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FEATURE: USING A GENTLE APPROACH WITH GRAIN

be independently tested by third-party
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has such a critical impact on the quality
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lines are needed to achieve compliance
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is also a key environmental consideration. This applies not only to the
power demands of individual pieces
ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS
of machinery, but also to the comHandling grain - along with many bination of equipment that transfers
other dry bulk cargoes - raises envi- grain from the ship's hold into storage
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high levels of noise.
can offer an extremely cost-competTerminals ideally need a grain han- itive solution, where the individual
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minimal environmental impact. These
A further consideration is noise polrequirements are not mutually exclu- lution. This is particularly important
sive. A totally enclosed system may de- today as many commercial operations
liver high capacity and excellent envi- are located close to heavily populated
ronmental performance.
waterfronts.

TAILOR-MADE TECHNOLOGY
Every port has its own dry-bulk handling demands, in some cases handling
a single commodity, in others a mix of
commodities that may well have differing handling requirements, so there is no
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very well with a single technology, others require a combination of technologies
that might, for example, include elements
such as complex conveyor systems in
combination with pneumatic and screwtype unloaders and conveyors.
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Jonas Andersson is technical director of Siwertell. He
may be reached at Jonas.Andersson@cargotec.com.
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