “Optimization of a residual fuel oil production unit, recovered from marine and industrial oily residues, as well as the study of the increment of value of this fuel oil.” was discussed and approved. [...]
As part of Eco-Oil's strategy, joining the ABA Advanced Bioenergy Association aims to deepen the principles of Circular Economy and develop initiatives to marketing the benefits of using the 100% recycled Fuel produced at Eco-Oil. ABA Association of Advanced Bioenergy, seeks to promote bioenergy in the energy transition to the circular economy, through the use [...]
With a focus on regenerating oily waste for fuel production, Eco-Oil fits the principles of Circular Economy offering the market a cleaner and 100% recycled fuel oil. The treated waste coming from shipping activities, directly collected at the Eco-Oil terminal or imported from different European jurisdictions, is treated and processed in Eco-Oil refinery. The new [...]
In October, the Integrated Quality, Environment and Safety Management System of Eco-Oil has been external audited. The scope were ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and ISO 45001, and outcome was very successful without non-compliances. Eco-Oil is certified according ISO 9001 since 2009, currently holds the latest versions of the ISO 9001, 14001 and 45001 standards - [...]
A new sister vessel from Schulte ship owner assisted at Eco-Oil in the way to Viana do Castelo repair Shipyard. “Eco-Oil is the best destination in the region when large volumes of waste are a problem,” says Gonçalo Camejo, responsible for this business. With a reception capacity above the competition, Eco-Oil offers its customers a [...]
Umnenga means whale in the Xhosa language, a South African ethnic group, for Eco-Oil Umnenga meant in 2020 the biggest cleaning job on a tanker. About 100 tons of sludge were removed, in an operation that proved to be very difficult due to the unpreparedness of the work - “when the ship arrived at the [...]
