Less time at the unloading berth

Cargotec has secured a breakthrough contract for two large Siwertell coal unloaders from Formosa Petrochemical Corporation (FPC), part of the Formosa Plastics Group.

The unloaders will be the largest that Cargotec has delivered so far.

The equipment will be delivered to Formosa Plastics Group's newlybuilt Ha Tinh steel plant in Vietnam's Son Duong Port during the last quarter of 2014. Each ST 940- DOB unloader will be feeding coal with a rated capacity of 2400t/h.

"Siwertell systems can deliver huge cost savings - in the region of $2.5 to $3 million per year for this particular operator - in comparison to traditional systems, because ships will spend much less time at the unloading berth," says Per Karlsson, president for bulk handling business line.