Vopak, Greenergy and Shell have completed the purchase of the former Coryton refinery from PwC, administrator of the bankrupt Petroplus Refining & Marketing Ltd.
The administrators of the bankrupt Petroplus Refining & Marketing Ltd have agreed to sell the assets of the former Coryton refinery in the UK to Royal Vopak, Greenergy and Shell UK Ltd.
EXPANSION With the global recession still weighing heavy on industry, it is remarkable that terminal operators around the world have not only remained upbeat through the downturn but are continuing to invest heavily.
EXPANSIONSRelatively unscathed by the dramatic economic downturn that has hit operators elsewhere in the supply chain, terminal operators around the world continue to invest
Implico has installed its OpenTAS terminal management system for Petroplus Deutschland GmbH, building on an existing installation of the OpenTAS loading system at the Petroplus refinery in Ingolstadt.
Recent acquisition activity in the port of Antwerp has resulted in two facilities changing their names. The former Nafta (B) terminal was acquired by Mercuria Energy this past October and changed its name to Vesta Terminal Antwerp NV on December 14.
The Vitol group of companies, one of the world’s largest independent oil traders, has recently made two acquisitions that have further expanded its rapidly growing worldwide network of bulk liquids storage terminals.
