Portal-frame transfer shed 520-ft long with span of 107 ft houses five rakes of rail trucks each with its respective belt conveyor located on side away from ship; five loader units straddle shed; each is designed to load from one belt conveyor through row of lift-off shutters in roof of shed; loaders can be located to operate simultaneously into all refrigerated holds of any ship; each loader unit consists of traveling, covered in, gantry and boom structure in which pockets circulate from belt conveyor in shed to required discharging level in ship's hold.


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    Title :

    Mechanised ship loading at Bluff harbour -- Weatherproof conveyor system developed


    Additional title:

    Dock Harbour Authority


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    Publication date :

    1965


    Size :

    8 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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