Lightening at the Roads
Terneuzen & Everingen Rede (Anchorage berths)
Every year over a 100 vessels are lightened by OVET.
Lightening vessels destined for final discharging ports:
- Terneuzen
- Ghent
- Antwerp
Capacity: 20,000 tons in one tide
Maximum draught: 16.50 metres (salt water)
Equipment and technical information
4 Floating cranes
| Type: | Lemniscate |
| Lifting capacity: | 3 x 25 tons, 1 x 36 tons |
| Capacity per crane: | 1,000 - 1,450 tons per hour free digging |
| Outreach: | 3 x 40 metres, 1 x 43 metres |
| Lifting height above waterline: | 3 x 32 metres, 1 x 35 metres |
