As the Warehouse 6 at EBS Laurenshaven terminal is completed, the Port of Rotterdam now has another asset in the transshipment of high quality minerals and biomass. For European Bulk Services (EBS), this also marks the next step in the transition from coal to other products.
A total 126,000 cubic metres of covered storage capacity has been added, bringing EBS’s total capacity in Rotterdam to 650,000 cubic metres.
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The area is divided into ten 3,500-cubic metre compartments and seven 5,000-cubic metre compartments. One of these compartments has a covered transit to a nearby 20,000-metre warehouse in which moveable internal walls can be used for the separate storage of various minerals and biomass.
stated Henk Hoepel, Manager at Hudig & Veder Bulk.
This new storage facility enables us not only to be flexible, but also to store the various consignments clean, dry and free from contamination. That is important, because we mainly work with high grade minerals and clay types including bauxite, bentonite and perlite
The warehouse is also equipped with a hatch system that EBS developed. With this system, the crane operator can open and close the correct part of the warehouse, enabling bulk goods to be stored in the warehouse directly from the vessel, without any form of transport being required. In addition, canopies on the outside of the warehouse mean that trucks can continue to be loaded as normal during rainy weather, which was not possible before.
Moreover, investments have been made in a 50-tonne mobile Gottwald 6 bulk-handling crane. The shell bucket includes a calibrated electronic weighing system.
Furthermore, a new warehouse with 50,000 cubic metres of capacity for ‘food & feed’ is on the plans. This includes things such as soya flour, corn, wheat and grains.
