Split Hopper Barge

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Known as one of the most competitive Split Hopper Barge manufacturers and suppliers, we have our own factory, and we can provide you with not only the newest products designed in fashionable style but also a price list and quotation.The HAIDING SHIPYARD Split Hopper Barge, a specialized piece of equipment for inland and coastal bulk cargo transportation, is based on a catamaran open-hull structure and hydraulic drive technology, focusing on the efficient transfer of bulk cargo such as sand, gravel, silt, construction waste, and ore.

HAIDING SHIPYARD Split Hopper Barge effectively overcomes the technical bottlenecks of traditional barges in terms of unloading efficiency, residual cargo rate, and water adaptability through its symmetrical opening and closing unloading system. According to actual test data, traditional barges have long unloading times and leave a lot of cargo residue, and are highly limited when operating in shallow waters; while Haiding's open-hull barges, through innovative integrated transportation and unloading solutions, can improve the efficiency of bulk cargo operations by more than 3 times, providing optimized engineering and technical solutions for scenarios such as channel dredging, land reclamation projects and wharf construction.

Core Advantages

High Unloading Efficiency, Short Operation Cycle

Hydraulic Quick Opening/Closing: The HAIDING SHIPYARD Split Hopper Barge adopts hydraulic synchronous drive, with opening/closing time ≤3 minutes and unloading angle 30°-45°. Bulk cargo slides down quickly by gravity, and the single unloading efficiency is 3-5 times that of traditional barges;

Low Residue Design: The hopper bottom of the HAIDING SHIPYARD Split Hopper Barge adopts an arc-shaped smooth panel (slope ≥15°), combined with anti-adhesive coating on the hopper wall, bulk cargo residue ≤5%, no manual cleaning required, reducing auxiliary operation time.

Wear-Resistant & Impact-Resistant, Long Service Life

Hopper Material Upgrade: The main unloading hopper adopts NM450 wear-resistant steel plate (thickness 16-25mm), with impact resistance hardness ≥450HB, wear resistance 200% higher than ordinary Q345 steel. It can withstand long-term friction and impact of sand, gravel and ore, and the hopper service life ≥12 years;

Structural Reinforcement Design: The hopper connection parts are reinforced with double welds (weld height ≥12mm), and the hydraulic cylinders are equipped with dust shields to reduce sand intrusion. The hydraulic system has trouble-free operation time exceeding 10000 hours.

Strong Adaptability to Shallow Waters, Wide Scene Coverage

Shallow Draft Optimization: Draft depth 1.2-2.8 meters (1.2-1.8 meters unloaded, 2.0-2.8 meters loaded), which can enter Yangtze River tributaries and coastal shoals (water depth ≥1.5 meters) for operation, adapting to the "inshore unloading" demand in dredging projects;

Multi-Functional Adaptation: HAIDING SHIPYARD Split Hopper Barge can be equipped with a mud pump interface (adapted to 8-16 inch dredger mud pumps) to realize the transfer of mud-like bulk cargo; the hopper top can be optionally equipped with a dust cover (to prevent dust pollution), adapting to urban river dredging scenarios with high environmental protection requirements.

Easy Operation, Low Operation & Maintenance Cost

Intelligent Control: The HAIDING SHIPYARD Split Hopper Barge is equipped with a PLC integrated control system, which displays the hopper opening angle, hydraulic pressure, and load status in real time, supporting "one-key opening/closing", and new crew can master it proficiently in 1 hour;

Easy-Maintenance Structure: The hydraulic system adopts a modular design, and core components (oil cylinders, oil pumps) can be disassembled and replaced as a whole, reducing maintenance time to 4 hours/time; the hopper anti-adhesive coating is reapplied once every 3 years, and maintenance cost is 40% lower than that of traditional barges.

Detailed Technical Parameters

Typical Application Scenarios

Waterway Dredging & Dredging Projects

Inland Waterway Dredging: HAIDING SHIPYARD Split Hopper Barge cooperating with cutter suction dredgers, transferring silt from the river bottom to designated dredging areas. The shallow draft design can enter shallow waters such as Yangtze River tributaries and Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal. With unloading time ≤3 minutes, it can cooperate with dredgers to complete more than 5000m³ silt transfer per day;

Port Waterway Dredging: For the siltation problem of coastal port waterways, transporting silt to deep-sea unloading areas. The salt-spray resistant anti-corrosion coating can adapt to seawater environment, and the hopper residue ≤5% to avoid secondary pollution of waterways by silt.

Reclamation & Terminal Construction

Reclamation Projects: Transporting sand and gravel from quarries to reclamation areas. The twin-body split structure can realize "unloading while moving", with unloading coverage width ≥10 meters. Cooperating with multiple barge formation operations, it can complete more than 100,000m³ sand reclamation per day, with efficiency 3 times higher than traditional barges;

Terminal Foundation Construction: Transporting crushed stone and graded sand to terminal construction areas for foundation backfilling. The hopper's wear-resistant steel plate can withstand long-term friction of crushed stone without hopper deformation, ensuring construction progress.

Short-Distance Bulk Cargo Transportation

Sand & Gravel Transfer: Connecting inland sand mines with coastal mixing plants, transporting sand to concrete production sites. The anti-adhesive hopper bottom design reduces sand residue, no manual cleaning required, and single transportation cycle is shortened to 1.5 hours (traditional barges take 4 hours);

Construction Waste Removal: For construction waste disposal in coastal cities, transporting construction waste to deep-sea landfills. The hopper volume can be customized (50-500m³) to adapt to different scale disposal needs, and hydraulic unloading avoids construction waste blocking the hopper opening.

Service Guarantee

Warranty Commitment

Core Structure Warranty: 2-year free warranty for core structures such as main hull and split hopper. During the warranty period, free maintenance parts and on-site welding repair services are provided for quality issues such as weld cracking and structural deformation;

Customization Services

Parameter Customization: Adjust hopper capacity (50-2000m³), draft depth (1.2-2.8m) and unloading angle (30°-45°) according to operation scenarios to adapt to the fluidity needs of special bulk cargo (such as high-viscosity silt);

Function Addition: Install mud pump linkage control system (synchronous operation with dredgers), GPS positioning unloading system (precise control of unloading area), and hopper heating device (adapting to low-temperature freezing scenarios in northern China) as needed;

Value-Added Services: HAIDING SHIPYARD Split Hopper Barge provides value-added services such as hydraulic system operation training (2 certified operators per barge), ship annual inspection agency, and insurance connection to reduce customer operation and management costs.