However, the port's existing ship loading equipment faces several challenges: PKE, which contains oil, tends to stick to the equipment; PKS has high hardness and generates large amounts of dust, resulting in a loading and unloading efficiency of less than 800 tons per hour per ship with traditional ship loaders. Locally, the annual average temperature ranges from 30°C to 35°C, with humidity as high as 85%, leading to rapid corrosion of the existing equipment's metal structure and high failure rates of the electrical system. Additionally, the existing equipment is not equipped with an efficient dust removal system, failing to meet the latest requirement of Malaysia's Ministry of Environment that the dust concentration during bulk cargo operations at ports must be ≤ 10mg/m³.

In response, Bintulu Port Operations Group launched the "Bulk Cargo Ship Loading Equipment Upgrade Program," planning to purchase 2 sets of mobile ship loaders to replace the outdated equipment. Among global manufacturers, Zoomry Heavy Industry (Zoomry) was selected as the project partner.

Project Requirements

1. Production Capacity Matching Requirement: The rated handling capacity of a single mobile ship loader must reach 1,200 tons per hour to meet the rhythm of completing loading and unloading of a 40,000 DWT bulk cargo ship within 24 hours. The equipment must be adaptable to flexible loading needs of different ship types ranging from 30,000 DWT to 60,000 DWT.
2. Environmental Protection and Compliance Requirements: An efficient dust removal system must be equipped to ensure the dust concentration in the operation area is ≤ 8mg/m³ (stricter than the national standard). Meanwhile, the equipment noise must be controlled below 75dB, in line with Malaysia's Port Operation Environmental Protection Code.
3. Tropical Environment Adaptation: The equipment must operate stably in an environment with high temperature (35°C) and high humidity (85%). The corrosion resistance grade of the metal structure must reach C5-M (per ISO 12944 standard), and the electrical system must have an IP65 protection rating and mold-proof function.
4. Transportation and Service Requirements: The equipment must be detachable into 40” HQ containers for transportation. The on-site assembly period must be ≤ 20 days. Moreover, Zoomry must provide overseas on-site commissioning and operator training, with a supply cycle of key spare parts ≤ 7 days.