Balikpapan Coal Terminal (BCT)


Our Balikpapan Coal Terminal is one of the largest coal terminals in Indonesia. BCT has a handling throughput capacity of 15.0 million tonnes per annum and a stockpiling capacity of approximately one million tonnes across 16 stockpiles. Since commencing operations in 1995, BCT has handled more than 55.0 million tonnes of coal and loaded more than 1,000 vessels. In 2007, we completed the expansion of BCT, increasing annual throughput capacity by an additional six million tonnes to 15 MTDA.

BCT accepts coal for unloading from barges from 2,000 to 10,000 DWT and can accept coal from two barges simultaneously. BCT is also one of the few coal terminals in Indonesia that can blend from up to four stockpiles to meet the desired specification through the use of computer controlled reclaiming gates beneath each stockpile. Coal is conveyed from the stockpiles to a luffing and slewing shiploader at a purpose-built wharf at an installed capacity of 4,000 tonnes per hour. The Coal Terminal can fully load large Panamax vessels (up to 90,000 tonnes) and can also partially load Capesize vessels (up to 200,000 DWT).

Kalimantan Floating Transfer Station (KFT)

We operate the Floating Transfer Station, which allows us to load coal onto Capesize vessels—the largest bulk vessels in the world that carry coal—offshore. The key features of the KFT are magnetic separators and automatic quality sampling system. The KFT can accept vessels up to Capesize (200,000 DWT) and can load such vessels at an installed capacity of 4,000 tonnes per hour. It can also load Panamax and smaller vessels as required. It accepts barges from 2,000 to 10,000 DWT and coal from two barges can be simultaneously unloaded. 

The KFT was initially based near the Coal Terminal in East Kalimantan for commissioning and  trial operational before being transported to South Kalimantan in February 2008. The Wahana Project in South Kalimantan will act as the ‘anchor client’ for the KFT. Coal from the Wahana Project will be loaded on barges and then transferred via the KFT directly onto vessels without having to go through the Coal Terminal. Depending on available capacity, the KFT may also accept coal from other third party users on a rate per tonne basis. A significant shortage of coal terminal capacity in South Kalimantan makes this region the logical choice to position the KFT to take advantage of market opportunities. Being mobile, the KFT can move to where the best demand is or to avoid bad weather. Furthermore, the KFT can be located to where it can be accessed by the largest bulk carriers.

Perkasa Inakakerta (PIK)

At Perkasa Inakakerta, coal from mine site is stocked at the jetty. The jetty has 4 stockpiles with capacity of 65,000 MT each. We are planning to have 4 more stockpiles of 65,000 MT each in the future. The jetty is equipped with crusher and barge loading conveyor. The crusher capacity is approximately 500 tonnes per hour. The barge loading conveyor, approximately 1.74 km in length, is capable to load a 300 feet barges (8,000 MT) with capacity of 3,000 tonnes per hour. Upon reaching the barge loader, coal is barged to an offshore transshipment point and loaded onto geared vessels, which load directly from the barges using crane. Coal is barged one to two kilometers to Handy or Handymax size geared vessels and may infrequently be barged approximately two kilometers to Panamax size geared vessels.

We plan to extend the jetty a kilometer further in the future to enable direct loading to Panamax vessels.