wheel mobile ship loader

Zoomry's Wheeled Mobile Ship Loader is a leading equipment in the modern bulk cargo handling sector. The equipment adopts a full-wheel steering system and innovative telescoping arm design, which enables free maneuvering in confined spaces and quick hatch transitions, achieving a maximum loading speed of 3500 tons per hour. Compared to traditional fixed unloading equipment, the wheeled mobile ship loader reduces dependence on infrastructure, lowers capital investment and operational costs, while providing better environmental adaptability and operational safety. In addition, with its highly integrated technology and intelligent control system, the equipment can handle various terrains and barge sizes, efficiently completing bulk material loading and unloading tasks, advancing project progress in a short time, and achieving cost reduction and efficiency improvement.

Main Advantages of the Wheeled Mobile Ship Loader

Improve Productivity and Reduce Downtime

The wheeled mobile ship loader enables continuous loading operations, with a maximum production capacity of 3500 tons per hour. It significantly increases the speed of port cargo handling, especially for time-sensitive tasks. In projects with tight schedules, it not only shortens the bulk material loading cycle but also reduces idle time caused by material transfer, leading to higher economic benefits for port operations.

Adaptability to Various Ship Types for Flexible Loading and Unloading

Mobile Ship Loader can handle loading and unloading tasks for various ship types, ranging from barges to handymax, baby capsize, panamax, and cape-size vessels, demonstrating excellent adaptability to meet the needs of different customers.

Eliminate Secondary Handling and Ensure Material Integrity

The mobile ship loader can move independently or with a Truck Unloader to transport materials directly from the stockpile to the ship. This eliminates the need for secondary handling, which is often required with traditional fixed equipment. Especially for dry bulk materials that are sensitive to contamination or require precise handling, secondary handling during traditional loading processes can result in material contamination, loss, or deterioration. The use of the mobile ship loader ensures the quality and integrity of the cargo.

Reduce Capital Expenditure and Operating Costs

Compared to traditional fixed unloading equipment, the wheeled mobile ship loader is more cost-effective in both initial construction and later maintenance. Additionally, using the mobile ship loader does not require consideration of terrain or equipment deployment factors. The mobile nature of the equipment allows it to move flexibly between different docks or operational areas, further reducing costs. The flexibility and efficiency of the equipment lower the cost per ton of material loading and unloading, providing higher profit margins for the port.

Reduce Dependence on High-Skilled Operators

Zoomry has designed the mobile ship loader with ease of operation in mind, featuring an intelligent control system and automated stacking technology. The entire equipment is equipped with an operating manual, reducing the need for highly skilled operators. Even workers without prior experience can quickly get up to speed, which lowers training costs and the impact of employee turnover. Additionally, it minimizes safety incidents caused by improper manual operation.

Better Environmental Performance

Compared to traditional unloading equipment, the wheeled mobile ship loader offers better environmental protection. Its emissions are lower, and noise levels are reduced, meeting modern environmental standards. Furthermore, optional dust control systems and water suppression devices can be added, further reducing airborne dust pollution, fulfilling the port's green transport requirements.

Unique Design Features of the Wheeled Mobile Ship Loader

Exceptional Mobility and Flexibility

One of the key features of the wheeled mobile ship loader is its exceptional mobility and flexibility. It is equipped with a full-wheel steering system, allowing it to maneuver freely in various terrains and docking conditions, reaching different operational sites with ease. The five different transport modes—crab, radial, carousel, linear, and parallel movements—ensure efficient operation in complex environments.

Fast Hatch Transitions

Thanks to the full-wheel steering and intelligent control technology, the wheeled mobile ship loader can quickly complete hatch-to-hatch transitions. With the fastest hatch-to-hatch transition capability on the market, it minimizes downtime and keeps the equipment running efficiently, which is particularly crucial in ports that frequently switch ships.

Meeting Restrictive Dock Conditions

Many ports face space and condition limitations that traditional equipment struggles to accommodate. The multiple steering modes of the wheeled mobile ship loader allow it to operate efficiently in confined dock conditions, not only improving operational efficiency but also maximizing the use of available space.

