Fertilizers
Handling line includes three main automated units:
Wagon discharge
Storage of the cargo
Ship loading
A distinguishing feature of European Sulfur Terminal is the full enclosure of all technological lines, protecting operations from weather exposure. This allows transshipment throughout the year without risking the quality of the product.
The facilities are fitted with all the required equipment, including aspiration system and dust filters, assuring efficient protection of the environment.
The terminal is equipped to handle all types of granular fertilizers.
WAGON DISCHARGE
The hopper wagon with fertilizer is placed on the unloading platform, discharge hatches open and the fertilizer flows onto the conveyor.
The stations are fit for the following types of wagons: mineral wagons, grain wagons converted into wagons for carrying chemical materials, hopper wagons.
6 wagons – simultaneous unloading
2 wagon unloading stations of daily capacity of 240 and 60 wagons
STORAGE OF THE CARGO
The total capacity of storages is 535 000 tonnes
The terminal is equipped for transshipment of the following types of fertilizers
Vessel loading
Product is transferred to the shiploader via a system of belt conveyors and transfer towers. Then the shiploader delivers it to a hold of a vessel using its own system of conveyors.
Shiploader key features:
Mobility, free movement along the berth on rails
Berth conveyor gallery protected from weather exposure
Aspiration and dust control system
Two marine vessels can be loaded simultaneously.
Shiploader by ThyssenKrupp Fördertechnik, Germany
Capacity – 2 500 tonnes per hour
Shiploader by VIGAN Engineering S.A., Belgium
Capacity – 2 000 tonnes per hour
operation since 2009