Name of the Project
Ngqura liquid bulk terminal project.
Location
Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
Client
The Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) has concluded an agreement with Oiltanking Grindrod Calulo (OTGC) to plan, fund, build, own, maintain and operate a new liquid bulk handling facility at the Port of Ngqura.
Project Description
The project is one of the Section 56 initiatives that the TNPA has identified to encourage private-sector participation as a key element of the company’s Market Demand Strategy (MDS). It will provide storage and marine infrastructure to support the overall petroleum demand projections for South Africa.
Phase 1 of the liquid bulk facility will provide for 158 000 m3 of storage capacity for refined products.
Products will be received by ship and distributed by road.
Yearly throughput is expected to be about 1.25-million cubic metres. Future phases will provide for an additional 550 000 m3 of storage capacity available for third-party storage.
The liquid bulk facility at the port includes the loading and offloading facilities at berth B100, the services and equipment to perform operations at the berth, pipeline connectivity to the liquid bulk facility, the buildings, tanks, structures, paving and surfacing on the 20 ha site designated as the liquid bulk facility.
Jobs to be Created
An estimated 500 jobs are expected to be created during the construction phase, with a peak of 300 jobs to be created during midconstruction.
The total number of permanent staff required for the terminal is about 50.
Value
Not stated.
Duration
Construction of the facility is expected to start in September and is expected to be completed in June 2019.
The terminal will be commissioned during June/July 2019, with the planned operational date scheduled for August 2019.
Latest Developments
None stated.
Key Contracts and Suppliers
None stated.
On Budget and on Time?
Not stated.
Contact Details for Project Information
TNPA GM corporate affairs Lunga Ngcobo, email Lunga.Ngcobo@transnet.net.
Port of Port Elizabeth port manager Rajesh Dana, tel +27 41 507 1710 or email Rajesh.Dana@transnet.net.
OTGC, tel 27 31 304 1451, fax +27 31 305 2848 or email grindrod@grindrod.co.za.