Products Handled & Transport Infrastructure

Monthly and cycle nominations must be submitted to the PFTC Commercial Scheduling Desk via electronic nomination or certified EDI format:

In-Tank Transfers (ITT): Book transfers between registered terminal account holders are processed within 24 hours of receiving matching counterpart confirmations. All storage lease terms require ratable monthly off-take within allocated tank shell capacity.

PFTC operates marine berths under standard commercial charter party conventions (ASBATANKVOY / BPVOY terms) with the following laytime and demurrage terms:

Laytime commences 6 hours after receipt of valid NOR or upon vessel all-fast in berth, whichever occurs first. Demurrage accrues at the contracted charter party daily rate, pro-rated hourly. Delays attributable to force majeure, bad weather (USCG port restrictions), or vessel-caused mechanical interruptions are excluded from laytime.

All custody transfer movements follow the strict protocols of the American Petroleum Institute Manual of Petroleum Measurement Standards (API MPMS):

• Volumetric Correction: All gross volumes are temperature-compensated to standard net barrels at 60°F (15.56°C) in strict conformance with ASTM D1250 and API Table 6B / 54B.
• Joint Gauging & Sampling: Measurements are conducted jointly by licensed independent marine surveyors (e.g., SGS, Camin Cargo, Intertek Caleb Brett) and certified PFTC terminal inspectors.
• Retain Samples: 1-gallon composite samples are drawn from vessel tanks, shore tanks, and manifold pipelines prior to and following transfer. Samples are tamper-evident sealed and stored in climate-controlled lockers for a minimum of 90 days.
• Certificate of Analysis (COA): Full ASTM testing (octane/cetane, RVP, flash point, sulfur content, density, distillation, and water/sediment) is verified prior to product acceptance into storage.

To ensure rapid and equitable commercial reconciliation, all demurrage claims are subject to a strict 60-day time-bar from the date of final hose disconnection. Claims must be submitted with full supporting documentation:

Our commercial demurrage desk acknowledges claim receipt within 3 business days and targets definitive settlement resolution within 30 calendar days.

PFTC terminal facilities are equipped with automated multi-stream Coriolis mass meters delivering ±0.05% blend accuracy. We support custom downstream proprietary formulations:

• Bio-Fuel Injection: Automated inline blending of B5, B10, and B20 biodiesel into ULSD; fuel ethanol (E10) injection into CBOB/RBOB gasoline base stocks.
• Seasonal Cold Flow Winterization: Automated dosing of cold-flow improvers and cloud-point depressants for Arctic-grade heating oil and winter highway diesel.
• Tax-Exempt Dye Injection: EPA and IRS mandated Solvent Red 164 dye injection for off-road agricultural and marine fuel with photometric automated verification.

Under US Coast Guard 33 CFR Part 105 (MTSA regulations), all carriers and drivers entering PFTC bulk liquid terminal gates must satisfy strict baseline credentials: