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
Sector: Ports & Terminals
Potash Shed 1 System — Predictive Maintenance Program
Client Need: Neptune Bulk Terminals (Canada) Ltd. (NBTL) needed to forecast the maintenance program for the existing potash storage system (108,000 tonnes) at Shed 1, established to a 10-year time horizon. The desired outcomes of the maintenance-program study were to forecast annual costs along with schedule intervals for the works necessary to facilitate continued safe… Read More
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
Shiploader Spill Containment Pans
CWA was commissioned by Kinder Morgan to design a fully-enclosed, self-cleaning containment pan system at Berth 4 of the Vancouver Wharves site to reduce product spillage, allow for product recycling, and mitigate potential environmental risks.
Shiploader Design Review
Independent design review of a gantry style shiploader for a bulk handling terminal in the United Arab Emirates.
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
Cement Terminal Dock and Barge Ramp Rehabilitation
Project Details: Lafarge Canada Inc. (Lafarge) retained CWA to develop a multi-phased plan to rehabilitate and upgrade aging marine infrastructure at their cement plant, located in Richmond, B.C. Under Phase 1 of this project, CWA assessed the existing marine infrastructure at the cement plant’s riverside berth and subsequently developed a rehabilitation plan to address the… 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
Wood Chip Barge Unloading, Distribution & Reclaim Systems
Project details CWA was engaged by Harmac Pacific (formerly Pope & Talbot) to provide engineering, procurement, and construction management services for the reconfiguration of the entire wood chip unloading, distribution, and reclaim systems at the pulp mill in Nanaimo, British Columbia. Solutions CWA was responsible for the initial concept and the detailed design of all… Read More
Wood Chip Transhipment System
Project details Robert Allan Ltd., Canada’s most senior consulting naval architecture firm, was recently engaged to design a system for transporting wood chips by barge to a transhipment zone and then loading them into Handymax-sized vessels for export. Robert Allan Ltd. contacted CWA for assistance with developing a material handling system for transloading the chips… Read More
New Minerals Terminal
Project details On an annual basis, 2.3 million tonnes of mineral concentrates were being shipped out of the Port of Callao, located within the Lima Metropolitan Area in Peru. The opening of new mines and production increases at existing mines were expected to increase throughput to as much as six million tonnes per year. The… Read More
Limestone and Nickel Concentrate Conveyor Systems
Project details CWA was retained to design the offloading and process conveyor systems for Vale-Inco’s Long Harbour limestone and nickel concentrate processing facility. The systems are comprised of 15 separate conveyors totalling 1,400 metres in length, including: A 602-metre fully-enclosed tubular offloading conveyor from the wharf to the storage building. A 114-metre tripper conveyor including… Read More
Richmond Terminal Marine Infrastructure Rehabilitation
Project details CWA was initially engaged by Lafarge Canada Inc. (Lafarge) to perform a load capacity analysis of two existing timber structures, an approach trestle and a portion of the main wharf, to identify their safe working load capacity. As part of the analysis, CWA performed a site visit and condition inspection to identify repairs… Read More
Landside/Seaside Grain Terminal Inspection
Project Details The Cargill grain terminal in North Vancouver, British Columbia handles wheat, durum, canola, barley, and grain by-products. CWA was engaged to complete an inspection of the terminal to help ensure that it was in a safe structural condition and that there was safe access for personnel working in the facility. Challenges The inspection… Read More
Rail Beam Assessment & Rehabilitation
Project details After conducting a condition inspection of one of the berths at Neptune Bulk Terminals (NBT) that found exposed and corroded pre-stressed strands on one of the rail beams, CWA designed and implemented a temporary steel splice plate repair that would allow the berth to safely continue operations while a permanent repair was developed…. 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
Potash Ship Loading System Expansion
Project details CWA performed the detailed design of an expansion project to increase the handling capacity of an existing potash facility from six million tonnes per year to ten million tonnes per year. The project included a new 600-tonne capacity surge bin, modifications to an existing conveyor to create a shuttling head end, a new… 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
Stewart World Port Marine Structures
Project details Stewart World Port serves the resource industries in British Columbia, Alberta, and the Yukon, exporting commodities such as mineral concentrates, coal, and forestry products and importing break bulk cargo. CWA completed the detailed engineering and procurement of the marine structures for the port, including: A 20-metre by 240-metre wharf capable of accommodating Handymax… Read More