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E XTRA EFFICIENT Suppliers of new ship loading technology are forging ahead with new designs in efforts to improve handling efficiency in ports as pressures have been to move goods faster and cheaper
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ruks Siwertell has now completed the commissioning of a new Siwertell ST 640-M screw-type ship unloader in Texas for owners who have switched from bagged to bulk deliveries of cement and building materials. “The operator was looking to expand its US operations,” explains Bruks Siwertell contract manager Per Wahlström. “For some time, it has imported bagged deliveries of cement, but bulk imports hold the potential for greater market impact.” Part of the work involved building a new terminal with the Siwertell unloader being light enough to minimise costs, but deliver the through-ship capacity required. The new rail-mounted Siwertell unloader offers continuous dust-free cement handling at a rated capacity of 1,500t/h, with a peak capacity of 1,650t/h, discharging vessels up to 80,000dwt. Furthermore, as it is totally enclosed, no dry bulk material is lost through spillage.
SIDE UNLOAD MODEL HAS TIGHT FOOTPRINT FOR SMALL SPACES © SUPERIOR INDUSTRIES
single minded
Bulk material processing and handling supplier Superior Industries has recently completed development of a new model TeleStacker conveyor for loading dry bulk cargo ships. This multi-purpose, highly mobile conveyor incorporates truck unloading and ship loading capabilities into a single machine. “Since expanding our TeleStacker conveyor to marine-based applications
RADIAL TRAVEL AND EXTENSION LOADS MULTIPLE HOLDS FROM SAME FOOTPRINT © SUPERIOR INDUSTRIES
BULK TERMINALS
international | SUMMER 2021
