PT. Inkor Prima Coal (Samarinda to Cebu ), handled full logistics service from port to port (CIF Basis ) from jetty PT INKOR at Lembus Swana , Samarinda to jetty KEPCO SPC Power at Cebu – Phillipines from March to April 2011 ( 2 shipments X 46,000 MT ) with challenges as follows :
- Transshipment use of 230 feet barge size with total 14 sets and distance about
32 Miles or 16 hours steaming time to Mother vessel.
- Dry season with low water gradually decreased every day was a big challenge to
set up 14 units of barges passing the river bridge with low
draft to ensure sufficient cargo of 46,000 MT to be loaded on board mother vessel
for two shipments.
- BKS had to arrange Mother vessels, tugs and barges, Stevedoring at loading and
discharging ports, Shipping agency, cargo documents such
as PEB & COO at loading port in Samarinda
PT. Bina Insan Sukses Mandiri (Melak to Muara Berau),handled coal transshipment from Linggam Merimun jetty owned by PT BISM located at Melak ( upriver Mahakam) to anchorage loading point Muara Berau, Samarinda at 2nd week of August 2011 with challenges as follows :
- Transshipment use of 230 feet barges size with total 15 sets and distance about
450 Miles or steaming time 4.5 days to Mother vessel.
- Dry season with effect of low water level gradually decreased everyday was a big
challenge to set up and load 15 sets of barges with different
loadable quantities due to water change everyday to ensure sufficient cargo of
52,000 MT to be loaded on board mother vessel.
- BKS had to arrange tugs and barges, stevedoring, loading supervision dan cargo
documents (PEB & COO)
Maladahi, Kabaena- South East Sulawesi ), handled nickel ore transshipment from jetty Malandahi, north Kabaena, South-east Sulawesi to loading
anchorage at 2nd week August 2011 with challenges as follows :
- 1st shipment of Nickel ore by shipper from jetty Malandahi. No lights/buoys for
conducting 24 hours operation.
- Transshipment use of 180 and 210 feet barges size with total 3 sets and distance
about 2 Miles or 2 hours steaming time to Mother vessel.
- Loading at Jetty through rampdoor using trucks and excavators.
- Barges passing narrow channels which had only 55 meters of width and 1 mile long
for 24 hours non stop to load 31,500 MT of nickle ore.
- BKS prepared the channels by checking water depth with Bathymetric survey and
prepared light & buoys, tugs & barges, stevedoring, loading
supervision, shipping agency and PEB & COO.
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