Richards Bay Coal Terminal Upgrades to Boost Productivity and Improve Vessel Turnaround Times
Reported in the Zululand Observer
Local journalist Conelia Harry has reported in the Zululand Observer on the completion of a three-year ZAR 1.34 billion machinery upgrade at the Richards Bay Coal Terminal (RBCT). The upgrade includes the replacement of stackers and ship loaders. According to the article, two new rail-mounted stacker reclaimers are expected to have a capacity of 6 000 tonnes per hour compared to the previous 4 500 tonnes per hour. The ship loader will have capacity of 10 000 tonnes per hour compared to the previous 8 000 tonnes per hour. The upgrade is expected to boost productivity and improve vessel turnaround times at RBCT, which achieved a record output of 76.47 million tonnes of coal exported in 2017.
