The CLH Group starts operating the fuel storage terminal at Dublin Airport

• A new subsidiary has been created, under the name of CLH Aviation Ireland Ltd., to manage these infrastructures
• The company will invest over 40 million euros in the renovation and expansion of the plant

The CLH Group has taken over control of the fuel storage terminal at Dublin airport and has started providing logistics services for the receipt, storage and dispatch of Jet A1, after the award of the tender process organised by DAA (Dublin Airport Authority) at the beginning of this year.

The company has completed a 2-month transition period, during which it operated the facilities together with the previous concessionaire, gathered details on airport operations, adapted aviation procedures to Irish requirements and provided specific training to personnel.

The CLH Group has created a new company under the name of CLH Aviation Ireland Ltd., which is fully owned by CLH Aviación, to manage the storage facility under a concession scheme for 20 years and it will also renovate this infrastructure by expanding its capacity and building a new hydrant system.

During the 2016-2018 period, the investment will exceed 40 million euros with the aim of commissioning new infrastructures in stages, for which completion is expected in three years.

The new facility will comprise three storage tanks of 5,000 cubic metres each, office and service buildings, a parking area, pumping stations, into-plane fuelling unit loading areas and the most technologically-advanced safety systems.

The project also includes construction of a hydrant system at the airport piers in order to facilitate into-plane fuelling, which will be connected to the storage terminal.

Dublin airport will be the third airport by activity level operated by CLH Aviación, ranking after Adolfo Suarez – Madrid Barajas and Barcelona – El Prat.

This is the third international transaction undertaken by the CLH Group, after the projects in Oman and United Kingdom, based on commercial development opportunities and its expertise in airport facility management.

About the CLH Group

CLH is the leading company in the transport and storage of oil products in the Spanish market. The company’s infrastructure in Spain consists of over 4,000 kilometres of oil pipelines and 40 storage facilities, with a capacity of 8 million cubic metres, in addition to 28 airport facilities.

On an international scale, the company operates in the United Kingdom through its subsidiary, CLH-PS, managing an infrastructure network of 2,000 kilometres of oil pipelines and 16 storage facilities with a capacity of one million cubic metres.

CLH is also developing a major project in the Sultanate of Oman, where it has established a company with Orpic, called OLC, which is currently building an oil pipeline and a storage facility in this country.