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Belgium-based Vigan Engineering S.A. is more than a ship loaders/unloaders manufactur-

er, but a global solution provider for port development, and especial-ly for grain handling.

From initial project definition up to commissioning, Vigan is able to deliver turnkey terminals including a wide range of equipment and auxiliary devices thanks to its network of busi-ness partners.

Handling technologiesVigan masters both pneumatic and

mechanical technologies with a wide range of machines. Its mobile and port-able pneumatic machines (grain pumps)

are customised according to customers’ needs with many accessories available; they are adaptable to a lot of different working conditions. Capacity ranges from 100 to 250 tons/hour.

The advantages of the NIV pneu-matic continuous ship unloaders include very little manpower (just a single operator is needed); its hold cleaning efficiency; its capacity variability (from 160 to 800 tons/hour); and its easy and low-cost maintenance.

The mechanical ‘SIMPORTER’ is par-ticularly adapted for vessels up to Post-Panamax size and very high-capacity requirements of up to 1,500 tons/hour. It has the lowest energy consumption rate per unloaded ton (0.2-0.45 kWh/ton) and is even more environment-

friendly (no dust with a totally enclosed conveying, no noise, no material deg-radation as it is gently conveyed by a Twin-belt system).

Vigan mechanical loaders are designed for almost any kind of product in bulk with a density from 0.2 to 0.8, they are suitable for all sizes of barges or vessels. Dust control devices and optional features are available.

Port equipmentThe diversity of Vigan’s range of

equipment is a key-asset to propose the best adequate solution to any project requirements, whether pneumatic or mechanical is preferred, or even a com-bination of both.

Continuous ship (or barges) unload-

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PORTS

Belgium-based Vigan Engineering S.A. is more than a ship loaders/unloaders manufactur-

er, but a global solution provider for port development, and especial-ly for grain handling.

From initial project definition up to commissioning, Vigan is able to deliver turnkey terminals including a wide range of equipment and auxiliary devices thanks to its network of busi-ness partners.

Handling technologiesVigan masters both pneumatic and

mechanical technologies with a wide range of machines. Its mobile and port-able pneumatic machines (grain pumps)

are customised according to customers’ needs with many accessories available; they are adaptable to a lot of different working conditions. Capacity ranges from 100 to 250 tons/hour.

The advantages of the NIV pneu-matic continuous ship unloaders include very little manpower (just a single operator is needed); its hold cleaning efficiency; its capacity variability (from 160 to 800 tons/hour); and its easy and low-cost maintenance.

The mechanical ‘SIMPORTER’ is par-ticularly adapted for vessels up to Post-Panamax size and very high-capacity requirements of up to 1,500 tons/hour. It has the lowest energy consumption rate per unloaded ton (0.2-0.45 kWh/ton) and is even more environment-

friendly (no dust with a totally enclosed conveying, no noise, no material deg-radation as it is gently conveyed by a Twin-belt system).

Vigan mechanical loaders are designed for almost any kind of product in bulk with a density from 0.2 to 0.8, they are suitable for all sizes of barges or vessels. Dust control devices and optional features are available.

Port equipmentThe diversity of Vigan’s range of

equipment is a key-asset to propose the best adequate solution to any project requirements, whether pneumatic or mechanical is preferred, or even a com-bination of both.

Continuous ship (or barges) unload-

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ers have particularly proven their suit-ability for unloading products such as all types of cereals, oilseeds, raw material for animal feeding and other free-flowing products. While it is a rather younger and more complex technology com-pared to grabs and conveyors, their number is continuously increasing world-wide due to their environmental assets - minimisation of product spillage, dust and noise pollution - and their overall profitability key advantages - more con-stant unloading rate, shorter unloading time, most efficient hold clean-up, and less manpower needed for example.

Moreover, the major advantage shouldn’t be forgotten: the operators’ safety which is maximum with CSUs.

Recent achievements include:

• In 2006, SDTV grain and fertilizer terminals in Djibouti were equipped by Vigan with two continuous ship unloaders (CSU), a mobile harbour crane, conveyors, stationary and mobile bagging stations, flat storage, two mobile portable machines. Last summer the terminal ordered three additional mobile bagging lines.

• The French port of Sète inaugurated its grain terminal extension in August 2012, for which, Vigan provided one mechanical ship loader with bucket elevator (capacity 800 tonnes/hour) for vessels up to 25,000 DWT and one pneumatic CSU (capacity 400 tonnes/hour) for barges and coaster vessels up to 5,000 DWT.

• The dry bulk terminal at Muuga Port, Estonia, with fertilizer handling and storage facilities including a rail unloading station, belt conveyors and dome storage silos, recently choose again Vigan’s UK subsidiary AS-C Projects Limited based in Stockport, England to carry out the third phase of expansion to their terminal. This includes three new dome storage silos (total additional storage of 27,400 tonnes) plus associated intake and outloading belt conveyor systems. Completion is scheduled for June 2013.

More InforMatIon:Website: www.vigan.com

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ers have particularly proven their suit-ability for unloading products such as all types of cereals, oilseeds, raw material for animal feeding and other free-flowing products. While it is a rather younger and more complex technology com-pared to grabs and conveyors, their number is continuously increasing world-wide due to their environmental assets - minimisation of product spillage, dust and noise pollution - and their overall profitability key advantages - more con-stant unloading rate, shorter unloading time, most efficient hold clean-up, and less manpower needed for example.

Moreover, the major advantage shouldn’t be forgotten: the operators’ safety which is maximum with CSUs.

Recent achievements include:

• In 2006, SDTV grain and fertilizer terminals in Djibouti were equipped by Vigan with two continuous ship unloaders (CSU), a mobile harbour crane, conveyors, stationary and mobile bagging stations, flat storage, two mobile portable machines. Last summer the terminal ordered three additional mobile bagging lines.

• The French port of Sète inaugurated its grain terminal extension in August 2012, for which, Vigan provided one mechanical ship loader with bucket elevator (capacity 800 tonnes/hour) for vessels up to 25,000 DWT and one pneumatic CSU (capacity 400 tonnes/hour) for barges and coaster vessels up to 5,000 DWT.

• The dry bulk terminal at Muuga Port, Estonia, with fertilizer handling and storage facilities including a rail unloading station, belt conveyors and dome storage silos, recently choose again Vigan’s UK subsidiary AS-C Projects Limited based in Stockport, England to carry out the third phase of expansion to their terminal. This includes three new dome storage silos (total additional storage of 27,400 tonnes) plus associated intake and outloading belt conveyor systems. Completion is scheduled for June 2013.

More InforMatIon:Website: www.vigan.com

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