A quayside unloading unit with a capacity of 1599 tonnes an hour to handle coal has been designed and built for Carboneras, Spain, at El Ferrol by a consortium consisting of Krupp Industrie-technik GmbH, of Duisburg, Federal Republic of Germany, and Astilleros y Talleres del Noroeste SA, of Spain. Handling is conventional, but controls are automatic. The cranedriver no longer needs to do more than keep an eye on operations as the crane hoists the grab, takes it over to the bunker, empties it and returns to the ship. The equipment was commissioned by Puerto de Carboneras SA, a member of the INI Group, which uses the coal to fire its power station. It uses a rope and bucket grab to cut down wheel loads and the cost of enlarging pier facilities.
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Press, 12 January 1987, Page 27
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132A quayside unloading unit with a capacity of 1599 tonnes an hour to handle coal has been designed and built for Carboneras, Spain, at El Ferrol by a consortium consisting of Krupp Industrie-technik GmbH, of Duisburg, Federal Republic of Germany, and Astilleros y Talleres del Noroeste SA, of Spain. Handling is conventional, but controls are automatic. The cranedriver no longer needs to do more than keep an eye on operations as the crane hoists the grab, takes it over to the bunker, empties it and returns to the ship. The equipment was commissioned by Puerto de Carboneras SA, a member of the INI Group, which uses the coal to fire its power station. It uses a rope and bucket grab to cut down wheel loads and the cost of enlarging pier facilities. Press, 12 January 1987, Page 27
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