UMC plans to develop a new marine terminal for the export and import of over 2 million tonnes/year of steel products (large diameter pipes, coils, sheets, slabs).  A benchmarking study was carried out to determine the optimum cargo handling technology to be used at the new steel terminal.  The study focussed on the applied handling technologies at steel product terminals and typically their terminal characteristics such as:

The types of steel products handled (type and size/form for handling, etc) and annual throughput capacity; The cargo handling technology used and the reasons for selecting this including the perceived advantages and disadvantages;