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Fri 4 Mar 2011, 13:56 GMT

Oiltanking acquires Panama bunker terminal


Colón facility aims to meet increasing demand for marine fuels in the Panama Canal.

Oiltanking Group has announced that it has acquired 100 percent of the shares of Colón Oil and Service S.A. and Colón Port Terminal S.A..

The newly-acquired businesses will be renamed Oiltanking Colón S.A. and will be managed and operated by Oiltanking.

Oiltanking Colón S.A. is located at the Atlantic entrance of the Panama Canal, within the breakwater, at the Cocosolo Bay. The aim of the terminal is to accommodate the increasing demand for marine fuels by vessels transiting the Panama Canal and calling the ports in the area.

The first phase of the terminal is currently under construction and will be commissioned in the third quarter of 2011. It consists of 300,000 barrels of tank capacity for the storage and handling of marine fuels along with an exclusive 260 meter jetty with a draft of 12.5 meter and ability to receive Panamax vessels. The jetty also has two barge positions.

Additionally, Oiltanking is already working on the first expansion of 450,000 barrels and truck loading facilities, which is expected to be operational in 2012. The terminal still has land available for further construction.

Oiltanking is a subsidiary of Marquard & Bahls AG, Germany, and the second largest independent tank storage provider for petroleum products, chemicals and gases worldwide. The company owns and operates 71 terminals in 22 countries within Europe, North and South America and Asia. Its overall storage capacity exceeds 17.6 million cubic meters.

Deal   Oiltanking   Panama  Colon (PA) 
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