Flow Measurement during Tanker Unloading The mineral oil that arrives via tankers on the north sea coast of Germany begins its journey through the facilities at the tanker pier. For the transfer of crude oil there are extremely efficient state-of-the-art delivery platforms, called jetties. At this particular pier, there are three jetties with a total transfer capacity (turnover rate) of 40.000 cubic metres per hour. This capacity is divided between two jetties with a 12.000 m3/h transfer rate each and one large jetty, which can deliver the crude oil at a rate of 16.000 m3/h. The tankers pump the oil ashore using the ship's on-board pumps via the jetties with their marine loading arms and into the terminals storage tanks, meaning that the actual rate of delivery depends on the capacity of t

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