Completed in 1985 at a total cost of around 18 million US dollars and refurbished in 1993, the grain elevator can discharge Panamax bulk carriers up o 80,000 DWT and load coasters/sea going vessels (max. 20,000DWT) and is equipped with a full range of Buhler facilities and installations. During the last 15 years we have worked for the major suppliers of agriproducts in Europe

Transhipment Facilities

Discharging

• Discharging berth: Magazine Wharf
• Length: 225m
• Draught at discharging facility: 12.7m
• Shorebased discharging equipment: 1 mobile mechanical ship unloader HL-SKT type with a 1100 mt/hr maximum bulk unloading capacity.

Loading

• Loading berth: Laboratory Wharf
• Length: 160m
• Draught at loading facility: 10.6m
• Shorebased loading equipment: 1 mechanical rail-mounted bulk ship outloader with a maximum loading capacity of 1200 mt/hr.

Storage Facilities - Silo Capacity

• About 88,000 metric tons
• 12 bins of 1,600 metric tons each
• 18 bins of 3,800 metric tons each

Other Facilities

• Direct ship-to-ship transfer
• Recycling
• Fumigation
• Temperature monitoring
• Colouring

Working Hours

For discharging and loading activities, the grain terminal operates during the normal port working hours, i.e. from 08:00 - 12:00hrs and 13:00 - 17:00hrs) with Saturdays, Sundays and local public holidays excluded.

The terminal and the owner of the cargo may however agree that discharging and outloading operations will continue outside the normal port working hours and/or during Saturdays, Sundays and local public holidays at overtime rates.

Transhipment tariffs and storage charges are negotiable

• Bunker Supplies
• Malta Flag
• Container Services
• Super Yacht Services
• Offshore Services
• Vessel Chartering
  

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