Peel Ports Group (PPG) announced it is launching a new ship-to-ship (STS) fuel transfer service on the River Mersey in partnership with Stanlow Terminals.
The STS Transfers will enable larger ships to transport products directly from Tranmere to a wide range of international destinations.
The new service will significantly save time and lower costs, allowing the import and export of much larger cargos than previously possible.
Previously larger cargos would be transhipped to and from larger vessels by smaller vessels based at European ports such as Rotterdam, subsequently adding costs and time to the import and export process. The new Tranmere STS Service will remove these requirements, helping reduce delivery times.
Tranmere Terminals has now successfully completed STS transfers which took place this summer and involved three successful transfers. Overall the new STS Service has the capacity to transfer up to 160,000 tonnes of fuel each month.
This new service has been delivered by a partnership of several organisations including; STS Marine Solutions, Royal HaskoningDHV, Carmet Tugs, Briggs Marine, Liverpool Pilots and Svitzer Towage.
The new STS operation allows the flexibility of debottlenecking the product offering for customers as all products, including Bio Fuels can now be imported or exported.
