Ro-Ro ramp for ships cuts loading time in half at aluminium plant | Transportation

A new Ro-Ro ramp – Ro-Ro stands for roll on-roll off – has been officially inaugurated at Hydro Sunndal, the latest of Hydro’s aluminium plants in Norway to do so.

Read the full story here: https://www.hydro.com/en-NO/about-hydro/stories-by-hydro/ro-ro-transport-coming-to-more-hydro-aluminium-plants-in-norway/

Six months after construction was started, it was finally time to start rolling aluminium products on to cargo ships – instead of loading them with cranes and the manpower to run them.

In addition to improved safety, the Ro-Ro solution is highly efficient. It cuts loading time in half, meaning that the cargo ships can reduce speed at sea and still deliver on time. This results in less fuel consumption and lower emissions.

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More than 655,000 tonnes of Hydro cargo per year will be shipped over the ramp plus some external cargo. It’s the largest Ro-Ro ramp north of Bergen measured in shipped tonnage and will also be used for loading of external goods via a dedicated terminal nearby.

The Ro-Ro ramp in Sunndal is made of several steel-reinforced concrete elements. However, in this traditional concrete structure, one element has been replaced with one aluminium-concrete composite element to demonstrate a unique innovation.

It is part of the DARE2C research project between Hydro, Norwegian research organization SINTEF, the Norwegian University of Science and Technology and other partners to explore if aluminium could replace steel as reinforcement in concrete.

Read more about the DARE2C research project here: https://www.sintef.no/projectweb/endurcon/underside-1/#DARE2C20172021

For another DARE2C research project, about of the world's first aluminum-reinforced concrete structures, click here: https://www.hydro.com/en-NO/media/news/2019/what-makes-this-excuisite-little-concrete-bench-a-world-sensation/
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