EMS-Tech delivers world's highest capacity self-unloading system for Rio Tinto SimFer's Landmark Simandou Project

The self-unloading system represents a significant milestone for the global bulk material handling and marine industries. Publicly recognised as the world's largest shallow-water transhipment self-unloader, the fastest specialised self-unloading vessel ever built, and the first bidirectional self-unloading vessel of its class, WONTANARA establishes a new benchmark in marine bulk handling capability.

At the heart of this achievement is the complete EMS-Tech designed and supplied self-unloading system, engineered to deliver an unprecedented 12 000 metric tph of iron ore – currently the highest unloading capacity of any self-unloading vessel in operation.

The integrated system includes:

• Two of the largest ‘C’ Loop conveyors ever placed into commercial operation, surpassing the previous record-setting C-Loop system designed and supplied by EMS-Tech only two years earlier.
• Two high-capacity luffing, slewing, and shuttling shiploaders.
• Two reversible tunnel conveyors, allowing full operational redundancy.
• A series of EMS-Tech patented feeder gates, specifically developed to maximise throughput and maintain consistent material flow during high-capacity unloading operations.

Designed specifically for the demanding operating environment of Guinea's Simandou Project, the system combines industry-leading unloading performance with the reliability and redundancy required for continuous transhipment operations. This delivery follows several landmark projects completed by EMS-Tech in recent years, including world-leading self-unloading and transhipment systems delivered for ArcelorMittal and Mineral Resources, further strengthening the company's reputation as one of the world's foremost designers of large-scale marine bulk material handling systems.

For nearly four decades, EMS-Tech has specialised exclusively in the design, engineering and delivery of high-performance bulk material handling systems for the global mining and marine sectors. From self-unloading vessels and floating transhipment systems to shiploaders, stackers, reclaimers, mobile hoppers, and complete turnkey conveying systems, EMS-Tech continues to push the boundaries of engineering innovation and operational performance.

"The delivery of WONTANARA is much more than the completion of another material handling system; it represents years of collaboration, innovation and trust between exceptional organisations around the world. To see a project of this scale become reality is something our entire team takes enormous pride in. It demonstrates what can be achieved when owners, shipbuilders, suppliers, and engineers work together with a common vision. We believe this vessel establishes a new global benchmark for self-unloading technology and we're excited to see it begin operations when it arrives in Guinea."Kyle Sorensen, Director, Business Development & Marine System Sales, EMS-Tech.

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