Bedeschi helps Takoradi handle its biggest bulker
NewsGhana’s Takoradi Port has received the biggest bulk ship ever to call the port since its construction nearly a century ago.
3D ship unloading
StandardHamburg mineral bulk terminal Hansaport, jointly owned by HHLA and Salzgitter AG, has been testing a new 3D scanner to speed up discharging operations. The scanner is no bigger than a soft drinks can and weighs 6kg. It produces a picture of a bulk carrier and is attached to the gantry grab unloaders, which are already automated. The scanner locates the cargo in the ship’s hold and enables the PLC to calculate, in real-time, the grab swing required to reach the coal or ore in the corners in the h
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