Portland Port
Liquid Bulk Cargo
Portland Stevedoring Limited operate the Mere Tank Farm and this comprises:
· 14 tanks of total 96,000m3 capacity.
· 2 sullage tanks of total 12,000m3 capacity suitable for handling liquid waste.
· 4 pipelines connecting the Coaling Pier and Q Pier berths with the tank farm.
With a total surface storage capacity of nearly 100,000m3, Portland has the potential to be a large independent tank storage location. There are also four 25,000m3 capacity underground tanks near the inner breakwater berth bringing the total tank storage capacity to 200,000m3.
We serve
· the strategic oil storage market
· the marine (gas oil) bunker market.
· the inland oil and petroleum market, home heating oils, derv, gasoline etc., inland market storage and distribution terminal.
· the liquid fertiliser market for both inland regional use and for BC and North America transhipment traffic.
Portland is well placed to serve the inland market against oil supply through terminals at Falmouth and Southampton and the regional hinterland is projected to be over 200,000 tpa.
Other liquid bulk cargoes being handled include UAN (liquid fertilisers) and molasses for the regional agricultural markets.
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Portland Port Limited
Castletown, Portland, Dorset, DT5 1PP, England
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