ULCC berth up and running in Dalian

Dalian: Chinese state-owned oil giant PetroChina and Dalian Port have started operations of a new ULCC berth at Xingang harbour able to acommodate 450,000 dwt ships.

Dalian Port jointly invested 5bn yuan ($735mn) on the facility, which has an annual throughput capacity of 19mn t/yr (380,000 b/d).

Dalian’s Xingang is a key area of China’s growing strategic oil reserves, with more than 40 new giant tanks ready to be filled.  
(Source:www.seatradeasia-online.com)