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Efficient utilisation of waterways with ship loaders by SMB International
Quickborn, June 2013. Utilisation of waterways is a cost-efficient transport alternative, particularly in countries with poor infrastructure. In order to reach remote inland harbours without having to reload the freight, smaller ships are loaded from the beginning. The prerequisite for this type of cost-effective transport is to perform loading of the ships fast and safely and to exploit the entire freight hold available.
And it is SMB International who provides an optimum solution particularly for these tasks. For more than 20 years, SMB has realise more than 80 ship loading systems in many countries - our international references range from Western Europe and Russia to Latin America and even South-East Asia. Loading systems for ships from 5,000 dwt to 90,000 dwt (dead weight tonnage) have been developed and built, regardless whether a stationary loading system is used or whether mobile loading systems travel back and forth on rails along the quay wall. the faster a ship is loaded with fertilisers, rice, corn, slag or cement bags, the shorter are the idle periods and the more cost-effective is the transport.
Ship loading systems for a variety of applications
For loading of bulk materials, cascade chutes optimise the flow speed of the material and thus ensure largely intact grain structure of the bulk materials. Moreover, an encapsulated suction system minimises emission of dust. The damage risk of sensitive goods is significantly reduced due to the chutes; high insurance and transport costs are avoided
For bag loading, an extension arm combined with a conveyor belt is swivelled above the ship. Through the spiral chute, which is vertically attached to the extension arm, the bags slide into the freight hold. A swivel able rotating table with a telescopic conveyor belt that can be extended up to three times ensures precise bag positioning to the centimetre, even in the most remote corners of the freight hold.
With the combined ship loading system, the spiral chute for bags and cascade chute for bulk materials are both installed at the same extension arm; loading can optionally be performed for bags or bulk goods.
