Definitely, an innovative design,specially taking consideration of pollution. Such a high capacity can be achieved only when there is high speed stacker is feeding the ship loader and the material BD is more then 2.3 t/m3.

Anil Seth

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There are explanations required.

Cape Size vessels will have multiple ranks of hatch openings across a beam of >35m. How does this little machine feed the outer openings?

Dust limitation is claimed although the picture shows a considerable drop through free air and shore winds. Cascade chutes or similar are essential, not optional.

A geared vessel, smaller than Handymax, is shown. Surely hold coverage could be accomplished if the conveying pipe was suspended from the ships crane, which crane could then support a cascade chute.

Any dust containment chute to pass 6000th^-1 will be quite heavy: heavier than the machine shown, how is such a dust chute counterbalanced?

What is the access for belt splicing and repair? Dockside equipment only fails in service, obviously. What inspection access is available during downtime?

Could a Cape Size vessel berth against a quay which does not already support down-luffing equipment?

There is a need for light duty shiploaders but this machine needs a lot more elaboration of the claims for loading rate and vessel capacity . ■