ILTA proves a resounding success
The 27th ILTA attracted a record number of attendees and featured the largest number of exhibitors at the event yet. Over 715 participants attended the conference and workshop, exceeding last year's record by nearly 50. The exhibition hall featured 223 domestic and international exhibitors, occupying over 330 booths. The entire event hosted an overall attendance of over 3,050 terminal executives, operators and suppliers from around the world.
Renewable fuels featured prominently at the event, and even got a conference track of its own, which was very well received. With many delegates being fairly new to the industry, many speakers were kept busy answering questions and explaining relatively new issues and concerns. Particularly relevant and thought provoking topics included ethanol handling, biodiesel blending and biofuel quality testing.
Another major focus of this
year's conference was floating
roofs. On the first day a panel
of experts discussed the
operational considerations,
management implications and
air emissions issues of
storage tank floating roof
landings. It was a well attended
session with a
detailed discussion on landing losses, the Texas
remote sensing study and
findings, and the terminal
industry's actions in reducing
emissions from landings.
Following the panel
discussion, a series of
sessions focused on other
floating roof concerns,
including design
requirements, safety
considerations, maintenance
issues and equipment
selection criteria.
