Falzon Service Station Limited is the flagship company of the Group, and was the first entity in Malta to be given a bunker operator’s licence by the Maltese authorities. This company is today one of the most reputable bunker traders and suppliers on the Maltese Islands.

As a bunker trader, Falzon Service Station Limited offers a range of grades of bunker fuels and blends of the highest quality at prices that compete favourably not only with those offered by their local counterparts but also by their Mediterranean neighbours. Major brand lubricating oils are also offered in drums and also in bulk in dedicated road tanker/barge compartments. Bunker supplies are effected by barge and/or road tanker, and all bunker-related activities within the Group are self-supported. In fact the Falzon Group currently owns and operates five bunker barges of varying capacities as well as a fleet of road tankers, all equipped, manned and operated to the highest of levels, with paramount consideration given to safety issues and to the protection of the environment.

The Group also offers its barges and road-tankers for the carriage of petroleum products to third parties requiring fuel transportation services.


San Lucian Oil Company Limited

Another member of the Falzon Group is the recently acquired San Lucian Oil Company Limited, which company is also a frontrunner in the Maltese bunkering industry and is an established favourite among bunker customers of international repute. San Lucian Oil Co Ltd owns and operates one of the largest storage terminals of petroleum products on the Island located at Qajjenza, in the Bay of Marsaxlokk, in close proximity to the Malta Freeport.

The San Lucian Terminal is a modern installation that can supply the various petroleum products required by vessels crossing the Mediterranean, namely gasoil, a full range of fuel oil and marine lubricating oils. The tanks hold an overall capacity of about 45,000 cubic metres of the different oil products, while the terminal is equipped with facilities ensuring operational flexibility, such as a boiler and electronic blending system.

Although the facilities at the San Lucian terminal are currently used only for the storage of bunker fuels, with the imminent liberalisation of the petroleum industry in Malta the full potential of the terminal can be realised by its utilisation for the storage of all petroleum products destined for the entire Maltese market. This factor will undoubtedly catapult the Falzon Group as a supplier of petroleum products to the land-based industry, an industry as yet unexploited by the private sector in Malta.

Hire and Transport Limited

Hire and Transport Limited is a major supporting company for the operations of the Falzon Group. Together with other Group member companies, Hire and Transport Ltd provides four bunker barges of differing capacities for bunkering operations, as well as a fleet of road tankers used for servicing not only the bunker needs but also the land-based supplies of the Group.

Starting with the acquisitions of the sister ships MT Oilfield in 1993 (350 metric tons) and MT Oilstone in 1994 (340 metric tons) the company proceeded to meet the ever increasing demand for bunkers by acquiring the MT Spiro F in 1998 (1,050 metric tons) and the MT San Lucian Prima in 2001. This last vessel was taken out of service in 2004 and was replaced by the MT Santa Tereza, a 3,500 metric ton capacity vessel. The year 2004 ended on a high note for the Group’s bunkering fleet with its latest acquisition, the MT Santa Elena. This vessel has a 2,800 metric ton capacity and boasts maximum pumping rates of 700/800 metric tons /hour.

In order to effectively man the Falzon Group barges, Hire and Transport Ltd is constantly involved in the recruitment of highly trained officers, crew and shore support personnel from various local and foreign crewing agencies. These recruitment operations are an integral part of the commitment of the Falzon Group to maximise efficiency, safety and professionalism in the rendering of its various services.

Besides being used for the Group’s own activities, the barges and road tankers owned by the Falzon Group are also offered to third parties for their petroleum products carriage requirements.