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Efficient barge unloading technology for grain handling on inland waterways

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Transporting grain by barge is an ecological and cost-efficient alterna-tive to railway and truck haulage.

Bühler’s low-maintenance Bargolink unloading system makes this mode of transport even more competitive.

Since time immemorial, ships have been used to deliver bulk goods over long distanc-es, using the river current as a natural force to carry them downstream or yoking draft animals for upstream transport. Although trucks and trains have taken up a large part of this task in the modern age, barges are still a viable alternative for many goods. A barge carrying one ton of cargo can travel five times as far on five liters of diesel as a truck with the same freight – 500 km compared to the truck’s 100 km of range overland. A ship carrying 3,000 tons of goods is equivalent to 50 railway cars or 100 trucks.

Another plus is the ability to use an existing network of rivers, canals, and locks, which decongests the overland highway

system. Continental Europe is crisscrossed by waterways. From the gateway ports on the English Channel and along the northern Mediterranean, grain is distributed to the inland markets of Western and Central Europe by barges. The Bargolink serves the needs of customers all along this system of waterways – mainly grain handlers and processors whose business model depends on short berthing times and reliable high-volume unloading capacities.

Straddling dry land and waterBühler has developed its Bargolink to

unload barges of up to 5,000 DWT at capacities of 150 to 300 tons per hour.

Here is how it works: a marine leg is positioned amidships in the material to be unloaded, where the marine leg moves through the product. To improve the feeding of the unloader, the marine leg is equipped with a fixed mounted feeding screw (hinged in order to equalise the inclination of the vessel) which digs into the grain in the ship’s

hold and lifts it up onto a horizontal chain conveyor that carries the cargo to the port’s storage units.

These state-of-the-art ship unloaders are available as mobile or stationary versions. The stationary unit is fixed on the pier and the barge is automatically towed by winches, taking the role of moving the barge for continuous unloading. The mobile version on rails is equipped with a travelling gear, so the barge can stay fixed at the pier. As a result, the Bargolink enables customised terminal plants according to specific requirements, taking into account the available space for unloader and barge.

The mechanical process is not only easier on the wheat, causing less wast-age and defects and keeping the grain in a higher grading; it is also more cost- and energy-efficient than pneumatic unloading. Furthermore, the Bargolink is less susceptible to breakdowns. A pneumatic system’s fan is easily degraded by the fine particles it conveys; the Bargolink’s mechanical process

Efficient barge unloading technology for grain handling on inland waterways by Sandro Suppa, sales

manager, terminals and Vincent van der

Wijk, product manager Bargolink, Bühler,

Switzerland

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Transporting grain by barge is an ecological and cost-efficient alterna-tive to railway and truck haulage.

Bühler’s low-maintenance Bargolink unloading system makes this mode of transport even more competitive.

Since time immemorial, ships have been used to deliver bulk goods over long distanc-es, using the river current as a natural force to carry them downstream or yoking draft animals for upstream transport. Although trucks and trains have taken up a large part of this task in the modern age, barges are still a viable alternative for many goods. A barge carrying one ton of cargo can travel five times as far on five liters of diesel as a truck with the same freight – 500 km compared to the truck’s 100 km of range overland. A ship carrying 3,000 tons of goods is equivalent to 50 railway cars or 100 trucks.

Another plus is the ability to use an existing network of rivers, canals, and locks, which decongests the overland highway

system. Continental Europe is crisscrossed by waterways. From the gateway ports on the English Channel and along the northern Mediterranean, grain is distributed to the inland markets of Western and Central Europe by barges. The Bargolink serves the needs of customers all along this system of waterways – mainly grain handlers and processors whose business model depends on short berthing times and reliable high-volume unloading capacities.

Straddling dry land and waterBühler has developed its Bargolink to

unload barges of up to 5,000 DWT at capacities of 150 to 300 tons per hour.

Here is how it works: a marine leg is positioned amidships in the material to be unloaded, where the marine leg moves through the product. To improve the feeding of the unloader, the marine leg is equipped with a fixed mounted feeding screw (hinged in order to equalise the inclination of the vessel) which digs into the grain in the ship’s

hold and lifts it up onto a horizontal chain conveyor that carries the cargo to the port’s storage units.

These state-of-the-art ship unloaders are available as mobile or stationary versions. The stationary unit is fixed on the pier and the barge is automatically towed by winches, taking the role of moving the barge for continuous unloading. The mobile version on rails is equipped with a travelling gear, so the barge can stay fixed at the pier. As a result, the Bargolink enables customised terminal plants according to specific requirements, taking into account the available space for unloader and barge.

