Automatic Shackle NOA

Benefits of the automatic equipment VS manual equipment:

  • 100% SAFETY OPERATION
    • Avoid work at height preventing falls from different level.
    • Safe work in adverse climatologic conditions.

 

 

  • AUTOMATIC HOOKING AND UNHOOKING
    • Time saved in the load hooking and unhooking operations.
    • Increase in the ratio per hour, reducing shifts and stay length of the vessel at the port.
    • Reduction of unload/load rates from trucks.

 

 

  • Times
    • Hook alongside ship on truck
      • Manual-  4 minutes
      • Auto Shackle NOA – 30 seconds
    • Manual unhook in hold
      • Manual – 3 minutes
      • Auto Shackle NOA -10 seconds
    • Total manual – 7 minutes
    • Total Auto Shackle NOA – 40 secs.
    • DIFFERENCE:6’20” saved/unit
  • Prevent damages caused in tubes by the shackles in the hooking and unhooking.
  • Prevent damages in tubes caused by the use of J Hooks.
  • Use of a retractable system in zero gravity and withdrawal of the shackle in order to avoid damaging the tube.
  • Reduction of personnel required, applicable to all processes of the logistic chain (handling and load at factory, receipt at destination, etc.)
  • Prevent problems to release the shackle due to lack of space.
  • Optimization of the hold’s space.
  • Open/lock control system with indicator LED lighting (red open/green locked).

 

LOAD OPERATIONS
  • 3 minutes per unit saved in the load hooking operations (alongside ship).
  • 2.5 minutes per unit saved in unload operations.
  • That means that in some cases the cost of a work shift can be saved.
  • Reduction of the shipping cost because the load operations will be quicker (depending on the number of units to be stowed).
  • 1 docker saved per shift (alongside ship) and 2 dockers saved per shift (on board).
  • Elimination of the cherry picker cost in those ports where it is used.
  • There is no need to open/close the tarpaulin.
  • Cost-cut regarding the flaws repairs  caused by the shackles and by the J hooks that damage the ends brims.

 

RECEIPT AT STOCKPILE ZONE
  • Very quick unloading from truck.
  • 2.5 minutes/unit saved in unloading operations from truck.
  • Required 2 dockers less in the receipt operation.
  • Elimination of the cherry picker cost in those ports where it is used.
  • There is no need to open/close the tarpaulin.
  • Cost-cut regarding the flaws repairs caused by the shackles and by the J hooks in the ends brims.

 

LOADING AND SHIFT ALONGSIDE SHIP FROM 2nd QUAY LINE
  • 3.3 minutes/unit saved in the loading operations to truck..
  • Required 2 dockers less per working shift in the shift operations.
  • Elimination of the cherry picker cost in those ports where it is used.
  • There is no need to open/close the tarpauliN.
  • Cost-cut regarding the flaws repairs caused by the shackles and by the J hooks in the ends brims.

 

VERSATILITY: USE
  • WIND TURBINE COMPONENTS
  • TOWER SECTIONS
  • NACELLES
  • HUBS
  • PROJECT CARGO
  • SPECIAL CARGO
  • BLAST FURNACE ELECTRODES
  • STEEL COILS
  • ….