Versatility

The wheeled mobile ship loader is not limited to loading ships; it can also function in various stages of the material handling process, including stacking and material transfer. Equipped with additional devices such as dust control systems and automatic stacking technology, the wheeled mobile ship loader provides end-to-end logistics support, becoming a core component of the port’s comprehensive material handling system.

Technological Compatibility

The wheeled mobile ship loader utilizes the universal technology platform within Zoomry’s product series, ensuring that both hardware and software are easily compatible with existing port facilities and management systems. This compatibility not only facilitates quick deployment but also provides greater integration and scalability for port operations.

Environmental and Safety Features

To meet modern ports' high standards for environmental protection and operational safety, the wheeled mobile ship loader can be equipped with various environmental and safety configurations. These include, but are not limited to:

• Dust Control Measures: Galvanized/canvas dust covers, telescopic dust covers, dust suction devices, etc., effectively reduce airborne dust pollution and improve work environment safety and eco-friendliness.
• Water Suppression System: A specially designed water suppression device can control dust generated during the material loading and unloading process, further reducing environmental pollution.
• Electrical Integration: Supports wireless remote control, fully integrated generators, Ethernet connections, and other modern electrical technologies to ensure stable equipment operation.

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How to Load Iron Ore onto a Ship

How to efficiently load iron ore onto ships has always been an unavoidable issue in port operation and management. Port of Ponta da Madeira in Brazil is a large deep-water port capable of docking large bulk carriers ranging from 50,000 to 120,000 tons, including barges, handymax, baby capsize, panamax, and cape-size vessels. This port mainly handles iron ore and plans to add palm kernel expeller (PKE/PKS) oil, palm kernel shells, and fertilizers for loading in the future.

To meet these demands, Port of Ponta da Madeira began researching mobile ship loader options in the market and quickly reached out to Zoomry. Zoomry is a high-tech enterprise based in Hebei Province, China, focusing on the development and manufacturing of bulk material handling equipment, with many years of experience. Their product range includes intelligent devices such as mobile ship loaders, telescopic ship loaders, radial ship loaders, mobile stackers, truck unloaders, Grasshopper Conveyors, as well as conveyor systems like long-distance land belt conveyors and pipe conveyors.

Thanks to years of accumulated technology and expertise, Zoomry has a significant advantage in producing mobile ship loaders. They also produce high-quality, long-life rollers and pulleys under their own brand, particularly the trough-shaped heavy-duty rollers with a service life of over 50,000 hours, widely used in various high-intensity working environments.

Since 2018, with the support of a strong engineering team and rich belt conveyor design and production experience, Zoomry has begun providing a range of advanced mobile ship loaders, telescopic ship loaders, radial ship loaders, full-hydraulic stackers, truck unloaders, and other equipment to the market. The mobile ship loader's core components include two main modules: the conveying part and the engineering machinery chassis. The conveying part is Zoomry's core advantage accumulated over 20 years of technical experience, while the engineering machinery chassis benefits from China’s strong engineering machinery support capabilities, which Zoomry has continuously optimized and innovated.

Now, the mobile ship loader has entered its fourth generation, offering greater mobility, flexibility, and durability, especially in adapting to the complexity of dock operation environments.

Zoomry's ship loaders come in multiple models, including crawler, wheeled (non-self-propelled), and fully hydraulic wheeled (self-propelled) types. The crawler ship loader uses the chassis of China’s famous excavator brand SANY, which can adapt to harsh terrains and provides flexibility to operate in confined spaces at the dock. This equipment supports forward, backward, linear, and vertical movements, and can also perform radial movements to improve loading efficiency. To meet the diverse needs of different ports, Zoomry has also launched fully hydraulic wheeled ship loaders, which offer self-propelled functionality and support forward, backward, linear, vertical, and radial movements, providing even greater adaptability.

After visiting Zoomry and experiencing its ship loaders' performance firsthand, engineers and project managers at Port of Ponta da Madeira expressed their high satisfaction with the equipment. Zoomry, with its advanced technology and reliable equipment, has become an ideal partner for future bulk material loading and unloading tasks at this port.