Record Ethanol Cargo Loaded at Peruvian Port
February 6, 2014
(Tank Storage Magazine) Peruvian terminal operator Penta Tanks Terminals reportedly loaded the largest ethanol cargo ever in Peru at the end of 2013. Around 15,200m3 of ethanol, owned by Maple Energy, were loaded into a cargo ship via an underwater pipeline and the Penta Tanks’ multi-buoy system, located 3km away from Paita Port. The cargo is thought to have been destined for Rotterdam. READ MORE and MORE (Biofuels International) and MORE (Ethanol Producer Magazine)
Excerpt from Biofuels International: ‘Peru is taking advantage of the elimination of import duties on ethanol by ramping up its exports to the EU and substituting the missing supply with cheap ethanol imports from the US,’ the association (ePURE) says. READ MORE
