Singapore's Sembawang Kimtrans launches floating terminal for Suralaya
Wednesday, August 17 2005 - 09:33 AM WIB
The Floating Terminal is commissioned under the 3 plus 2 years US$34 million deal SKL had secured in August 2004 to provide coal logistics services to the 3,400 MW Suralaya Power Station in Banten.
Suralaya, consuming about 11 million tonnes of coal every year, is the largest coal-fired power plant in Indonesia. It supplies about 25% of the energy of Java Bali.
KIMTRANS SURALAYA is specially designed and engineered to discharge coal from the barges to the Suralaya?s onshore conveyor system.
The mode of operation is as follow:
Barges carrying coal for Suralaya berth alongside KIMTRANS SURALAYA - Measuring 91.44m (Length) x 24.38m (Breadth) x 5.486m (Depth), KIMTRANS SURALAYA can readily accommodate the 300ft barges commonly used in transportation of coal in Indonesia.
Cranes transfer coal from the barges to KIMTRANS SURALAYA ? KIMTRANS SURALAYA is fitted with 2 heavy-duty cranes designed for continuous operations. Manufactured by Sweden-based MacGREGOR, the 2 cranes can handle up to 26,000 tonnes of coal per day (on 20- hours operation per day). KIMTRANS SURALYA can store up to 8,000 tonnes of coal at any one time. For a 300ft barge carrying 8,000 tonnes of coal, the coal can be speedily transferred from the barge to KIMTRANS SURALAYA in 6 hours.
Coal onboard of KIMTRANS SURALAYA is discharged ashore via its in-built conveyor system ? There are 4 hoppers below the deck of KIMTRANS SURALAYA. When the doors of the hoppers are opened, the coal falls through the openings onto the conveyor belt below. Coal is then discharged ashore at a maximum speed of 2,500 tonnes per hour.
Real-time monitoring of operations via satellite system ? The operations of KIMTRANS SURALAYA will be continuously monitored with 4 onboard cameras. The live images are transmitted through the satellite and the images can be viewed real-time via internet. (alex)