"Yeoman Bontrup" at the Port of Gdansk16.11.2004  It had been a rare occasion in the hitherto practice of the inner port to have carried out the handling of a vessel with such parameters. "Yeoman Bontrup" is a bulk carrier with a deadweight of 97 thou. DWT and a length of 250 meters. It sailed onto the roadstead of the Port of Gdansk on November 12 this year at 8:30 am, with its holds carrying a load of 32,043 tonnes of aggregate shipped from Glensanda (Scotland).
A characteristic feature of this vessel is that it is equipped with a self-discharging device, namely a lengthy extension arm, which at the same time operates as a 85-meter long conveyer belt with a maximum deflection angle of 70o relative to the ship axis. The discharge of aggregate onto the Rudowe Quay was commenced at 11:45 am. It took 11 hours and 5 minutes to unload the cargo of over 32 thou. tonnes. The company operating the quay is the Port of Gdansk Cargo Logistics, whilst a consignee of the aggregate is Yeoman Poland. "Yeoman Bontrup" put to sea from the Port of Gdansk on November 13 at 10:50 am.
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