MARIVELES, Bataan- The number of tankers availing of liquefied petroleum gas with the Liquigaz terminal in Alas-Asin, Mariveles has more than doubled during the last two weeks, its manager on site said Tuesday night.
Emiliano Martin, Jr., Liquigaz terminal manager, described the situation as very unusual. He said they normally served 35 to 40 LPG tankers in 24 hours but the number has risen to 70.
This Tuesday for example, he said that Liquigaz loaded 37 tankers during the day while 55 other giant lorries were on standby by the roadside of Alas-Asin fronting the sea.
He said that each tanker has an average cargo of 1,500 kilos of LPG with each truck loaded within 25 minutes in four loading bays on a 24-hour basis. He even showed the loading bays where four tankers are served simultaneously.
Martin said all the tankers will be loaded because they have enough stock of LPG. “As far as Liquigaz is concerned, there is no shortage of LPG because our shipments are coming in regularly,” the terminal manager said.
He said that a Taiwanese vessel just arrived and was unloading 1,500 metric tons of LPG. “Halos puno kami ng stock ng mahigit 80 percent capacity,” Martin clarified.
Asked as to why there was a long line of tankers, he answered “Dumagsa ang maraming trak dito na hindi naman namin regular customers, marahil dahil hindi sila naseserbisyuhan ng ibang suppliers.”
In Balanga City, three dealers of LPG said they have enough supply and have not felt any shortage in merchandise yet. Gaz Haus, dealer of M-Gas of Caltex and sellers of Shellane of Shell and Gasul of Petron all said they have no problem with stock
Emiliano Martin, Jr., Liquigaz terminal manager, described the situation as very unusual. He said they normally served 35 to 40 LPG tankers in 24 hours but the number has risen to 70.
This Tuesday for example, he said that Liquigaz loaded 37 tankers during the day while 55 other giant lorries were on standby by the roadside of Alas-Asin fronting the sea.
He said that each tanker has an average cargo of 1,500 kilos of LPG with each truck loaded within 25 minutes in four loading bays on a 24-hour basis. He even showed the loading bays where four tankers are served simultaneously.
Martin said all the tankers will be loaded because they have enough stock of LPG. “As far as Liquigaz is concerned, there is no shortage of LPG because our shipments are coming in regularly,” the terminal manager said.
He said that a Taiwanese vessel just arrived and was unloading 1,500 metric tons of LPG. “Halos puno kami ng stock ng mahigit 80 percent capacity,” Martin clarified.
Asked as to why there was a long line of tankers, he answered “Dumagsa ang maraming trak dito na hindi naman namin regular customers, marahil dahil hindi sila naseserbisyuhan ng ibang suppliers.”
In Balanga City, three dealers of LPG said they have enough supply and have not felt any shortage in merchandise yet. Gaz Haus, dealer of M-Gas of Caltex and sellers of Shellane of Shell and Gasul of Petron all said they have no problem with stock
