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HYDROCARBON
ENGINEERING
December
2014
I
f one was responsible for the precious metals in
500 000 lbs of spent process catalysts, perhaps containing
many millions of dollars’ worth of platinum, palladium,
ruthenium, rhodium, rhenium and/or other valuable
metals ready for recovery and refining, how would one ship
them from Warsaw to Williston? Or from Santiago to
Scottsville? You may be thinking that it is not an easy task, and
of course, it is not.
Think about this: When shipping spent precious metal
bearing catalysts beyond the borders of the US, you must
comply with a labyrinth of complex domestic and
international rules, regulations, permits, and many other road
blocks. How is this accomplished when a 500 000 lb lot of
process catalysts must be stored and then shipped to one of
three recovery and refining facilities? Like many other
complexities in our fast paced daily life, one needs a specialist
to sort this out.
Transport logistics
Sabin International Logistics Corporation (SILC) is part of the
global Sabin Metal Group of Companies and is responsible for
arranging transportation of customers’ spent process catalysts
from virtually any point on Earth to Sabin’s recovery and refining
processing facilities.
The process begins with SILC’s staff obtaining relevant
information from the catalyst owner concerning lot size,
materials type, classification, anticipated shipment readiness
date and, in the case of international shipments a review relating
to US importation. Once these steps are completed
transportation arrangements begin. For international shipment,
the logistics crew obtain and prepare documents necessary for
importing the catalysts such as ocean bills of lading, commercial
invoices, and packing lists. Once the relevant information is
obtained and the customer is ready to ship the catalyst, they will
advise when they can fill their shipping containers, such as
Bradford Cook, Sabin Metal Corp., USA, and Marcy Kurtz, Sabin
International Logistics Corporation (SILC), USA,
discuss how spent
precious metal bearing catalysts can be moved around the globe quickly
and cost effectively.
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