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GREY MATTERS With environmental issues top of the agenda for many countries, port equipment that is both efficient and environmentally friendly is increasingly important, particularly when it comes to cement loading and unloading
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btaining the necessary equipment to improve handling capacity and speed up production is essential at times when financing is tight. Coming up with environmentally friendly solutions is also essential in the current environment. For example a new ship unloader ordered from Siwertell for use in Kuwait is set to double cement handling capacity at Shuaiba Port. Bruks Siwertell has won a repeat order from Kuwait Portland Cement for an ST 490-M Siwertell ship unloader, equipped with a new side tilt motion for enhanced through-ship efficiency. It will join another cement handling Siwertell ship unloader in Shuaiba Port, Kuwait City, Kuwait, which has been securing environment-friendly material handling for the operator for over two decades. “Kuwait Portland Cement has benefited from 20 years of experience using our Siwertell screw-type technology,” says Peter Göransson, sales manager at Bruks Siwertell. “It knows what our unloaders deliver. Time and again the technology has proven its capabilities, demonstrating reliability, efficiency, and environmental protection in terms of emissions and noise. In fact, the main reason why the operator returned for a second unit is the outstanding operational performance of its original delivery,” he says. The new unloader, Göransson explains “features a new side tilt motion, which offers an enhanced
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