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Port of Ploce development area

A:	Multipurpose / Container Terminal
A1:	MT / Container Terminal - 2nd phase
B:	Bulk Cargo Terminal
C:	Extension Development Area
D:	Free Zone's Programs / 1
E:	Free Zone's Programs / 2
F:	Facilities for collection vessel's generated garbage, bilge waters and waste
G:	Liquid Cargo Terminal

BULK CARGO TERMINAL MAIN DESIGN
(what is changed compared to conceptual designs

Preparation of the Bulk Cargo Main Design is in progress, based on which the building permit for the construction works should be obtained by the end of 2009. Fully respecting technological concept in the preliminary design and conditions in the location permit, the main design uses somewhat different, but absolutely technically acceptable solutions. Those solutions will contribute the impact of the BCT construction on the environment. The changes relate to the following:

Pier construction with a length of 422,0 m including the access bridge and mooring dolphin will be constructed to be able to accommodate ships for bulk cargo transport with a capacity of 180.000 DWT and a drought of 18,0 m (Cape Size ships) and ships for cargo loading and transshipment on short distances with maximum capacity of 35.000 DWT and a drought of 10,50 m (Handy Size ships) .

Pier construction of open-type will be executed with vertical and batter steel piles with a slope that starts from the pier line, it does not enable one-time storage of cca 60.000 m3 to be loaded again (transshipment) in the back area as specified in the preliminary design. This cargo will be deposited on the central storage area with belt conveyors and stackers, just like other cargoes. Reloading of this cargo into smaller ships will be executed by the loader that will be installed on the pier. Loader will load cargos into ship holds from a very small height compared to piles, which will eliminate the dust. This is better solution than the one in the preliminary design when the cargo was unloaded in the back storage area and reloaded with bucket grabber. In this solution, there is no back storage, no dust coming from those piles and during the loading and unloading of cargo.

Increased capacities / surface of central storage area for coal in transshipment, with an annual quantity amounting cca 800.000 m3. This coal cannot be stored in the back of Terminal (the hinterland) as described before, but it must be stored in the central storage, and later forwarded to smaller ship units using loader

The pier and other infrastructure are constructed in such manner that they can accept also unloaders, stacker and reclaimers for a larger- capacity storage area, which will shorten time of cargo handling and berthing. Individual capacities of unloaders can be increased from planned nominal 1500 t/h to 2000 t/h., disposal on the storage area from 3000 t/h to 4000 t/h, while the capacity of reclaiming from the storage area and loading into wagons will remain as planned-1600 t/h. Anyways, future concessionaire / user of the Terminal infrastructure Luka Ploče d.d. will decide on capacities and other characteristics of the equipment.

Access channel (access marine area) for ships of 180.000 DWT (Cape Size ships) with a depth of -20,0 m and with of 120,0 m including aids to navigation. This will increase the quantities of the dredged material that will be deposited on the same dump-site inside the port of Ploče area as specified in the preliminary design. Dredged material will be used for preloading and soil consolidation for facilities that will be constructed in near future. This will lower financial investments it their construction.

Power supply via high voltage cables will be used for the Bulk cargo terminal – final construction phase with a power of 9,51 MW, and the transformers of 10(20)/6 kV and 10(20)/0,4 kV will be installed in power supply stations for the construction phase I. with a total power of 7,52 MW.

Port of Ploce Authority has commenced with the prequalification procedure for the selection of the contractor. The construction of the Terminal should commence by the end of the first half of 2010

Almost 150 hectares of the total surface area of the Port of Ploce are still unimproved and planned for the development of port capacities. The activities on the Project of Trade and Transport Integration Project started in 2005, based upon an agreement between the Government of the Republic of Croatia and The World Bank, the objective being to raise the capacity, efficiency and quality of services in the southern part of Corridor Vc with a focus on the Port of Ploce as its starting point. The Project is an answer to the economic development trends in the gravitational area of the Port of Ploce and in particular due to the fact that, upon the entry of multinational companies in the ownership structure of major port users in the field of metallurgy in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the traffic loads in the Port of Ploce have considerably increased, surpassing thereby the existing capacities.

The Project will achieve these objectives with the following:

	bigger port capacities, and because of that construction of two extremely sophisticated technology units: dry bulk cargo terminal multipurpose/container terminal
Although all the characteristics of these terminals will be known upon the selection of the best concessionaire and the preparation of the detailed project documentation, it has been planned that the future dry bulk cargo terminal would be able to handle annual traffic volumes of 5 million tons of various cargo, while the container terminal would be developing in phases and would be able to handle annual traffic volumes of 60.000 TEU upon completion of the first phase. A modern container terminal would strengthen the position of the Port of Ploce in the intermodal network and provide an increase in container, especially feeder lines comparing to the present condition.
	reduction of administrative barriers for railway transport along the Corridor Vc as well as an improvement of efficiency and harmonization of the activities of the border institutions
	optimization of transport to and from the Port of Ploce with the use of an integrated information system
	establishing the preconditions to address all identified priorities through public-private partnership and to enable the construction of facilities and equipment for the manipulation of the cargo in the port.

In its long-term strategy, the Port of Ploce Authority does not plan development in the field of the traditional handling services only. In view of the high level of globalization of production and the needs for additional logistics services, it is also necessary to develop various value-added services as an instrument to achieve the competitive advantages by developing close relations with its customers and by providing them with an increased scope of services.

The Port of Ploče can expect the synergy effects of such a logistics hub since it will thereby attract additional cargo volumes, which can be dispatched through the port and generate thereby additional revenues and increase the rate of utilization.

The logistics hub would present the following features:

	exceptional strategic location with respect to the Central and Southeastern part of the European market
	use of the already established free zone in the whole port area in Ploce
	highly skilled and productive labor
	developed logistics and road infrastructure and exceptional connections to foreign markets, in particular upon completion of the construction of the Corridor Vc and the motorway Zagreb – Split – Ploce – Dubrovnik
	strong professionalism of the logistics industry
	friendly international business environment
	support of local and central authorities

The promotion of logistics activities will provide an incentive to the evolution of the Port of Ploce from a traditional port, as an intersection of two forms of transport, where transshipment and storage of goods are performed, into a port as a hub for an integrated transport logistics platform for international trade.



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