SEA-Invest orders SAMSON Eco Hopper
Terminal operator SEA-Invest, has placed an order for an Eco Hopper from SAMSON Materials Handling Ltd UK, destined for operation in the Ivory Coast.
The Eco Hopper is designed to receive dry bulk materials such as cement clinker, limestone, gypsum and slag from a mobile harbour crane and can discharge onto a high-level quayside conveyor at a rate of 1,200 tph or via a dedicated outlet direct to trucks at 700 tph.
Sébastien Ghesquiere, director of SEA-Tech, said: “In a competitive market we need to ensure our service offering is reliable and value for money. Environmental responsibility is something that we take seriously at SEA-Invest.”
“We endeavour to provide efficient, cost effective and environmentally appropriate service and we look forward to developing our port facilities with SAMSON.”
In addition to being able to handle a variety of different materials, the SAMSON Eco Hopper can be configured at a later stage to suit evolving port operations.
SAMSON Materials Handling provides an environmentally respectful import solution for dry bulk materials with a variety of dust reduction and containment measures to help operators reduce material wastage and limit fugitive dust.
The company has 50 years of experience in the design and manufacture of bulk materials handling equipment employed across a variety of different and diverse industries worldwide.