PROJECT: BULK HANDLING TERMINAL
National Power PLC, The Bristol Port Company,
Bristol, England

Bulk commodities, principally coal, are delivered to the terminal in ocean-going vessels up to cape class in size. Commodities are unloaded by continuos ship unloaders conveyed to ground storage and later reclaimed for train or truck loading. Bulk commodities which must be handled uncontaminated by other commodities are diverted to covered storage. Coal is shipped from the terminal by rail, other commodities by truck.

Principal Features:

• Annual throughput: 5 million tonnes coal and 2 million tonnes other commodities
  
  
• A 640 m long double berth quay and a dredged pocket to accommodate cape class vessels, with a capability of unloading two ships simultaneously without mixing cargoes.
  
  
• 550,000 ton stockpile capability with yard machines consisting of a traveling stacker, a stacker reclaimer and a bucketwheel reclaimer.
  
  
• Handling capacity into storage is 4000 t/h and 2500 t/h from storage to train loading.
  
  
• Material is conveyed through a 560M long tunnel under the River Avon, from inside the storage yard to a rail loadout station.
  
  
• Loadout station features two 2,000 ton silos enabling trains to fully load in 15 minutes.
  
  
• Extensive environmental controls including enclosed conveying systems, stockpile spray system and wind barriers around the storage yard perimeter.

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