HES BEHEER : EMO unloads billionth tonne of dry bulk - 244.03 KB

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Europoort/Rotterdam, 14 January 2014

E M O U N L O A D S B I L L I O N T H T O N N E O F D R Y B U L K

Today, 14 January, EMO (economic interest HES Beheer 36.6%) will unload the billionth tonne of dry bulk. EMO, the largest transhipment terminal for coal and iron ore in Europe, located at the Maasvlakte in the port of Rotterdam, unloaded its first tonne of iron ore more than forty years ago, on 28 November 1973.
The honour of this milestone goes to the "Vale China". This vessel, carrying 375,000 tonnes of iron ore, is one of the largest dry bulk vessels in the world. The vessel is 362 metres long, 65 metres at the beam, and has a draft of
23 metres. Using three 85-tonne grab unloaders, it takes approximately four days to unload the "Vale China". Thanks to EMO's unloading capacity and draft, the EMO terminal is an ideal location for this huge bulk vessel.
Management H.E.S. Beheer N.V.

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