Custom-designed, high-performing pneumatic cement carriers
- During loading, the shoreside manifold is connected to the ship’s pneumatic system using flexible hoses to transfer the cement from the storage silos to the ship’s cargo holds.
- For the discharge, a pneumatic system uses compressed air to discharge the cargo from the ship’s holds.
- The holds are pressurized with air to loosen the cargo and create a “fluidized” state, where the cargo behaves like a liquid.
- The cargo is then sucked up into a series of pipelines using a vacuum created by a large compressor.
- The pipelines transport the cargo to the shoreside silo shore, where it can be stored or loaded onto trucks or other transport vehicles.
