movement of bulk in containers gains ground
Container Rotation Systems continues to develop its technologies it its own challenges, including getting the right handling equipment in place to empty containers that are full of loose/freeflowing product. In 2009, CRS introduced its Rotainer® (H.D.) to the global market. It was commissioned for D.P. World, Port Adelaide, Australia, in 2010. Initially its primary role was loading parcels of approximately 70,000 tonnes of DSO iron ore for IMX Resources. Automated Lid Lifting followed not long after with the introduction of CRS’s sealed
system for copper concentrate handling. This was delivered to Oz Minerals in 2011 and operated by Flinders Ports, South Australia. In the ten years since its inception, CRS has progressed to handling a range of other commodities, which now includes coal cargoes. The company’s Rotainer Eurospec 38 is of particular interest to the coal handling market.
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JULY 2021
The idea of moving bulk product in containers is growing in popularity, and many bulk cargoes are now being transported in this way. Container Rotation Systems (CRS), based in Sydney, Australia, developed its container-emptying system to offer an efficient solution to the problem of unloading bulk from containers. This is a concept that is gaining in popularity worldwide. CRS’s container rotation systems are now in use around the world. This relatively new initiative brings with
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Louise Dodds-Ely
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