The Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) has published a request for information (RfI) calling on interested terminal operators to submit proposals for the refurbishment, financing, operation, maintenance and hand-back of the single point mooring and conventional buoy mooring marine loading facilities at the Port of Mossel Bay.
The marine loading facilities are located offshore the Port of Mossel Bay and are used to load and discharge petroleum products to meet liquid bulk customer demands and ensure security of supply for mainly the Garden Route and Southern Cape region.
The RfI is aimed at gauging market demand to structure a request for proposal that will be responsive to this demand and enable TNPA to sign a facility operator agreement with an operator that will manage liquid bulk operations at the Port of Mossel Bay.
To remain competitive and continue making a solid contribution to the growth of the sustainable energy sector in the region, TNPA identified renewable energy, liquefied natural gas and oil and gas operations as the three main growth and revenue diversification enablers for the port.
“The facilitation of liquid bulk operations within port limits positions the Port of Mossel Bay as a competitive and strategic role-player in the sustainable energy sector.
“Further, through the timeous provision of maritime and vessel traffic services for such operations, the port maintains its solid contribution to the growth of the Southern Cape and South African economy,” said TNPA Port of Mossel Bay acting port manager Captain Vania Cloete.
RfI documents can be accessed from the National Treasury’s e-tender publication portal and/or the Transnet website. Responses to the RfI must be submitted by no later than August 13.