Transport Hub at Mangalore

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Bangalore, March 12, 2013:

LPG Import Facility of HPCL is the life line for LPG Supplies in entire South India. MLIF is spread over an area of 176
acres with more than 30 acres of green belt. It was commissioned in October 1996 with an installed capacity to handle imports and dispatches to the tune of 0.7 MMTPA.

MLIF is catering to Domestic and Non Domestic LPG demand of all the Government Oil Companies viz. HPCL, BPCL & IOCL in South India.

Today it is the single largest Import facility in the country handling nearly 1.6 Million Tonnes of LPG imports annually which is approximately 35% of the entire country’s imports.

The facility dispatches approximately 5000 Mts of LPG every day through various modes of transport and Road being the largest of them. The facility loads approximately 250 LPG Tank Trucks every day.

Proposed New Projects in MLIF

Additional Mounded Storage facility with capacity of 1400 MT is under construction over and above existing 16800 MT.

Proposed Mangalore – Bangalore LPG Pipeline which will feed  various bottling plants of HPC, BPC and IOC

Proposed Cavern Storage of LPG to the tune of 1,00,000 MT

Proposed new facility for Transport HUB:

MLIF TT crew parking area is being developed as a transporter’s HUB and the following new additional facilities are proposed for the same:

Dormitory: A dormitory is planned to house 50 driver/helper needs.

Doctor room: The dormitory will have a doctor room to have check-up of drivers and helpers at site. A doctor will be made available for a fixed time period.

Convenience store: A convenience store is planned to be put up at the TT parking area where the drivers and helpers can buy basic daily items like brush, tooth paste, soap etc. This will avoid the need for the drivers/helpers to move outside the plant in search of the same.

Renovation of old toilet building: In order to meet the needs of the crew using the dormitory, the old toilet building shall be renovated and linked to the dormitory with provision for bathroom, toilets and latrines.

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