OPERATOR
GRINDROD
| Contact: |
PO Box 96
Maputo
Mozambique |
| Tel: |
+258 21 359 100 |
| Fax: |
+258 21 350 111 |
| Email: |
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| Web: |
www.grindrod.co.za |
TERMINAL SPECIFICATION
BERTH |
TOTAL LENGTH |
DEPTH ALONGSIDE |
OPERATING HOURS |
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210m |
11,5m |
24 hours/day, 7 days/week |
General description
- Commodities handled: dry bulk such as anthracite, coal, and magnetite
- TCM - was originally built in the 1960’s to handle the export of iron ore from Swaziland. TCM, in its record year exported more than 6.0 million tons. Under the direct ownership of Grindrodinvestment has been approved in order to improve the integrity and reliability of the facility and to better handle more specialized products like sized coal in the future.
- The terminal already has commitments for 2.5 million tons in 2008 and plans are in place to double the current volumes by 2009 to 4.5 million tons and to potentially increase to 8.0 million tons or more in future years.
- Although the terminal is capable of handling all dry bulk commodities, it traditionally only handles anthracite, coal, and magnetite. The terminal has its own exclusive berth, shiploader, stockpile area, rail tipplers, stacker reclaimer and conveyor handling system. The terminal is capable of loading small panamax vessels and it is located on the East Coast, close to the coalfields, and strategically positioned for shipments up the East Coast of Africa, Indian Ocean Islands and India. TCM is also geographically positioned to handle bulk exports like metal ores, coal, coke and breeze from neighbouring Zimbabwe.
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