Spray, salt and rain during transfer
Work carries on through the monsoon, and a transfer cannot stop because it is raining. IP68 sealing and rugged build answer water and salt; the Ex marking decides entry.
Thailand · Terminals & Ports
Explosion proof mobile phone for Terminals & Ports in Thailand
Thailand's liquid bulk, LPG and LNG move through a handful of ports on the eastern seaboard, and an explosion proof mobile phone for Thailand's terminals has to work on jetties, in tank farms and at loading arms. This page covers the sector across Map Ta Phut, Sriracha and Laem Chabang. The SAMS IS-04Z1 is designed for Zone 1 and Zone 21; it is pre-launch and certification is in progress. The IS-04Z1 is designed around intrinsic safety rather than a flameproof enclosure.
Launching Q4 2026 · certification programme in progress
Local approvalIECEx · TISIECEx · TISI and NBTC route in progress
AvailabilityQ4 2026via authorised distributors
Terminals and ports · the site
Liquid bulk and gas berths on the eastern seaboard
Map Ta Phut Industrial Port in Rayong is administered by the Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand and is described as the country's largest industrial port. Port listings name liquid bulk terminals operated by Map Ta Phut Tank Terminal, Rayong Refinery, Star Petroleum Refining, Thai Tank Terminal (reported as a PTT Global Chemical and Vopak partnership) and PTTCH. IEAT's Phase 3 project, on about 1,000 rai with a 2,200 metre pier and a 16 metre channel, has six berths: two liquid cargo, three gas carrier and one general cargo. Laem Chabang, owned by the Port Authority of Thailand, is mostly a container port, but its Phase 3 includes Terminal F, awarded to a consortium of Gulf Energy, PTT Tank Terminal and CHEC. Sriracha's refinery jetties sit between the two.
Operators and sites
- Map Ta Phut Industrial Port
- IEAT-administered port serving the Rayong petrochemical estates.
- Liquid bulk terminal operators
- Tank terminal and refinery companies running jetties and tankage at Map Ta Phut.
- Gas carrier berths
- LPG and LNG transfer serving PTT gas plants and the receiving terminals.
- Laem Chabang
- Port Authority of Thailand site with container, general cargo and dangerous goods.
- Sriracha jetties
- Refinery marine terminals for crude, products and aromatics.
- Surveyors and hauliers
- Independent firms who enter classified areas without being on a terminal payroll.
Classified units and areas
- Jetty manifolds and loading arms
- Hose and arm connections, vented during transfer.
- Tank farms
- Floating-roof and pressurised tanks, pump seals and gauge hatches.
- Pipeline pig traps
- Launchers and receivers on the lines between jetty and plant.
- LPG and LNG transfer
- Refrigerated and pressurised service at the gas carrier berths.
- Tank cleaning and slops
- Confined-space entry into tanks that held the previous cargo.
Built for local conditions
What a jetty does to a handset
Exposure is the issue: rain, spray and a ship moving at the other end.
IP ratingIP68
Battery4,000 mAh
Camera50 MP
OSAndroid 16
Cargo changes, classification must not
A tank can hold a vegetable oil one quarter and a solvent the next. The marking target of II 2 G Ex ib IIC T4 is set to the worst case a berth is licensed to handle.
Cameras at a security boundary
Port photography is a security and customs question as well as a safety one. A camera that the operator's console can switch off per site meets both.
Position on a long pier
A 2,200 metre pier gives few landmarks. Four-constellation GNSS puts a fix on the transfer record.
Terminals and ports · working and approvals
How terminal work is organised, and what operators would ask for
A terminal works to a ship schedule, with contractors and surveyors on the same berth in an afternoon.
Ship-driven peaks
Work arrives with the vessel: gauging, hose connection, sampling and surveyor inspection in a few hours. A handset that carries the transfer checklist and photographs reduces the paperwork reconciled afterwards.
Several employers on one berth
Terminal staff, ship crew, surveyors and hauliers share a jetty, so policy should follow the enrolled device and not the person.
Vendor and equipment approval
We have not verified a published approval scheme for portable devices at these terminals, so we do not describe one. Ask each terminal operator and IEAT or the Port Authority for site access rules and the documents expected alongside the Ex certificate.
National file
TISI, the Department of Industrial Works and NBTC apply to the device on top of the IECEx evidence, and all three are in progress.
Terminals and ports · use cases
Where the IS-04Z1 explosion proof mobile phone goes to work.
Jetty01
Gauging and loading arm connection
A terminal operator gauges a tank, connects an arm and photographs the connection. The record carries a position fix and time without a safe-area stop.
Tank farm02
Pump, seal and vent inspection
An inspector walks a bunded tank farm and attaches photographs to defects. Site pages that cover the plants behind the berths are Map Ta Phut and Sriracha.
Port03
Dangerous goods yard checks
A port surveyor checks segregation and leaks in dangerous goods stacks. The Laem Chabang page covers the port in detail.
Questions · Terminals and ports
Frequently asked questions
Can terminal operators buy an explosion proof mobile phone from SAMS today?
No. The IS-04Z1 is pre-launch with a Q4 2026 launch, and IECEx, ATEX and NEC 500 certification are in progress. The datasheet and certification schedule are available now.
Is a handset needed on LNG berths?
Where the area classification includes gas, yes. LNG is mainly methane (group IIA); the IIC design target covers the strictest case and the classification drawings decide each location.
Who sets access rules at Map Ta Phut Port?
IEAT administers the port and estate, and each terminal operator adds its own rules. A device usually has to clear both.
Enquiry · Terminals & Ports
Ask about the IS-04Z1 for Terminals & Ports, Thailand
Tell us the site, the zone and gas group, and roughly how many handsets. The SAMS team replies by email with the datasheet and the certification schedule for Thailand. The IS-04Z1 is pre-launch and certification is in progress, so there is no list price yet; indicative pricing is issued in writing against a stated quantity and site.
Enquiry · Terminals & Ports
Launching Q4 2026
Evaluating the IS-04Z1 for this site?
Tell us the zone, gas group and operator. We will send the datasheet and the certification schedule for your market.