The Bayside pier handles the larger Capesize vessels. The other pier at the facility, called the B&O Pier, handles the smaller Panamax vessels and was not affected by the incident.
Until full loading capability to the Bayside pier shiploader is restored, Panamax vessels will be loaded to maximum allowable capacity at the B&O Pier, then shifted over to the deeper water at the Bayside Pier and topped off using clam shell loading equipment on barges carrying coal.
The handling of Capesize vessels while the Bayside pier is repaired will be evaluated on a ship-by-ship basis with the potential to expand the top-off operation to those vessels or load at multiple terminals.
A timeline for repairs to the Bayside pier is being developed and will be communicated when available.
