{
  "id": 3073525,
  "title": "ChemServe and Witherbys Launch First Edition of ‘Tank Cleaning Practice’ from the Authors of ‘Dr. Verwey’s Tank Cleaning Guide’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/chemserve-and-witherbys-launch-first-edition-of-tank-cleaning",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-24T17:00:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hellenic Shipping News",
    "slug": "hellenic-shipping-news",
    "url": "https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/chemserve-and-witherbys-launch-first-edition-of-tank-cleaning-practice-from-the-authors-of-dr-verweys-tank-cleaning-guide/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "ChemServe and Witherby Publishing Group have collaborated to release the first edition of \"Tank Cleaning Practice,\" a handbook authored by experts such as 'Dr. Verwey's Tank Cleaning Guide' and the MIRACLE tank cleaning platform. This comprehensive guide offers best practices for cargo tank cleaning operations, encompassing methods, equipment, safety routines, and the execution of each process.\n\nEach tank cleaning procedure within the handbook details the specific steps required for cleaning a particular type of cargo. These procedures include crucial information such as the method, time, temperature, and cleaning agent necessary for each stage. However, to apply a cleaning procedure safely and achieve the desired outcome, the crew must possess a deeper understanding of the cargo's behavior, the appropriate safety routines, and the proper handling of equipment.\n\n\"Tank Cleaning Practice\" provides this essential knowledge, ensuring that the work is carried out consistently and accurately every time. The handbook delves into the physical and chemical properties that dictate how a cargo should be cleaned, as well as the impact of various tank coatings, including stainless steel, epoxy, and zinc. It covers a wide range of cleaning methods and equipment, such as direct machine cleaning, injection and recirculation cleaning, recirculation through a service tank, recirculation with decanting, steaming, rinsing, and drying.\n\nIn addition to the technical aspects, the handbook also emphasizes the importance of safety routines during the precleaning meeting. These include monitoring the tank atmosphere, gas monitoring, tank entry procedures, result verification, and compliance with MARPOL Annex II regulations. By providing a comprehensive understanding of tank cleaning practices, \"Tank Cleaning Practice\" complements the existing resources like 'Dr. Verwey's Tank Cleaning Guide' and the MIRACLE platform, offering practical guidance on what to do and why it should be done that way. For more information about the new edition or to order copies, interested parties can visit https://shop.witherbys.com/tank-cleaning-practice-a-handbook-to-planning-recipe-formation-best-practices-and-techniques/.",
  "summary": "This new handbook from ChemServe and Witherby Publishing Group sets out best practice for cargo tank cleaning operations, including methods, equipment, safety routines and how each operation should be carried out. Each tank cleaning procedure sets out the steps for cleaning a particular cargo, including the method, time, temperature and cleaning agent for each stage. ...",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}