In the anniversary edition of our magazine, we gave companies in the maritime and logistics sector a chance to showcase themselves. Under the banner ‘Gheys’ Special Forces’, logistics service provider Gheys from Mol offers special equipment.
Group Gheys specialises in logistics and transport for the petrochemical industry, particularly in the logistical handling and transport of polymers and plastic granulates. Gheys offers storage, transport and packaging solutions. “Both for silo, tarpaulin and container transport, we have tailor-made solutions in-house,” says Ken Verdonck, Business Unit Manager Transport Packed & Containers at Gheys.
Mega bulk
Specifically for silo transport, Gheys offers three ‘special equipment’ solutions. “For products with a low specific weight, we have ‘megabulks’ of 91 m³ instead of the standard 60 m³,” Verdonck outlines. In addition, Gheys has a vacuum bulk trailer that can be used for vacuuming granulates.
“We have almost all couplings available and if one is still missing, it can be custom-made in our own workshop. Moreover, we have ordered a second vacuum bulk trailer as an expansion investment.” Finally, subsidiary Kristotrans also has a compartmentalised tipping trailer with rotary valve in its fleet for loading different bulk products, separated by compartment, into the tipper.
To create more efficiency in tilt transport, Gheys offers a solution via stipple trailers at customer request. There is also a range of trailers with a flat bottom, so-called flat wagons. “Here too, everything can be tailor-made for the customer,” says Verdonck.
Vertical container loads
Besides silo and tilt transport, Gheys also offers special equipment for container transport. Currently, the division has two tractor-trailer combinations to put down a 20 ft container vertically and a third combination is in the pipeline thanks to an expansion investment.
In addition, Gheys offers lock work via tipping chassis with rotary valve and this for both 20 ft and 40 ft containers. “This allows a product to be unloaded directly into a silo,” Verdonck clarifies. “Furthermore, for 20 ft and 40 ft containers, we also offer tipping where the product can be dumped loose.” Finally, subsidiary Kristotrans also has reefer combinations with genset connections for temperature-controlled transport.
