Client Need: Neptune Bulk Terminals (NBTL) had just completed expansion projects that upgraded the terminal’s capacity from 12.5 MTPA in 2017 to 22 MTPA in 2021. The terminal’s previous capacity had been 12.5 MTPA up until 2021. NBTL recognized that this increase in terminal throughput will result in less time available for planned maintenance activities,… Read More
Commodities: Coal
Equipment Fatigue Analysis
Project details: Trigon Pacific Terminals Ltd. (formerly, Ridley Terminals Inc. (RTI)) operates a bulk materials handling terminal, located at Prince Rupert’s Ridley Island, for the export of metallurgical coal, thermal coal, petroleum coke. CWA was retained by RTI to conduct a fatigue analysis and service life prediction of their major materials handling equipment, including two… Read More
New Cargo Study
Project details Westshore Terminals Limited Partnership Inc. (Westshore) operates the busiest single coal export terminal in North America. As part of a plan to diversify their product base, Westshore engaged CWA as the lead consultant in a consulting group (consisting of RF Binnie & Associates Ltd., enCompass Solutions Group, Braun Geotechnical Ltd., and Naesgaard-Amini Geotechnical… Read More
Ingo/Outgo Dumper Systems Upgrade
Project Details: Ridley Terminals Inc. (RTI) has been one of North America’s leading coal export terminals for nearly 40 years. In order to meet current and future throughput demands, RTI planned to replace aging equipment within their railcar unloading facility. CWA was retained by RTI as the prime consultant responsible for the engineering, procurement, and… Read More
Vista Coal Project Bankable Feasibility Study
Project Details CWA completed a bankable feasibility study for the Vista coal project, which will produce six million tonnes of coal per year once the open-pit mine is operational. The coal will be exported through Ridley Terminals in Prince Rupert, British Columbia. The mine will include: Two 1,500 t/h process plants. A thermal dryer building…. Read More
Coal Capacity Upgrade
Project details CWA provided EPCM services to Neptune Bulk Terminals to increase the capacity of its metallurgical (steel-making) coal export facility from 8.5 million tonnes per year to 12.5 million tonnes per year. The project included the installation of a new stacker/reclaimer and a related conveyor system rated at 8,000 tonnes per hour. Challenges As… Read More
Structural Maintenance Strategy Audit
Project details Cerrejón owns the largest open-pit coal mine and export port in Latin America, which have a capacity of over 32 million tonnes per year and are connected by a 150-kilometre-long railroad. Cerrejón had established structural inspection and maintenance procedures for their mine, railway, and port infrastructure and wanted to bring their system in… Read More