# TGN completes first trial shipment using new material handling system

Terminal Graneles del Norte (TGN) in Chile successfully completed its first trial shipment of 10,800 tons of copper concentrate from Codelco using a new material handling and shiploading system at Mejillones, supplied by Bedeschi, Konecranes, and FAM.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2024-11-28
- Where: Mejillones, Chile
- Status: completed
- Products: copper concentrate handling system, shiploading system
- Sectors: [Material Handling](https://endata.com/sectors/material-handling.md), [Mining Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/mining-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Terminal Graneles del Norte](https://endata.com/companies/61357.md)
- [Konecranes](https://endata.com/companies/511.md) (supplier)
- [FAM AB](https://endata.com/companies/2491.md) (supplier)
- [Codelco](https://endata.com/companies/8745.md) (customer)
- [Bedeschi SpA](https://endata.com/companies/24773.md) (supplier)

## Sources

- [worldcargonews.com](https://www.worldcargonews.com/news/2024/11/tgn-loads-first-trial-shipment/), 2024-11-28: "In this operation, 10,800 tons of Codelco’s calcine were loaded onto a Handymax vessel, showcasing the terminal’s ability to handle the increasing demand for copper concentrate."

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