Selection of two sites for the development of coal terminals in the island of Crete and Astakos town in North - Western Greece.
The project involved research of possible sites for the construction of coal handling terminals, evaluation and final selection of two sites, in Southern and Northern Greece. Data for world coal production, seaborn trade in Europe, and East Mediterranean imports and exports have been analysed in order to predict the future demands for coal in Greece and the East Mediterranean and establish the design criteria for the terminals. A feasibility study followed taking into account the main coal consumers, (the Public Corporation and the Cement Industry). The study findings indicated the optimum throughputs and transhipment volumes. The following stages of the design included preliminary and final design of the two coal handling terminals at the selected sites.