Mariveles Dry Bulk Terminal breaks ground inside FAB

MARIVELES, Bataan – Seasia Nectar Port Services Inc. (SNPSI) officially started the construction of the Mariveles Dry Bulk Terminal with a groundbreaking ceremony held last Wednesday morning.

The event led by SNPSI Chairman Ramon Atayde was graced by Bataan Second District Congressman Enrique “Tet” Garcia, Governor Albert Raymond Garcia and Authority of the Freeport Area of Bataan (AFAB) Chairman and Administrator Deogracias G.P. Custodio.

The new port has a total area of 11.4 hectares. Atayde said that the port will engage in bulk terminal operations, specifically in the handling of containers, bulk liquid and dry cargoes, refrigerated warehousing facilities, stevedoring, lightering, towing and/or storing of cargo. He added that SNPSI will employ only local residents for the construction and operation of the bulk terminal to contribute to the growth of the economy of Bataan.

“The presence of SNPSI would help in attracting more investors to locate at the FAB as costs of shipment would be reduced,” AFAB Chairman Custodio told newsmen. Gov. Garcia, meanwhile, welcomed the new development, saying that it will help to further lower the cost of doing business in the freeport and maintain FAB’s status as the fastest growing industrial zone in the country.