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STAUNCH STORAGE: When complete, this load-out silo will hold just over one trainload of wood pellets. Additional Hull port improvements include a rail siding to access the silo and warehouse conversion for pellet storage.
The Humber estuary and its complex of ports, owned and operated by the Associated British Ports, lies just over 120 nautical miles south of Port of Tyne, both of which enjoy direct rail access to the Drax Power Station. In April, the Port of Im-
mingham, already the U.K.’s largest handler of dry bulk cargo, announced it had contracted with Graham Construction to design and construct the Immingham Renewable Fuels Terminal. The facility will consist of over 1 kilometer of covered
GOING UP IN HULL: The view from the uppermost reaches of Hull’s rail-loading pellet silo provides a clear view of the rail bed work being completed to deliver rail cars to the silo’s load-out system. Pictured is a converted coal train carrying wood pellets away on the existing rail line.
32 PELLET MILL MAGAZINE | Q2 2013