Food Grade 20′ Gp Flexitank a Cost-Effective Package for Uco Transport

Flexitanks provide a more cost-effective and reliable alternative for 

food liquids multimodal transport via sea, rail and land. 

Shipments with Flexitanks are smaller and not tied to a particular break bulk vessel, 

bulk liquid cargoes arriving on time, that all helps clients to lessen their final risks in the commodity trading.

WHY USING LAF FLEXITANKS FOR BULK LIQUID FOODS TRANSPORT?

Food Grade Flexitank, Safe and Healthy

Flexitank as a plastic packaging coming into direct contact with food we put top priority to integrity and food safety in the 

production of  Flexitanks liquids, in our factory. We use 100% virgin new PE film, 

and make sure all materials are 100% sterilized for production. 

Increase Payloads with LAF Flexitanks

Flexitanks offer 15% MORE per payload than IBCs and 40% MORE payload than drums.

Food suppliers can attract customers buying smaller quantities with LAF Flexitanks

For big buyers of edible oils, Break Bulk Vessel still is the most cost-effective way to do shipment of edible oils over 20,000 tons. 

But its sailing schedule is not regular, shipment are issued or arrived with delays, which is a big threat for buyer's supply chain. 

Simplify Bulk Liquid Logistics Supply Chain

Flexitank is the smartest solution for containerized transport of bulk liquid foods, especially for multimodal transport. 

Liquid commodity can be pumped into Flexitank directly from storage tank, reducing labor operation in palletizing, container stuffing at the origin; 

when container arrives at destination, liquid could be discharged out of Flexitank automatically 

with pump without further labor unloading and  warehousing management. 

In this way, Flexitank simplifies your bulk liquid logistics supply chain by eliminating manual handling operations, 

increasing comprehensive efficiency of the supply chain, and reducing overall logistics cost.

Reducing Bulk Liquid Logistics Cost with LAF Flexitanks

Due to the factors mentioned above, Flexitanks can additionally increase the overall efficiency  of your essential operations, 

and reducing comprehensive logistics cost, allowing you to expand your business with obvious pricing advantage.

Flexitank is a new type of flexible packaging container, which can store and transport all kinds of non-dangerous liquid goods, like UCO. The capacity of the flexitank ranges from 14 to 24 cubic meters, and the flexitank is designed to be fitted into 20ft container. It is an ideal packaging method in ocean transportation of non-hazardous liquids.

Why flexitank is a cost-effective package for UCO transport?

The flexitank is designed for single use and can be disposed after use. Compared to other reusable packages, users do not need to worry about the cleaning, returning, or storage of the package. In addition, there is no concern of the cleanliness of the flexitank, as well as contamination from previous shipment inside the container.

Furthermore, in marine transportation of UCO, with one 20'STD container, flexitank can load 10% more product compared with ISO tank, and 40% more product compared with 200L drums. With the same ocean freight for one 20'STD container, flexitank can help to save ocean freight significantly.

What are the advantages of flexitank for UCO Shipment?

Compared with ISO tank, Flexitank can transport 10% more UCO per 20ft container, that helps to save ocean freight. And flexitank is free from return and cleaning cost.

Flexitank can transport 24,000 liters of UCO while drums can only hold 16,000 liters in one 20ft container.

Food grade 3"ball valve, is specially designed with safety interlock and flange, making discharge residue less than 10kg per container.

Easy to operate - a Flexitank can be loaded or unloaded with two people in 45mins more or less. That saves lot labor cost for shipper and consignee.

Flexitank is applicable for a wide range of food liquids, industrial oils, and non-hazardous liquid chemicals.

What are the characteristics of Flexitank for UCO Shipment?

Flexitank is composed with multi- layers polymer. The polymer is carefully designed for their strong technical characteristics and excellent molecular integrity. The technical design provides our flexitanks with great strength, flexibility, and durability.

Since 2007, LAF has been devoted to promoting containerized transportation of bulk liquids with flexitanks, helping clients to reduce their bulk liquid logistics cost with reliable flexitank product.