Recently, the public liquid bulk terminal at Limaoshan Operation Area in Changshan Port Area of Tongling Port, Anhui Province—a comprehensive service project utilizing the “whole-process consulting + EPC” model led by China Communications Construction Company Second Harbor Engineering Co., Ltd. —has officially commenced operations.
Located in Tongling City, Anhui Province, the project primarily involves the construction of one 3,000-ton-class liquid bulk berth. It adopts a floating dock structural design, occupies a shoreline length of 160 meters, and has an annual designed cargo throughput of 1.1 million tons. As the only terminal in Tongling Port equipped to handle Class A-B liquid chemical products, the commissioning of this project fills a functional gap in the region and injects new momentum into the local chemical industry development.
The project implementation process faced multiple challenges, including a tight construction schedule, complex construction content spanning multiple specialized fields such as maritime transport, petrochemicals, and building construction, limited site space, as well as multi-trade and multi-interface overlapping operations, resulting in significant management and organizational difficulties. The general contracting team fully leveraged its professional expertise to provide the owner with an integrated full-process solution covering planning, consulting, administrative approvals, and engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contracting, thereby strongly ensuring the smooth progress of the project. From the initial overgrown bushes to achieving “three supplies and one leveling,” and finally to the emergence of structural installations, the project team focused on the predetermined timeline as the core objective, breaking down the plan by month, ten-day and week for detailed implementation. To manage cross-disciplinary work across areas such as civil engineering, hydraulic engineering, process piping and tank fabrication, water and electricity systems, ancillary facilities, and equipment installation, the team innovatively adopted a coordinated approach of “assigning personnel to designated zones.” They strictly implemented a work plan reporting system, significantly enhancing the overall efficiency of project execution.
This terminal effectively fills the gap in the handling of Class A and B liquid chemicals at the Tongling Port. It will precisely meet the water transport needs of chemical enterprises in the Tongling Economic Development Chemical Park and the Tongling Henggang Chemical Park, promoting the formation of an integrated “port-industrial-urban” development model characterized by a “front port and rear park” layout. This initiative will not only accelerate the transformation and upgrading of Tongling’s chemical industry and support the three major chemical parks in achieving green and intensive development but also provide strong support for serving major chemical projects in Tongling and boosting regional economic construction.
Source from: China Transportation News