Technical bulletin
Marine loading arm (MLA) integration with SCADA for terminal operations
Covers Marine Loading Arm automation with SCADA monitoring, automatic control and Emergency Shutdown integration during unloading.
- MLA
- SCADA
- ESD
- Type
- Technical bulletin
- Published
- 24 September 2025
- Reading time
- 2 min
Optimizing unloading by integrating automation and control on the Marine Loading Arm (MLA) to improve precision and efficiency, and to minimize the risk of failure.
Integrating the unloading system with safety devices such as Emergency Shut Down (ESD) ensures a fast response to hazardous conditions, keeps operations safe and reduces the risk of incidents.
Key concerns
Reliability of automation and control systems
The challenge is making sure the integration of automation and control systems on the Marine Loading Arm (MLA) runs with high precision and consistency, to maintain efficiency and prevent failures during unloading operations.
Effective safety response
The urgent need to integrate safety devices such as Emergency Shut Down (ESD) into the unloading system, so that hazardous conditions can be answered quickly and correctly to keep operations safe.
Solutions
SCADA is also connected to safety devices such as Emergency Shut Down (ESD) to ensure a fast, automatic response to hazardous conditions.
This solution integrates the SCADA system with the Marine Loading Arm (MLA) to improve precision and consistency in unloading operations. SCADA enables real-time monitoring and automatic control, so operations run more efficiently and reliably, with minimal risk of failure.
SCADA is also connected to safety devices such as Emergency Shut Down (ESD) to ensure a fast, automatic response to hazardous conditions. With this system, preventive action can be taken immediately, improving operational safety and reducing the risk of incidents that could disrupt terminal operations.
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