Tanjung Bara
{{Short description|Coal loading port in Indonesia}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}}
{{Use American English|date=October 2020}}
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| name = Tanjung Bara
| image = Tanjung Bara KPC 1.jpg
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| image_caption = Aerial view of Tanjung Bara
| pushpin_map = Indonesia Kalimantan
| pushpin_map_caption = Location of Tanjung Bara in Kalimantan
| country = {{INA}}
| location = East Kutai, East Kalimantan
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| locode = IDTBA
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| operated = Kaltim Prima Coal
| owner = Kaltim Prima Coal
| type = Coal Port
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}}Tanjung Bara Coal Terminal, abbreviated as TBCT ({{langx|id|Terminal batu bara Tanjung Bara}}), or commonly known as Tanjung Bara, is a coal loading port in Indonesia.{{cite web|title=Location of Tanjung Bara|url=http://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/home/centerx:117.7/centery:0.6/zoom:9|website=www.marinetraffic.com|publisher=Marine traffic|accessdate=22 September 2017}} Primarily known for its coal loading terminal, it lies on the southeast coast of East Kalimantan, Borneo.{{cite web|title=Tg Bara - port information|url=https://www.port-directory.com/ports/tanjung_bara_coal_terminal/|website=www.port-directory.com|publisher=World Port Directory|accessdate=22 September 2017}}
Location
Tanjung Bara is located on the island of Kalimantan, in the East Kutai Regency.{{cite web|title=Tamnjung Bara - Port information|url=https://www.vesselfinder.com/ports/TANJUNG-BARA-COAL-TERMINAL-INDONESIA-15895|website=www.vesselfinder.com|publisher=Vessel finder - Ports and Terminals|accessdate=22 September 2017}} It lies about {{convert|20|km|mi|sp=us|abbr=off}} north east off the town of Sangatta and Sangatta Coal Mine. The closest city to Tanjung Bara is Bontang.{{cite web|title=Port of Tanjung Bara|url=http://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/details/ports/21722/Indonesia_port:TANJUNG%20BARA|website=www.marinetraffic.com|publisher=Marine traffic|accessdate=22 September 2017}}
Port information
The port of Tanjung Bara is often also known as TBCT (Tanjung Bara Coal Terminal). The terminal started its operations in 1991 and has 4 concrete wharves with a length of {{convert|350|m|yd|sp=us|abbr=off}}. A a depth alongside of {{convert|17.25|m|ft|sp=us|abbr=off}} at the Lowest astronomical tide (LAT) allows it to accommodate cape sized vessels. Tanjung Bara itself has a fair tidal range from {{convert|4.4|to(-)|2.8|m|ft|sp=us|abbr=off}}. The channel leading to the port has a higher draft allowed of {{convert|25|m|ft|sp=us|abbr=off}}. While the stockpile on the jetty can store up to {{convert|1.25|MT|ST|sp=us|abbr=off}} of coal, each of the quadrant type loaders is capable of loading at a rate of {{convert|4200|MT|ST|sp=us|abbr=off}} per hour, with a trajectory of {{convert|7|m|yd|sp=us|abbr=off}}. The port works around the clock and accepts bulk carriers of a length of {{convert|310|m|yd|sp=us|abbr=off}} and a breadth of {{convert|50|m|yd|sp=us|abbr=off}}. The maximum size of ships that have berthed at TBCT is 210,000 DWT, usually starboard side alongside. 2 tugs of {{convert|40|MT|ST|sp=us|abbr=off}} bollard pull are available and pilots usually board ships {{convert|7|mi|km|sp=us|abbr=off}} away from the berth by boat.{{cite book|title=Tanjung Bara - Port Information|publisher=Macor Ship|location=Djakarta|edition=1|url=http://www.macorship.com/pdf/TANJUNG%20BARA%20COAL%20TERMINAL.pdf|accessdate=22 September 2017}}
The closest town to the port is the town of Sangatta; the capital of East Kutai Regency, which lies north of Bontang and Samarinda.{{cite book|title=Guide to port entry|date=5 January 2017|publisher=World Ports Inc. / IHS|location=London|edition=2017}}
The port is owned and operated by Kaltim Prima Coal, a joint venture of BP and Rio Tinto.{{cite web|title=TBCT - Port information|url=http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Tanjung_Bara_Coal_Terminal|website=www.sourcewatch.org|publisher=Source watch|accessdate=22 September 2017}}
Taboneo (Banjarmasin) and Tanjung Bara (TBCT) are among the largest coal loading ports of Indonesia.{{cite book|title=Admiralty sailing directions - Indonesia|date=15 July 2015|publisher=UK Hydrographic office|location=Taunton|edition=10th}}