Saturday, November 22, 2008

600.000.000 tonnes of coal!


Last Friday I was invited by the captain of the MV KAMASHIO, a 200,000 tonne bulk carrier for a very special occasion. To date 600,000,000 million tons of coal has been shipped from Deltaport since the start of Westshore Terminals in 1970. The MV KAMASHIO will be carrying the 600,000,000 millionth one.

Imagine how much coal there is on (or in) the earth. While this huge amount of coal is being transported from only one terminal, think of all the other coal terminals around the world.

I'm standing in the picture with the captain, some officers, Westshore Terminal management and some shipping agents.