Tanjung Bara

Coordinates: 0°35′9.68″N 117°42′13.34″E / 0.5860222°N 117.7037056°E / 0.5860222; 117.7037056
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Tanjung Bara
Aerial view of Tanjung Bara
Map
Location of Tanjung Bara in Kalimantan
Location
Country Indonesia
LocationEast Kutai, East Kalimantan
Coordinates0°35′9.68″N 117°42′13.34″E / 0.5860222°N 117.7037056°E / 0.5860222; 117.7037056
UN/LOCODEIDTBA
Details
Operated byKaltim Prima Coal
Owned byKaltim Prima Coal
Type of harbourCoal Port
No. of wharfs4
Statistics
Website
kpc.co.id

Tanjung Bara Coal Terminal, abbreviated as TBCT (Indonesian: Terminal batu bara Tanjung Bara), or commonly known as Tanjung Bara, is a coal loading port in Indonesia.[1] Primarily known for its coal loading terminal, it lies on the southeast coast of East Kalimantan, Borneo.[2]

Location

Tanjung Bara is located on the island of Kalimantan, in the East Kutai Regency.[3] It lies about 20 kilometers (12 miles) north east off the town of Sangatta and Sangatta Coal Mine. The closest city to Tanjung Bara is Bontang.[4]

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

tugs of 40 metric tons (44 short tons) bollard pull are available and pilots usually board ships 7 miles (11 kilometers) away from the berth by boat.[5]

The closest town to the port is the town of Sangatta; the

capital of East Kutai Regency, which lies north of Bontang and Samarinda.[6]

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

Taboneo (Banjarmasin) and Tanjung Bara (TBCT) are among the largest coal loading ports of Indonesia.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Location of Tanjung Bara". www.marinetraffic.com. Marine traffic. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
  2. ^ "Tg Bara - port information". www.port-directory.com. World Port Directory. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
  3. ^ "Tamnjung Bara - Port information". www.vesselfinder.com. Vessel finder - Ports and Terminals. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
  4. ^ "Port of Tanjung Bara". www.marinetraffic.com. Marine traffic. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
  5. ^ Tanjung Bara - Port Information (PDF) (1 ed.). Djakarta: Macor Ship. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
  6. ^ Guide to port entry (2017 ed.). London: World Ports Inc. / IHS. 5 January 2017.
  7. ^ "TBCT - Port information". www.sourcewatch.org. Source watch. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
  8. ^ Admiralty sailing directions - Indonesia (10th ed.). Taunton: UK Hydrographic office. 15 July 2015.