New shiploader for Narvik

摘要

A new ThyssenKrupp ship-loader has arrived in Narvik, Norway, to service LKAB Norge AS, Europe's biggest iron ore supplier. The deep-draught, ice-free port is the biggest export harbour for LKAB in northern Norway, with a capacity of almost 20 Mtpa of iron ore/pellets. LKAB's requirements called for a new linear ship-loader, to be installed on a new pier, but with identical main dimensions to the existing shiploader, so that a second shiploader of the same design could be installed later on the old pier. ThyssenKrupp Industrial Solutions' contract comprised the design, manufacturing, protection, packing, assembly, delivery to site, installa- tion, commissioning and testing of one shiploader, with the option for a second unit at a later stage. The new shiploader has a loading capacity of 11,000 t/h for iron ore and 9,000 t/h for pellets. The main dimensions are a maximum length of 144m from pivot point to loading chute in extended position, and a maximum height of 50m. The shiploader is designed to load ships between 5,000 to 180,000 dwt, and its deadweight is 1,700t. The shiploader has a special design with the rear side supported on a fix point on land and the front side supported on a travel gear on the pier. The main beam is equipped with a driving shuttle and a liftable discharge boom.