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Dry Bulk
Dry Bulk facilities are provided to cater for the loading and discharging of concentrate, peat, coal, grain, animal feedstuffs, fertilizer, ecocem (furnace slag) cement fines, etc.
Five mobile cranes 1 x 104 tonnes and 4 x 64 tonnes operate in this area. Cranes are capable of hook, spreader and grab work. In addition there is one 1 x 20 tonne capacity electric portal grabbing crane. Conveyors and shoppers are also available for dry bulk cargoes.
A conveyor and ship loading facility connects the Alexandra Terminals storage shed to vessels on the Dry Bulk Jetty in Alexandra Basin for the loading-out of lead and zinc concentrate. Privately owned storage for up to 100,000 tonnes of grain, animal feed, etc. is available locally.
Break Bulk
Break Bulk accounts for less than 1% of total throughput and is catered for on the northside of the Port. The main commodities in this area are newsprint, linerboard and plasterboard.