Bulk Loading, Unloading and Handling

Our shipside facilities provide superior handling for an bulk goods that sail our way.

• Berthing space up to 42 ft. deep, and 650 ft. long wide for bulk loading (12.8 m. deep and 198 m. long)
• Direct rail access
• Covered discharge site for all-weather operation

Shipside bulk loading facilities at the Port of San Diego's 10th Avenue Marine Terminal can handle the receipt of dry bulk commodity.

An on-site heavyweight bulk loader, an automated bulk silo complex and a traveling railcar loader all help ensure that your product is transferred from storage to ship with the greatest efficiency possible.

Bulk Loader Specifications

• At 2,000 tons per hour, rated as one of the world's most efficient
• Boom travels 500 ft. (152.4 m.) laterally while extended or raised to accommodate ships of any shape or size

Bulk Silos

• 32,900-metric-ton bulk storage complex
• Bottom-drop dumping pit

Traveling Loader

• 500 ft. (152.4 m.) of track provides access to all points of discharge
• Able to receive voice communication at any location

Bulk Unloading

• Cement unloading facility
• New Siwertell ship unloader with rated capacity of 800 metric tons per hour

Bulk Commodity Experience

• Soda ash, sodium sulfate, borax, pyroborates, bicarbonate of soda, cement and others
• 1.4 million metric tons of bulk tonnage in 2006
• Capacity for sand, gravel, and aggregate materials