Cargo To BHP Billiton Mining Company Unstowed In ITI

Fecha: 03/08/2012

Project cargo to Compañía Minera Cerro Colorado was unloaded by a tandem operation, ie two quay cranes operating simultaneously on site N°3 of Iquique Terminal Internacional.

On this occasion were unstowed 219 pieces, MV Avongorg from China, run by Ian Taylor. Of these, only three bags each weighing 105 tons for which we used the quay cranes.

One of the parts corresponded to parts of a backhoe. They consisted of 5 pieces with weights that exceed in 100 tons each, and that should be downloaded in a special maneuver called tandem, which is the simultaneous use of two high tonnage cranes property of the terminal.

In the region of Tarapacá there will be a significant increase in mining investment, both by the expansion of deposits that are already in operation, for the implementation of new projects. For this reason it is expected that project cargo will increase in the medium term.

The company also is studying the purchase of new equipment port. The business manager of Iquique Terminal Internacional Jorge Dumont said "we should consider incorporating other technologies that help increase the global capacity of the terminal. These investments are about $ 20 million and include tract trucks, new cranes for handling containers in the yard (RTG) and the purchase of Ship to Shore Crane (Gantry), which will double the capacity.

Source: Mundo Marítimo