Port Pipavav commissions coal handling facility

Gujarat: Port Pipavav, an APM Terminals run port, has commissioned an environmentally responsive coal handling facility capable of storing nearly 2, 50,000 MT of coal.

According to Ashley Dinning, Chief Commercial Officer, Gujarat Pipavav Port Ltd, the newly designed coal yard would ensure that coal could be handled and stored efficiently and safely, without adverse impact on any other cargo.

“At Port Pipavav we handle substantial amounts of fertiliser and cotton. It is critical to ensure that these and other sensitive cargo types are not contaminated by coal dust at the port,” he said.

The new coal facility includes an integrated system of two electric level luffing cranes and a mobile conveyor system leading to the coal yard.

'The most striking feature of the facility is a well planned and designed coal yard, which prevents and controls the coal dust from escaping the yard thus avoiding contamination to any other cargo type,' Dinning added.