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RequestfortheassentoftheCouncilunderArticle54,2ndparagraph,
oftheECSCTreatyfortheco-financing ofacoalhandlingterminalin
Jarrow,UnitedKingdom
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NotetotheCouncil
Subject:RequestfortheAssentoftheCouncilunderArticle54?2nd
paragraph,oftheECSCTreatyfortheco-financing ofacoal
handlingterminalinJarrow,UnitedKingdom.
Amountofloans£4million(approximately 7.3.millionECU)*
Borrower;PortofT^rneAuthority.NewcastleuponTtyne,UnitedKingdom.
Description oftheproject.s
ThePortofT^jrneAuthorityisoneofthemajorportsintheUK
andcomprisestheharbourundertakings ofNewcastle,,JarrowandHarton.
ForcenturiesthePortofI^nehasbeenamajorexporterofcoal
andcokebothforcoastalshipmentandforexportfromtheUK.Shipments
inpastyearshavefallenbuthavestabilisedataround2mtonnesp.a.
TheyarenowincreasingandinI98Ireached2.9mtonnesofwhichabout
1.4mtonneswashandledthroughJarrow.
TheAuthorityhasanexistingplantatJarrowStaithbutthis
.is45yearseldandrequiresamajoroverhaulifitistocaterforthe
anticipated shipmentsofcoal.
AjointWorkingPartycomprisingrepresentations oftheAuthority ^
theNationalCoalBoardandBritishRailrecommended theconstruction of
acompletely newcoalshippingplantontheAuthority'slandatJarrow
SlakeatTyneDock.Themainadvantagesofthisproposalarethatthe
newlocationprovidesspaceforstorageandblending,theability
tohandlelargervesselsandithasgoodrailandroadaccess.
Thenewfacilitiesaredesignedtoreceivecoalfromrailwagons
atadischargerateofupto2800t.p.h.eitherdirecttostockpile
ortovessel.Thestockpileareawouldtake160000tonnesofcoaland
providesfacilitiesforstacking,blendingandloadingtoship.Theberth
willinitiallytakevesselsupto25000DWTbutiscapableofbeing
deepenedtocaterfor50000DWTvesselsinthefuture.

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Pro.iect Cost
Thecost oftheproject at1981 prices isestimated tobe
£7.5masfollows ;
Site Work
Coal Handling Equipment
Quay
.RailPoundat ions
Dredging
Services andContingencies260 000
3000 000
1000-000
750 000
1.000-000
1.490 000
£7500000
Astheestimate isbased on1981 costs thefinal outturn costs are
likely toexceed this figure because ofinflation and areexpected tobe
over £8million .Itisproposed therefore that aloan of£4million
begranted forthis project .
Theremainder ofthefinance will beobtained from theRegional
Development Fund andfrom theAuthorities existing sources offinance
intheUKgovernment orfrom private sector banks .
Conclusions
Thecompletion oftheproject should ensure thecontinuation of
export ofcoal through thePort formany years wthbeneficial effects
formining employment intheDurham coalfields .
Theprovision ofamodern port facility isanessential contribution
totheefficiency andtherefore cost oftransporting coal from mine
toconsumer and isconsidered tofoil within the criteria ofthe 2nd
paragraph ofArticle' 54oftheECSC Treaty .
TheCommission has taken afavourable decision inprinciple to
extend theloan requested .Inconsequence ,inconformity with Article 54»
paragraph 2oftheECSC Treaty ,theCommission requests theassent of
theCouncil tothegranting ofaloan of£4million tothePort oflyne
Authority .