Capacity for loading propane at the Houston Ship Channel-based facility has been lifted by 1.5m barrels per month (bpm) to 9m bpm.

US-listed Enterprise said the expansion will allow it to accommodate an additional three ships per month.

Work is also progressing on construction of a new refrigeration train that will increase loading rates by another 11,000 barrels per hour and is due for completion in late 2015.

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