Berth 1 - Adjustable Ramp
Aerial View - Berths 1 & 2 occupied, with Berth 3 empty
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These contracts include:
- Berth 1 - 29m brow width x 11m long x 110 tonnes adjustable ramp of trapezoidal deck construction with a heavy duty anti-skid surface coating.
- Berth 3 - 29m brow width x 7m long x 90 tonnes adjustable ramp and 29m x 8.5m x 100 tonnes fixed ramp of trapezoidal deck construction with a heavy duty anti-skid surface coating. Both ramps are supported on a structural steel sub-structure of 90 tonnes.
- Sealed for life pivot bearings along the rear edge and 3 vertically mounted synchronised hydraulic cylinders at the front edge, provide a raising and lowering function, over a range of 2m on Berth 1, and 1.35m on Berth 3. Each cylinder is fitted with a positional sensing linear transducer to maintain synchronised operation of all 3 cylinders to within 15mm of each other.
- Ramps can be accurately controlled from either the main control room or from local stations.
Client: Edmund Nuttall Ltd


