The solution Coeclerici proposed to PT Berau is a floating transfer station (FTS). In order to support and guarantee the future expansion of its annual throughput, PT Berau Coal has requested Coeclerici Logistics to design a tailor-made offshore transshipment solution for loading coal into ocean going vessels (OGV). Berau plans to boost its coal production passing from the current annual volume of 15 million tons up to 30 million tons, over the course of around five years from mid-2011. The total coal production, apart from the portion dedicated to the internal consumption, is commercialized and exported to countries such as Chile, China, India and Japan, just to name a few. The concession area covers approximately 1,200 square kilometers, and production is divided into three main areas (Lati, Binungan and Sanbarata), while exploration in the Kelai and Punan areas is still progressing. Established in 1983, PT Berau Coal has its production site in the Berau area, East Kalimantan, within the concession awarded to the company by the Government of Indonesia. Indonesian company PT Berau Coal, the fifth largest coal exporter in the country, is planning to significantly increase its coal production. Worldwide demand for power is growing: Indonesia, India, China, South Africa, Vietnam are examples of countries whose power consumption is expected to grow rapidly.
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Coal for power generation accounts for more than 60 percent of Indonesia’s total coal consumption, and Indonesian major coal producers are all forecast to produce more coal this year, according to reports from Reuters. Demand is expected to be increased further by domestic power plants. Indonesian coal production has increased in recent years, currently making the country the world’s largest exporter of thermal coal and the third largest exporter of steaming coal.