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The Port of Baltimore
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September/October 2013
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Meanwhile, CONSOL Energy is
matching its investment in infrastruc-
ture improvements with an investment
in safety and environmental stewardship
that has created a culture of personal
responsibility and ownership among the
employees.
Mangin, a recently retired U.S. Army
officer, noted that amid all the action of
a 24/7 operation, the terminal does not
lose sight of its core values of safety and
compliance. “CONSOL Energy’s corporate
culture is one of values, not priorities,” he
said. “Priorities change, values do not.”
The CNX Marine Terminal has com-
pleted a water treatment system that
captures all the water on the terminal,
directs it to limestone-lined ponds and
runs it through baffle curtains to separate
coal finds from the water so that it can
be safely discharged into the Patapsco
River after testing. This innovative system
is one of many high-tech improvements
to the terminal. The water captured by
the ponds is generated by a system of
sprayers that are activated based on wind
direction and speed to keep dust down.
Soon, that water will be pumped from the
river rather than taxing the Baltimore City
supply, thanks to a new system of pumps
the terminal has devised.
“People view coal as a primitive
commodity that is handled using low-
tech methods that have not changed in
a century,” said Mangin. “Nothing could
be further from the truth.”
Mangin explained that the huge quan-
tities of coal that move from the rail cars
to ships must be first sorted and stored on
the yard. Moving the coal around the yard
is a series of conveyors that meet at two
transfer stations. Here, the coal can be
moved to the ship loader or to the stacker
conveyor for storage. CONSOL Energy
noted that some grades of coal tended to
get clogged in the chutes of the transfer
ngineers
utes and
esigned chutes lined
with ceramic tile to keep the coal flowing.
“It is much safer now that the inci-
dences of clogging are reduced by the
new chutes,” said Mangin, “and efficiency
is increased.”
Mangin added, “I am proud to be
part of a team that takes such pride in its
accomplishments and holds itself to high
standards.”
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