Bruks Siwertell has confirmed a new order from Senegal Minergy Port SA (SMP) for a high-capacity grain handling Siwertell ship unloader. The equipment is for the new Bargny-Sendou port development, located near Dakar, Senegal, in West Africa.
SMP selected this dry bulk handling solution on the basis of three important factors, namely, unloading capacity, unloading efficiency, and environmental impact. This unloader is fully enclosed and offers a continuous rated grain handling capacity of 1200 tph, maintaining a spillage-free operation and generating minimal dust emissions.
In addition to minimising any material degradation in grain handling, the low weight of Siwertell technology also ensures specific advantages to this new port development. The Siwertell 640 M-type ship unloader will be installed on a jetty 1500m from the shore, and so minimising infrastructure weight, reduces the cost of jetty construction.
It will be assembled on site under Bruks Siwertell supervision, with operations scheduled to commence in mid-2024.
SMP is targeting this new port facility to be both a gateway to Senegal and its neighbouring countries, but also a hub for the wider west African region. An initial capacity of 20 million tonnes is being developed, with around15 million tonnes expected to be handled in its first full year of operations.
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