Post-fire rebuild for grain terminal
The Port of Tilbury’s Grain Terminal has reached an important construction milestone with the completion of the concrete slip form for the new silo.
A FIRE at the grain terminal in July 2020 damaged the silo tower and some other equipment. No one was injured.
The new silo will add a further 34,000 tonnes of automated storage. Once the mechanical and electrical fitting is complete, the new concrete silo is expected to be fully operational in January 2024, bringing a combined total storage on site to 134,000 tonnes.
The new concrete silo will be in addition to the ten steel silos and flat store with a combined storage capacity of 34,000 tonnes, which became operational in September 2022.
Peter Ward, Commercial Director at The Port of Tilbury said: “We are making great progress towards the complete reconstruction of our busy grain terminal. Once the new concrete silo is operational, the Grain Terminal will be back to full capacity on one site.
“As the UK’s largest grain facility, we are a strategic part of the UK agricultural supply chain for imports and exports.”
The image, courtesy of Port of Tilbury, shows the completed concrete silo and the ten steel silos, conveyor system and flat store.
