Barge Transfers in Australia are rare, especially on the importing side. More of this happens in Indonesia. In almost all cases, the transfer strategies are refined to the particular application in question and takes into account the faciltities and harbours available. (If you can choose the facilities and harbours you wanted, you would then not choose barge transfers to avoid the extra handling).

Your best bet is to discuss your particular application with an appropriate Engineer. Feel free to ask for those in your area. ■

Barge Transfers in Australia are rare, especially on the importing side. More of this happens in Indonesia. In almost all cases, the transfer strategies are refined to the particular application in question and takes into account the faciltities and harbours available. (If you can choose the facilities and harbours you wanted, you would then not choose barge transfers to avoid the extra handling).

Your best bet is to discuss your particular application with an appropriate Engineer. Feel free to ask for those in your area. ■

Hello Willet,

I would like to inform the following :

1) If material transfer between ship to barge or barge to ship, is via port handling facility; then you will need following machines :

For ship to barge: Ship unloader and barge loader.

For barge to ship: barge unloader and ship loader.

It is possible that ship and barge may not be present / available at the same time. but this will not pose problem as all transfer is passing through storage and reclaiming facility at port. In this case you are utilizing four number of machines as mentioned earlier plus stackers reclaimers etc of the port handling facility.

2) There could be ships equipped with unloading facility. The ship manufacturer may be able to transfer this material from ship to barge. Similarly, there could be barge equipped with its own unloading facility and possibly manufacturer of this equipment may be able to transfer the material from barge to ship. The relative size of the ship and barge will be an issue. This is also related to transfer flow rate (capacity).

3) Possibly, there is also one more mode of transfer wherein the ship is equipped with unloading equipment, which transfers the material from one vessel to another.

I suggest you to interact with the manufacturers of the aforesaid equipment, who will be able to give specific information such as available models, designs, etc. so that installation becomes commercially viable and you have the equipment which are best suited to your needs.

Regards,

Ishwar G Mulani.

Author of Book : Engineering Science and Application Design for Belt Conveyors.

Advisor / Consultant for Bulk Material Handling System & Issues.

Email : parimul@pn2.vsnl.net.in

Tel.: 0091 (0)20 25882916 ■

Hello Willet,

I would like to inform the following :

1) If material transfer between ship to barge or barge to ship, is via port handling facility; then you will need following machines :

For ship to barge: Ship unloader and barge loader.

For barge to ship: barge unloader and ship loader.

It is possible that ship and barge may not be present / available at the same time. but this will not pose problem as all transfer is passing through storage and reclaiming facility at port. In this case you are utilizing four number of machines as mentioned earlier plus stackers reclaimers etc of the port handling facility.

2) There could be ships equipped with unloading facility. The ship manufacturer may be able to transfer this material from ship to barge. Similarly, there could be barge equipped with its own unloading facility and possibly manufacturer of this equipment may be able to transfer the material from barge to ship. The relative size of the ship and barge will be an issue. This is also related to transfer flow rate (capacity).

3) Possibly, there is also one more mode of transfer wherein the ship is equipped with unloading equipment, which transfers the material from one vessel to another.

I suggest you to interact with the manufacturers of the aforesaid equipment, who will be able to give specific information such as available models, designs, etc. so that installation becomes commercially viable and you have the equipment which are best suited to your needs.

Regards,

Ishwar G Mulani.

Author of Book : Engineering Science and Application Design for Belt Conveyors.

Advisor / Consultant for Bulk Material Handling System & Issues.

Email : parimul@pn2.vsnl.net.in

Tel.: 0091 (0)20 25882916 ■

Please have a look at our website: www.ecrane-usa.com

We can offer you cost-effective solutions for ship to barge transfer. Please contact jhoffmann1@citynet.net for particulars.

Thank you! Jerry ■

Please have a look at our website: www.ecrane-usa.com

We can offer you cost-effective solutions for ship to barge transfer. Please contact jhoffmann1@citynet.net for particulars.

Thank you! Jerry ■