Introduction to Self-Unloader Vessel
Want to unload cargo and land rapidly? – Use self-unloader vessel !
Self-Unloader vessel is a hull with special cargo space structure and unloading equipment, can discharge cargo in a continuous way and unload materials to the dry bulk ships directly. The characteristics of a self-unloading ship include that it can control unloading operations in a centralized way and achieve high-speed automatic discharge. It is currently the world’s fastest unloading bulk cargo ship and suitable for inland and sea transportation.
The self-unloader vessel adopts a self-unloading system with belt conveyor as the main body. The cargo space turns a hopper shape, unloads cargo from the hopper gate by the role of gravity, can feed cargo from the cargo hopper mouth to a ring-shape belt machine through pulling the hopper by man, by hydraulic pressure or pneumatic pressure, then lifts to the height of the deck and finally delivers the cargo through the conveyor belt on the unloading arm to the storage yard of receiving device on the bank.
The self-unloader vessel mainly depends on high unloading efficiency and rapid turnover speed to obtain good economic benefits, but has low requirements to channels, also can greatly reduce cost invested in equipment in the unloading dock, therefore, it is very popular!
Advantages of Self-unloader vessel
1. Extensive uses: can be used for engineering transportation, transit, barge, land reclamation, dam reclamation, etc., suitable for transporting gravels, stone powder, ore, grains, coal, etc.;
2. Fast unloading speed: The unloading speed is designed according to the shipbuilding tonnage and can reach 2,000 to 6,000 tons per hour; the operation efficiency is very high;
3. High flexibility: Low requirements on channel, suitable for sailing on riverways with shallow water and more beaches, and also inland and sea transportation;
4. Strong applicability: It does not need to rely on ports or unloading terminal facilities to carry out centralized operation and rapid automatic unloading operations;
5. Fewer crew members, saving labor costs;
6. Rapid sailing speed: the speed can be up to 10 sea miles/hour;
7. High economic efficiency: Self-unloading ships solve the problem of unloading and improves economic returns.
Other Functions of Self-unloader vessel – Transit Transportation and Lightering
As large-tonnage cargo ships have a high requirement on the river’s water depth, usually inland rivers can only be suitable for ships with small tonnages and small draught, so the advantages of self-unloading ships are very obvious. When learning about the draught line, current hydrologic regime and the situations of the oncarrier and lightering barge, you can adjust the unloading angle at will, lighter the cargo to big ships stably and accurately. The unloading speed is fast and it is easy to operate and can realize cycle operations.
We can build self-unloader vessel with tonnages meeting you needs.
Small-tonnage Self-unloader vessel: Suitable for short-distance transportation with low requirements on channels; short cycle operation period, flexible to use;
Large-tonnage Self-unloader vessel: Suitable for long-distance transportation with large loading capacity and relatively high demand on channels.
