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Container Terminal Feasibility Study<br />

<strong>Moffatt</strong> & <strong>Nichol</strong> was commissioned by Hanjin Shipping to assist in the preparation of an operational feasibility study<br />

for the development of a 221-acre container terminal in Jacksonville, Florida. The study included a review of available<br />

data <strong>and</strong> determined operational feasibility based on operational parameters provided by Hanjin Shipping <strong>and</strong>/or<br />

acceptable industry st<strong>and</strong>ards for the region. <strong>Moffatt</strong> & <strong>Nichol</strong> provided a site analysis that incorporated opportunities<br />

<strong>and</strong> constraints as well as terminal layout options with capacity analysis. Several operational layout alternatives were<br />

developed for preliminary consideration <strong>and</strong> included st<strong>and</strong>ard container terminal operations as well as layouts that<br />

incorporated state-of-the-art automation strategies.<br />

Neptune Terminals Potash Expansion Study<br />

Owner: Hanjin<br />

Location<br />

Jacksonville, Florida<br />

Owner: Vancouver Fraser Port<br />

Authority (VFPA)<br />

Location<br />

North Vancouver, British<br />

Columbia<br />

Neptune Bulk Terminals Ltd. in North Vancouver, British Columbia, is an existing 30 ha dry bulk export terminal that<br />

currently h<strong>and</strong>les potash, coal, <strong>and</strong> canola oil. The facility is currently capable of h<strong>and</strong>ling up to 8 mtpy of potash. <strong>Moffatt</strong><br />

& <strong>Nichol</strong> was retained by the VFPA to complete a major potash expansion feasibility study <strong>and</strong> develop a detailed<br />

potash expansion plan with capital cost estimates. The final Neptune Potash Expansion Plan developed by <strong>Moffatt</strong> &<br />

<strong>Nichol</strong> would, at full build-out, increase the terminal throughput capacity by up to 10 mtpy, for a total throughput<br />

capacity of 18 mtpy.<br />

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