Development trend of ship unloader

The developing trade globalization has increased the global demand for bulk materials transportation. Along with this is the constant renewal of ocean-going bulk cargo carriers. They are continuously pursuing automation, upsizing, professionalization and environmental protection to meet the logistics needs of specialization, large-scale, high-efficiency and environmentally-friendly for the bulk material distribution in different industries.

1. automation

As berths are scarce resources for terminals, the ship loading and unloading process in the bulk cargo terminal significantly affects the bulk cargo distribution, so the automated loading and unloading system is urgently needed. Thus, the most obvious developing trend of ship unloader in the future is the increasing automation degree.

2. large-scale

The proportion of large ship loader and unloader is increasing.

3. professionalization

The different conveying materials (such as coal, ore, cement, grain, fertilizer, etc.) require more professional ship unloader design, such as explosion-proof requirement, anti-corrosion requirement, dust-proof requirement and anti-pollution requirement, and the design standards are increasingly perfect.

4. environmental protection

Environmental protection is a prerequisite for development. The development and application of  mechanical seals, dust elimination with water mist, air flow guidance or obstruction and other effective methods and establishing an independently-operated dust-proof aggregate system have become the research topics in modern ship unloader design.

With the increasing cargo throughput of port, large-scale continuous ship unloader becomes popular in the ports seeking our for high efficiency, due to its advantages of energy saving, high efficiency and environmental protection.

Although its development and application is in initial stage in China, with the continuous advancement in science and technology and people’s exploration, the ship loader and unloader equipment of more environmentally-friendly, more energy-saving and higher efficient features are certain to be produced in the near future.