Kalootharbour Vlissingen March 2010

Terminal Kalootharbour Vlissingen

(Kalootharbour)

Vessel size

Capesize up to          180,000 dwt
Maximum loa 310 m
Maximum draught 16.50 metres salt water
No lock = no risk  deep sea / open sea port

 

Storage

Capacity

1,500,000 t open storage

45,000 m3 covered storage
Paved stockyard 300,000 m2
Quay length 1,000 m

 

Rail

Maximum train capacity: 2,500 t
Maximum train length:        700 m

 

Warehouse

To meet the desires of our clients, Ovet has a covered storage space in Vlissingen with separate compartments to store products that require dry and closed storage. The warehouse mainly focuses on covered biomass storage e.g. wood pellets, but other products like industrial minerals can be handled as well. The warehouse was originally designed to be able to store wood pellets which are used in the co-fired EPZ power station in Borsele which is located next to the terminal. 

Number of compartments         6     
Surface per compartment  1,000 m2
Capacity per compartment  7,500 m3
Total warehouse capacity 45,000 m3

 

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

 

1 Mobile quay crane

Capacity 500 tons per hour

 

Internal transport

  • Caterpillar shovels
  • Mobile stackers

Added value

  • Screening plants (mobile and fixed)
    Fractions: maximum 6 fractions
    Capacity: 200 tons per hour
  • Crushing
  • Blending
  • Iron removal (magnet) / de-ironing