General Description
Location: Mariveles is located on the W side of Manila Bay, on the N headland. General overview: The port consists of privately owned terminals under the jurisdiction of Mariveles Collection Unit (MCU). Peninsula Land Bay Realty Corp (Total-Liquigaz Terminal) (formally Hyatt Terminal & Industrial Corporation (HTIC)) is located in Alas-asin, Mariveles, and is approx 12km from the town. The terminal's tank farm consists of heated tanks and pipeline viscous products that require continuous heating. The terminal has 5 fixed-roof tanks having a combined capacity of 180,000bbls. The Bataan Malt Terminal is owned by San Miguel Corp; it is operated and maintained by the San Miguel Brewing Group and designated primarily to handle the malt importation of the company. Third party cargoes are not allowed at this facility. It is located inside the ATI compound (formerly BASECO). The Mariveles Grains Terminal (MGT) is located inside the former BASECO compound. It was envisaged that it would handle corn, soybean meal and wheat importation passing through the Manila South Harbour. The final design, however, has given the terminal the capacity to handle other grain products such as barley, rice, malt and soybeans. Other private facilities include, Edison Bataan Cogeneration Co., Robust Rocks Resources Corp, and Herma Port Terminals, Inc, drydock facility. Traffic figures: The BSC bulk terminal handles approx 253,000t of cargo and MGT and HTIC handle 1,100,000t and 237,200t respectively annually. Load line zone: China Sea Seasonal Tropical Area, Tropical 21 Jan to Apr 30, Summer May 1 to Jan 20. Max size: Total-Liquigas Terminal: LOA 233m, draught 20.0m, 50,000DWT. Grain Terminal: Panamax vessels Max draught 14.5m.