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Liverpool Bunker Terminal Due for Completion
01 Mar 2002
Six new 3,000 tonne heated tanks are in the final phase of construction at the firm's Huskisson Dock facility in a 'green' scheme which will enable the terminal to be completely supplied with ship's fuel oil by sea instead of road tanker. This ability eliminates the need for 22 road tankers every day.
Henty Oil have also expanded their fleet of bunkering barges from two to five, including the 560 tonne Stanley H which, from next month, will be dedicated to fuelling the NorseMerchant superferries operating from Liverpool's new in-river Twelve Quays Terminal for Irish sea passengers and freight.
The bunkering development has been planned for more than three years and now supplies over 200,000 tonnes of fuel a year, some 75 per cent of the port's needs. With the additional tankage, the Henty Oil Terminal will be able to receive vessels discharging up to 18,000 tonnes of fuel oil.
The latest phase of Henty expansion increases bulk liquid storage capacity in Liverpool and makes the Port of Liverpool more competitive for shipowners.
Henty Oil's expansion plans also include development of a fuel oil terminal at Liverpool's sister port of Heysham, 50 miles further north, where the firm currently operates a bunker terminal servicing the requirements of the offshore industry in Morecambe Bay.
New facilities will enable the supply of fuel oil to ferries operating out of the port.
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