Royal Haskoning - Liquid and Dry Bulk Terminals

The successful development of liquid and dry bulk terminals requires close integration of civil engineering, mechanical handling and operations management. We are committed to designing innovative facilities to maximise economies by close consideration of all bulk transport arrangements. For grain handling, silos may be required at the points of loading and unloading to minimise the ship loading time and hence the long term costs. For mined materials this may involve rail transport from the mine to a deep water port, alternatively a barge system operating on inland river systems may be more cost effective. Automated high capacity conveyor systems can also be used to minimise ship turn-around times.The motions of moored vessels with related fender and mooring forces can be determined using the simulation suite TERMSIM. This analysis often leads to optimised mooring arrangements and contributes to better predictions of delays of moored vessels.The increasing use of LNG and LPG is reducing industrial costs, both in power production and in industrial processes such as the production of aluminium. The recent upsurge in demand has led to an increase in distribution by pipeline, or by specialist shipping. Royal Haskoning, has extensive experience within this sector, and an understanding of the specialist needs of berths to accommodate LNG and LPG vessels. Royal Haskoning is at the forefront of storage concept design and technology. An underwater bulk terminal benefits the environment by reducing dust emissions. Underground oil storage creates an optimal use of space in ports, and contributes to safety of the terminal.Our team, with its broad range of expertise, can design and implement solutions to generate efficiencies in all these areas.