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ALL WEATHER TERMINALSLOCATION: Boothferry Terminal, Goole, East Yorkshire, UK TERMINAL OPERATOR: RMS GroupFURTHER INFORMATION: www.rms-humber.co.ukGoole’s AWT protects weather-sensitive products and predominantly handles steel coil used in the production of car parts and other metal products.The UK’s first AWT, operated by RMS Goole at the Boothferry Terminal on the River Ouse in Goole, near Hull, comprises of both covered and open discharging berths.The dock at Goole has a constant draft of 5.5 m and is located around 50 miles from the North Sea and two miles from Junction 36 of the M62 motorway. From the initial collection of cargo – anything from steel or aluminium, to timber or paper – to final delivery RMS Goole is an international service which incorporates localised reliability.ABP is collected, sorted and graded by volunteers at the Humber Wood Recycling Project’s depot in Staveley Road, Hull.450,000 annual containers and over 600 annual vessels. The AWT offers a 1,800 m2 covered discharge area linked to a further 14,868 m2 of space joined to the terminal and an extra 9,000 m2 additional area nearby.The terminal operates a 24 hour, seven days a week service and has built its reputation on good customer service, combining a unique and reliable door-to-door solution with international service.The AWT was recently awarded ISO 9001:2000 accreditation and offers existing and new customers a comprehensive range of storage solutions for dry bulk materials, forest products and paper.The terminal can accommodate vessels of up to 13.5 m draught within the enclosed terminal thereby offering customers sustainable freight- handling transport choices of both water and undercover rail connections.Goole’s AWT protects weather- sensitive products and predominantly handles steel coil used in the production of car parts and other metal products.Operated by the RMS Group, the terminal is located on a seven-hectare site. The terminal itself covers a 10,000 m2 area, ideal for vessels discharging and loading up to 4,500 tons of cargo. Vessels up to 100 m in length, 24 m beam and with a draft of 5.5 m can be accommodated in the terminal where the operating company currently handles over 700,000 tons of conventional freight,The AWT is equipped with two rail- mounted container gantry cranes, a pair of rubber-tyred gantry cranes, a fleet of reach stackers, a 3,850 m2 warehouse, 25,000 m2 of open storage quayside and a similar area of open back storage for container handling. lWaste timber from vessels is used to secure the load and once offloaded by38PORT OF KOKKOLA HANDBOOK & DIRECTORYRMS Group