P5-B Batangas port complex starts operation
The P5-billion port and industrial complex in Batangas province has commenced its operations, designed to boost trade and logistics.
In a statement on Thursday, Sinisian Lemery Batangas Port and Industrial Park Corp. (SLBPIPC) said the hub features three major components—a port, a cement silo and a fuel depot.
The company said it accelerated the development of the logistics and supply chain hub, which started after the coronavirus pandemic.
“We are now fully operating and actively serving our locators,” SLBPIPC CEO Ferdinand Co said.
The industrial park’s key feature is the deep-water port facilities that will fulfill locators’ industrial port and warehousing needs for import, export and distribution.
The facility is capable of handling both international and domestic vessels with a maximum size of 50,000 deadweight tons (DWT).
Its services include efficient cargo handling, expert pilot and tugboat assistance for safe vessel navigation, chandling services for vessel provisions and supplies.
Also, it provides bunkering, water tendering, ship agency, cargo surveying, hauling and trucking, warehousing and warehouse management services.
Likewise, the complex has bulk storage facilities for cement, oil, chemicals and other petroleum products, along with warehouses for storing bulk cargo.
SLBPIPC’s sister company, Lemery Cement Silo Tank Corp., runs a bulk cement and slag terminal with manufacturing and blending facilities.
The facility has a production capacity of approximately 2 million tons of cement and slag yearly.
Cement is available in bulk, 40-kilogram bags and tonner bags, while slag cement is offered in bulk and tonner bags.
The plant offers Portland Cement (Type I and II), blended Portland cement (Types IP, IT, IS) and Granulated Ground Blast Furnace Slag.
Another affiliate company, Lemery Oil Terminal Corp., operates the fuel depot catering to all independent oil and fuel importers. Its oil tank silos for gasoline and diesel are available for long-term lease.
