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New R140m Richards Bay shiploader to be operational by April

1st February 2013

By: Creamer Media Reporter

  

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Transnet Port Terminals (TPT) has confirmed that it has procured a R140-million general bulk shiploader for the Port of Richards Bay.

Engineering company Sandvik managed the pro- curement of the loader, which was designed in Austria and custom-built in China.

The linear travelling loader has a capacity of 2 500 t/h at a bulk density of 1.9 t/m3 and is said to be suitable for export commodities that make up 70% of the terminal’s total commercial trade, including coal, magnetite, chrome and chloride.

“This arriving shiploader is a replacement of the less suited 35-year-old Krupp machine that has now exceeded its design life,” terminal manager Victor Mkhize said in a statement.

He added that the loader boasted improved outreach and a higher draft to accommodate much larger vessels and incorporated a built-in dust collection system and three dust-free loading chutes.

TPT indicated that the addition of equipment, which formed part of the Transnet unit’s R33-billion market demand strategy (MDS) investment programme, would help alleviate existing constraints to growth and improved efficiencies.

“TPT will, in the next seven years, invest in infra- structure, maintenance and expansion, drive growth and increase our footprint in Africa, offering improved connectivity to existing and new markets,” TPT CEO Karl Socikwa said.

He added that there were several MDS-related projects under way across all terminals to ensure that equipment woes no longer hindered operational targets.

As part of the procurement programme, Sandvik was overseeing a skills transfer programme through which TPT operators and the technical team would receive further training.

The preassembled loader will be offloaded and installed on arrival to undergo com- missioning and is scheduled to be fully operational in April.

Edited by Martin Zhuwakinyu
Creamer Media Magazine Managing Editor

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