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HEAVY LIFTERS ON THE WATERWAYS

MID-STREAM

HEAVY LIFTING

Associated Terminals runs an impressive mid-stream cargo

All photos courtesy Associated Terminals handling operation on the Low-

For those not in the know, provide an over- tions, other than some minor service and crew view of the Associated Terminals assets in changes. er Mississippi River, unloading your New Orleans midstream cargo ops.

Unlike typical dock operations with ? xed Associated Terminals operates 13 deep assets, a major mechanical failure does not bulk carriers with high-ef? cien- draft midstream berths and 11 deep draft have a signi? cant impact to the vessel owner cy cranes loading a carousel of ? xed dock facilities on the lower Mississippi or shipper as the asset can easily be replaced

River. In conjunction with these deep draft with another asset. If storage of bulk car- barges. Maritime Reporter & berths ranging from Mile 56 to Mile 158, the goes is not necessary in the lower Mississippi

Engineering News spent some company operates 14 high capacity, Gottwald River, another bene? t is the cost of direct ? oating cranes. discharge to barges that are ultimately tran- time with Todd Fuller, Presi- siting inland. A typical bulk transfer to/from

What is the value proposition to the ship storage is 2.5 to 3 times the cost of handling dent, Associated Terminals to owner of the midstream cargo ops? via ? oating crane directly to or from barge. discuss the operation.

A major bene? t of midstream cargo han-

Floating cranes also offer the ? exibility to dling is that multiple cranes can load/unload shippers and vessel owners to capture advan- from both sides of the vessel. Basically, this tages related to barge freight savings at cer- type of operation allows for non-stop opera-

By Greg Trauthwein 52 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News • AUGUST 2019

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