The Second Cement Carrier Conversion
of Gemak Shipyard
17,556 DWT log carrier M/V "RED SEA SPIRIT"
belonging to Belden Shipping of Singapore was
converted into a mechanical/pneumatic self-loading/unloading
cement carrier in 1998 with a total unloading
capacity of 300 tons per hour.
A
Multinational Cooperation
Gemak
Shipyard of Turkey has completed the whole conversion.
The cement handling equipment was supplied by BMH
Marine of Sweden and the design was provided by
Shiptech Pte.Ltd. of Singapore.
300
Tons Per Hour Discharging and 120 Tons Per Hour
Bagging
The
unloading is facilitated by two flexible bellows
attached to a discharge boom, this allowing continuous
tandem loading of trucks without delay. The system
installed on board is capable to take over cement
from another vessel for self-loading or transfer
to the trucks at shore. It is also eligible for
feeding a bagging plant installed on board at a
rate of 120 t/h.
Following mechanical and electrical equipment was
installed on main deck and into the new constructed
machinery & control room;
One (I) Siwertel
ship unloader 10000S placed on a gantry movable
full length of the cargo area on rails located
port / starboard of hatch opennings. Unloader
total weight 30 metric tons, gantry weight
25 metric tons, gantry rail span 13 m. The
unloader is powered by a self contained diesel
generator set of 50 kVA,
One (I) horizontal
screw conveyor HSCH 630 - 300 t/h - 92 m 2x37
kw
One (I) transfer
vertical screw conveyor Sec 401-350 t/h 6.5
m, 26 kW
Bulk discharge
boom with two flexible bellows Sec 401 - 300
t/h to trucks, 120 t/h to bagging machines,
14,5 m 55 kW
One (I) Nordströms
BPQD blow pump unit.
One (I) Buffer
hopper with steel structure 15 m3 , 5,000
kg
One (I) fluidisation
fan 1,400 m3 /h, 3.7 kW
One (I) dust collector
7,200 m3 /h, 11 kW
Two (2) blow pump
units 2x9 m3, 300 kg
One (I) air receiver
3 m3
One (I) service
air compressor 35 m3 /h, 6.4 kW
One (I) diesel
driven transport air compressor 7,200 m3 /h,
516 kW
One (I) switchgear
cubicle
All
Completed in 5 Months
The
whole conversion including the 4th special survey
was completed within 5 months.