The mechanical process is not only easier on the wheat, causing less wast-age and defects and keeping the grain in a higher grading; it is also more cost- and energy-efficient than pneumatic unloading. Furthermore, the Bargolink is less susceptible to breakdowns. A pneumatic system’s fan is easily degraded by the fine particles it conveys; the Bargolink’s mechanical process

Efficient barge unloading technology for grain handling on inland waterways by Sandro Suppa, sales

manager, terminals and Vincent van der

Wijk, product manager Bargolink, Bühler,

Switzerland

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means longer uptime, lower operating costs, less expenses on maintenance and spares, and half the energy usage. This makes the whole unloading process more economical and environmentally sustainable, especially considering the added demurrage costs to vessels if a pneumatic system breaks down. Lastly, the Bargolink operates at lower noise levels and does not generate lower frequen-cies than pneumatic systems whose loud droning and changing volumes may consti-tute a health hazard.

Already three customers in China, Croatia and France have been convinced that they can benefit from Bühler’s Bargolink. Altogether, Bühler’s Bargolink offers an investment-friendly, highly flexible and effi-cient solution for unloading systems used for inland water transportation in the genuine Buhler manufacturing quality combined with best in class components.

More InforMatIon:Bühler GmbHGrain Logistics, CH-9240, Uzwil, Switzerland

Tel: +41 719 551111Fax: +41 719 553949Email: grain-logistics@buhlergroup.comWebsite: www.buhlergroup.com

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VIGAN Engineering s.a. • Rue de l’Industrie, 16 • B-1400 Nivelles (Belgium)Phone : +32 67 89 50 41 • Fax : +32 67 89 50 60 • Web : www.vigan.com • E-mail : info@vigan.com

VIGAN manufactures dry agribulk materials handling systems:

• Portable pneumatic conveyors or grain pumps (100 - 250 tph);

• Pneumatic Continuous barge & Ship Unloaders (160 - 800 tph);

• Mechanical Continuous Ship Unloaders (up to 1,500 tph);

• Mechanical loaders (up to 1,200 tph).

as well as complete storage systems in ports and the agricultural industries.

From project design to complete turnkey bulk handling solutionsand port terminals with mechanical and/or pneumatic

reliable and cost effective equipment.

PYEONGTAEK PORTSouth Korea1 NIV 400 tphOn rails with cable reels

LATTAKIA PORTSyria 2 Mobile T200 2 x 250 tph

SWINOUJSCIEPoland (BUNGE GROUP)1 Loader 600 tph

An affiliate company of VAN DE WIELE group.

Latest references

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site

www.vigan.com

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means longer uptime, lower operating costs, less expenses on maintenance and spares, and half the energy usage. This makes the whole unloading process more economical and environmentally sustainable, especially considering the added demurrage costs to vessels if a pneumatic system breaks down. Lastly, the Bargolink operates at lower noise levels and does not generate lower frequen-cies than pneumatic systems whose loud droning and changing volumes may consti-tute a health hazard.

Already three customers in China, Croatia and France have been convinced that they can benefit from Bühler’s Bargolink. Altogether, Bühler’s Bargolink offers an investment-friendly, highly flexible and effi-cient solution for unloading systems used for inland water transportation in the genuine Buhler manufacturing quality combined with best in class components.

More InforMatIon:Bühler GmbHGrain Logistics, CH-9240, Uzwil, Switzerland

Tel: +41 719 551111Fax: +41 719 553949Email: grain-logistics@buhlergroup.comWebsite: www.buhlergroup.com

Grain&feed millinG technoloGy January - february 2013 | 17

VIGAN Engineering s.a. • Rue de l’Industrie, 16 • B-1400 Nivelles (Belgium)Phone : +32 67 89 50 41 • Fax : +32 67 89 50 60 • Web : www.vigan.com • E-mail : info@vigan.com

VIGAN manufactures dry agribulk materials handling systems:

• Portable pneumatic conveyors or grain pumps (100 - 250 tph);

• Pneumatic Continuous barge & Ship Unloaders (160 - 800 tph);

• Mechanical Continuous Ship Unloaders (up to 1,500 tph);

• Mechanical loaders (up to 1,200 tph).

as well as complete storage systems in ports and the agricultural industries.

From project design to complete turnkey bulk handling solutionsand port terminals with mechanical and/or pneumatic

reliable and cost effective equipment.

PYEONGTAEK PORTSouth Korea1 NIV 400 tphOn rails with cable reels

LATTAKIA PORTSyria 2 Mobile T200 2 x 250 tph

SWINOUJSCIEPoland (BUNGE GROUP)1 Loader 600 tph

An affiliate company of VAN DE WIELE group.

Latest references

Visit our web

site

www.vigan.com

Ann A5 victam 0212.indd 1 21/02/12 15:37:04

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