Khanom
Port
Location
Khanom, Nakorn Si Thammarat (Sumpun Mining Wharf).
Pilotage
Local pilot will board at anchorage and will give berthing advice.
Anchorage
Lat. 09 12 N, Long. 99 54 E.
Max size
New jetty: 25,000 DWT
Draft: 9.0 - 9.5m
Old jetty: 15,000 DWT
Draft: 8.2m
Tugs
1 tug available and small boat assist with running lines.
Berthing
New jetty: vessel is moored to 8 buoys (4 forward and 4 aft) and
is kept 3m off the jetty. Vessel is to be equipped with 8 lines
of at least 280m length each.
Loading
One belt conveyor for loading gypsum in bulk, rate 500-550 MT
per hour basis bulk vessel.
Shifting
Good cooperation required with foreman as vessel has to shift
3 or 4 times for each hatch.
Trimming
By small bulldozer, weight 4,000 kg.
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