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Location: The Butinge Marine Terminal is an offshore SPM buoy terminal located 3.9 nautical miles off the coast of Palanga in the Baltic Sea. (56°02.8'N 020°57.6'E) General overview: The Butinge Marine Terminal is connected to the Polotsk-Mazeikiai oil pipeline and operates 24/7, weather permitting. The terminal uses advanced environmental technologies, including a computer-based leak detection system. The complex includes a crude oil pipeline, onshore terminal equipment and tanks at Butinge, offshore pipeline, and a single point mooring (SPM) buoy. Storage: - Oil Tanks Traffic figures: Approx. 14,000,000t of crude oil and 60 tankers handled annually. Load line zone: Winter: (Nov 1 to Mar 31) // Winter Seasonal Area for vessels of 100m or less in length. Summer: (Apr 1 to Oct 31) // Summer Zone for vessels over 100m in length.