JP Knight (Caledonian) LtdAddress : 37 Shore Road Invergordon |
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On a complex four-river system in Suriname, South America, JP Knight transport cargoes of wet bauxite (aluminium ore) over a distance equivalent to four times round the earth every year.JP Knight (Paranam) Ltd’s fleet consists of four push tugs and nine barges navigating between the loading berth at Coermotibo and the refinery berth at Paranam.The Suriname, Commewijne, Cottica and Coermotibo river system is tidally restricted and thus logistics play a large part in day to day operations; balancing arrival and departure times, passage speeds and fleet disposition. In |
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n addition, the rivers are tortuous, with many sand banks, changing levels and unpredictable river traffic. This places an unusually high demand on navigational skills and requires that the risks are systematically managed. |
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Other products of the company JP Knight (Caledonian) Ltd for the category "Port equipment" :
TUG AND BARGE - TOWAGE |
TUG AND BARGE - SALVAGE > KLYNE TUGS |
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