FCC wins contract to build Vopak’s storage terminal in Panamá

FCC wins contract to build Vopak’s storage terminal in Panamá


The consortium of FCC and Felguera IHI has won the contract to construction Vopak’s independent oil storage terminal in Bahía las Minas (province of Colón), on Panama’s Atlantic coast.

The new terminal will be next to the existing 509,000 cbm Chevron terminal in Panama, which is operated for Chevron by Vopak. The new independent Vopak terminal will have nine storage tanks for marine oil, fuel oil and clean oil products (diesel, gasoline and Jet A) with an aggregate capacity of approximately 360,000 cbm. The project entails, in addition to the new tankage, complementary marine infrastructure, including jetties to handle ships of up to 80,000 dwt.

ST - FCC and Vopak

Work is scheduled to start immediately, with a delivery time of 24 months.

Managing Director Vopak Panama, Agustin Silva said: “The new terminal will be a valuable expansion of the global Vopak network and will enable us to serve our customers at this very strategic location. We are looking forward to a safe and efficient construction period.”

The location in Bahia las Minas, Panama, is strategically situated close to the Atlantic entry to the Panama Canal, at the crossroads of international transportation and trade routes for refined oil products. in the Caribbean region, and to serve the expected increasing bunkering needs resulting from the expansion of the Panama Canal.

For more information visit www.fcc.es and www.vopak.com

10th April 2017