04.06.2020
Artikel Nummer: 32213
Trial: shipping iron-ore in open-top container
Transcontainer's branch at Zabaikalskaya railway and the Russian and the Chinese railways are working on a scheme for iron-ore concentrate delivery in open-top containers to consignees in China. A pilot dispatch of four containers loaded with iron-ore concentrate was organised recently. T
The unique feature of this project is that the concentrate was loaded in bulk through the container top. An automatic elevator gradually bulks the concentrate from the top thus accelerating the loading process. A rail tractor moves the train non-stop under the automatic elevator.
This method is cheaper and more convenient than loading into high-sided wagons, Transcontainer said. Should the test be successful, the service will become regular. (ben)