TNPA issues a request for information for an operator for the Port of Mossel Bay’s offshore marine loading facilities
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 (SPM) and Conventional Buoy Mooring (CBM) Marine Loading Facilities at the Port of Mossel Bay.
The marine loading facilities are located offshore at 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 seeks to gauge market demand to indicate how to structure a Request for Proposal (RFP) that will be responsive to market demand and enable TNPA to sign a Facility Operator Agreement with an operator who 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 (3) main growth and revenue diversification enablers for the Port of Mossel Bay.
“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. Furthermore, 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 Captain Vania Cloete, Acting TNPA Port Manager for the Port of Mossel Bay.
RFI documents can be accessed from the National Treasury’s e-tender publication portal www.etender.gov.za and/or the Transnet website: www.transnet.net. Responses to the RFI must be submitted by no later than 13 August 2024 at 16h00.
After receiving and reviewing RFI responses, TNPA may release a Request for Proposals provided that sufficient information is obtained from the RFI submissions.
Source : TNPA
