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6/23/2011
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Motiva, Vecenergy to build rail offloading facility at FEC-served ethanol terminal
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Yesterday, Motiva Enterprises L.L.C. announced it reached an agreement with Vecenergy to construct a fuel grade ethanol rail offloading facility at Motiva’s Port Everglades, Fla., terminal. The parties are coordinating efforts with the Florida East Coast Railway (FEC) to provide integrated rail-to-terminal services.
The expanded operations will accommodate the delivery of ethanol unit trains directly into existing Motiva storage tanks, Motiva Enterprises officials said in a prepared statement. Vecenergy, which currently operates a products terminal at Port Everglades, designs and builds operating facilities for offloading, storage and distribution of bulk petroleum products.
"This is a major step in making the Motiva Port Everglades terminal a multi-modal solution for ethanol distribution in the port," said Mark Huff, Vecenergy's managing director of commercial and corporate development.
Motiva’s FEC-served terminal targets U.S. ethanol producers and blenders. When the offloading facility is completed, an 80-car unit train will be off-loaded and returned to the supplier, according to Motiva, which currently operates ethanol hub facilities at terminals in Convent, La.; Doraville, Ga.; Providence, R.I.; and Sewaren, N.J.
“This project will result in supply chain improvements into south Florida in support of the ethanol market," said FEC President and Chief Executive Officer Jim Hertwig.
The expanded operations will accommodate the delivery of ethanol unit trains directly into existing Motiva storage tanks, Motiva Enterprises officials said in a prepared statement. Vecenergy, which currently operates a products terminal at Port Everglades, designs and builds operating facilities for offloading, storage and distribution of bulk petroleum products.
"This is a major step in making the Motiva Port Everglades terminal a multi-modal solution for ethanol distribution in the port," said Mark Huff, Vecenergy's managing director of commercial and corporate development.
Motiva’s FEC-served terminal targets U.S. ethanol producers and blenders. When the offloading facility is completed, an 80-car unit train will be off-loaded and returned to the supplier, according to Motiva, which currently operates ethanol hub facilities at terminals in Convent, La.; Doraville, Ga.; Providence, R.I.; and Sewaren, N.J.
“This project will result in supply chain improvements into south Florida in support of the ethanol market," said FEC President and Chief Executive Officer Jim Hertwig.
