Tanjung Bara Coal Terminal, abbreviated as TBCT ( id, Terminal batu bara Tanjung Bara), or commonly known as Tanjung Bara, is a coal loading

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. Primarily known for its

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loading terminal, it lies on the southeast coast of

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Location

Tanjung Bara is located on the island of Kalimantan, in the

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. It lies about north east off the town of Sangatta and Sangatta Coal Mine. The closest city to Tanjung Bara is

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Port information

The port of Tanjung Bara is often also known as TBCT (Tanjung Bara Coal Terminal). The terminal started its operations in 1991 and has 4

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with a length of . A a depth alongside of at the Lowest astronomical tide (LAT) allows it to accommodate cape sized vessels. Tanjung Bara itself has a fair tidal range from . The channel leading to the port has a higher draft allowed of . While the stockpile on the jetty can store up to of coal, each of the quadrant type loaders is capable of loading at a rate of per hour, with a trajectory of . The port works around the clock and accepts bulk carriers of a length of and a breadth of . The maximum size of ships that have berthed at TBCT is 210,000 DWT, usually starboard side alongside. 2 tugs of bollard pull are available and pilots usually board ships away from the berth by boat. The closest town to the port is the town of Sangatta; the capital of

, which lies north of

and

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. The port is owned and operated by Kaltim Prima Coal, a joint venture of BP and

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. Taboneo (

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) and Tanjung Bara (TBCT) are among the largest coal loading ports of Indonesia.

References

{{Reflist Geography of East Kalimantan Coal terminals Coal in Indonesia Ports and harbours of Indonesia