Stationary or Mobile
Most shiploaders are stationary installations. Relative simplicity of structure combined with initial lower acquisition and maintenance costs are the greatest advantages of the stationary shiploaders. Stationary shiploaders operate within the confines of the wharf length; no costly redesign of wharf length is required. This setup comes at a cost however; the greatest disadvantages lie in its operating costs and operating efficiency. Being a fixed apparatus, the stationary shiploader requires that the vessel itself be moved then secured relative to the shiploader to allow filling of each of the different cargo holds. This process exposes the ship and the docking structure to the hazard of accidental collisions. The movement of the ship for each of the holds is both time and manpower consuming, which results in a costly low average loading rate.
There are two standard types of mobile shiploaders available: the partially mobile, rail-travelling shiploader and the fully mobile, wheel mounted shiploader. Both types of mobile shiploaders benefit from portability of design. This design creates a loading process much less complicated than the stationary shiploader because both rail-travelling and wheel mounted mobile shiploaders reach all ship holds for loading without the movement of the vessel. This process also significantly reduces operating costs in the form of both time expended and manpower required. The disadvantage of the mobile shiploaders is found in its space requirements. Mobile shiploaders generally require either a substantial existing wharf site length or the necessity of a wharf length extension.
JINGHE SHIP LOADING AND UNLOADING MACHINE ONLY DOES TRACK-FIXED TYPE, NOT TIRE-FIXED TYPE
