They do need a faster way to load the iron-as we k
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Posted On: 08/29/2013 10:27:53 PM
They do need a faster way to load the iron-as we know, the ports conveyor system is rated at 2000 tons/hour but cant use when CWRN's ore is on opposite end of dock-they considered several possibilities-1 was to use an elevated cable car type of arrangement to move ore without blocking access to the end of the dock
if they could find some way to safely anchor the ship away from the dock they could anchor it along the border of or just outside the navigation circle-depending on scale of this map-but the distance over water would probably be too far for a telestacker and probably would be other problems.
Basically, the problem is bulk cargo is not a priority for them- if it was they could widen the left end of the dock above or to the right of the navigation circle on this graphic, where ore is stored, and dredge it to depth,or dredge the Cabotaje (sp?) Pier and its limiting 12.6 meter approach deeper, because from pics previously posted there is plenty of room to store ore there and that pier might have been deep enough for the Kriton and Loreto-
I'd have to drag up that pic-do they have telestackers there? -seems they were using containers-dont remember?
They are heavily courting container traffic, advertising as an alternative to Long Beach as we both know,so as container traffic increases they need a solution even more.
They hold a LOT of meetings at the port- if we didnt live so far away, or we could get a vacation, we and CWRN could advocate for bulk ore friendly changes,which CWRN no doubt has done -but as we know the bottom line is always money, so we would have to present a cost benefit analysis they liked, and bill them heavily for it to catch their attention.
if they could find some way to safely anchor the ship away from the dock they could anchor it along the border of or just outside the navigation circle-depending on scale of this map-but the distance over water would probably be too far for a telestacker and probably would be other problems.
Basically, the problem is bulk cargo is not a priority for them- if it was they could widen the left end of the dock above or to the right of the navigation circle on this graphic, where ore is stored, and dredge it to depth,or dredge the Cabotaje (sp?) Pier and its limiting 12.6 meter approach deeper, because from pics previously posted there is plenty of room to store ore there and that pier might have been deep enough for the Kriton and Loreto-
I'd have to drag up that pic-do they have telestackers there? -seems they were using containers-dont remember?
They are heavily courting container traffic, advertising as an alternative to Long Beach as we both know,so as container traffic increases they need a solution even more.
They hold a LOT of meetings at the port- if we didnt live so far away, or we could get a vacation, we and CWRN could advocate for bulk ore friendly changes,which CWRN no doubt has done -but as we know the bottom line is always money, so we would have to present a cost benefit analysis they liked, and bill them heavily for it to catch their attention.
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