About Us

A Global Leader in Bulk Material Handling System Solutions

EMS-Tech is a privately owned company that has been operating since 1988. We engineer, design, and deliver systems for loading, unloading, conveying, storing, stacking, and reclaiming dry bulk materials. With approximately 100 employees worldwide and offices located in North America, Europe, China, and Australia, EMS-Tech is well-positioned to address the needs of our clients around the world.

Hundreds of EMS-Tech material handling systems are successfully operating at ports, terminals, mines, quarries, power plants, and onboard self-unloading barges, bulk carriers, and floating transhipment platforms worldwide. All EMS-Tech solutions are designed to ensure environment-friendly, efficient, and profitable operations, capable of handling a wide variety of dry bulk materials at highly efficient loading/unloading rates.

Transforming Engineering into Productivity

Transforming Engineering into Productivity is more than a catchphrase at EMS-Tech. The founding vision of EMS-Tech was to be a company based on engineering expertise, with a strong focus on solving engineering problems and building unique and competitive solutions in the field of materials handling.

EMS-Tech will always use innovation, dedication, and collaboration to find a solution that maximizes system performance. We believe that sound engineering, and care for the needs of our employees and clients, is the right approach with the best results.

History Timeline

2023

Lassing Dibben Consulting Engineers Ltd. Merges with EMS-Tech.
2023

EMS-Tech delivers self-loading and self-unloading system to McKeil Marine. This landmark conversion project marks the first self-unloading system in the McKeil fleet.
2022

EMS-Tech is awarded the Best Shiploading / Unloading System by International Bulk Journal (IBJ) for the delivery of the self-loading and self-unloading systems for a 26,000dwt self-unloading bulk carrier.
2021

EMS-Tech delivers two unique transhipment systems for a new Power Plant in Vietnam.
2020

EMS-Tech delivers a first-of-its-kind grain transhipment system to South Australia and a fully assembled stacker-reclaimer to North Vancouver, British Columbia.
2018

EMS-Tech Inc. celebrated 30 years in business and was featured in the International Bulk Journal (IBJ) editorial panel.
2015

EMS-Tech Inc. delivered a grain shiploader to a major client in Vancouver, British Columbia.
2012

EMS-Tech enters the Australian market with the delivery of an iron ore transhipment vessel, while delivering a stacker and reclaimer to a client in Indonesia and two stacker-reclaimers to clients in Canada.
2010

EMS-Tech secures and delivers 5 Laker classed self-unloaders and 4 Panamax self-unloaders, validating EMS-Tech’s position as the world leader in self-unloading technology.
2009

President and Co-founder, Peter Sorensen, is awarded the Professional Engineers of Ontario Entrepreneur of Year award.
2004

With shipbuilding on the rise in China, EMS-Tech opens branch office in Shanghai.
2001

EMS-Tech delivers a stacker-reclaimer, a shiploader, three stackers, and over 8000ft of conveyors to Martin Marietta in the Bahamas.
1998

First patent was awarded for a loading spout hoist mechanism.
1997

EMS-Tech Inc. moved its head office to the current location at 699 Dundas Street West, Belleville, Ontario.
1995

Marine Division is formed with the addition of John Elder, and company growth continues.
1994

EMS-Tech continues its early success with the addition of high-profile contracts to engineer and design a traversing bridge reclaimer in Cardon, Venezuela, and a traversing shiploader with luffing, and shuttling capabilities in San Diego, California.
1990

EMS-Tech Inc. was incorporated on October 9th, 1990, and secures its first major projects for stacker-reclaimer upgrades for Westshore Terminals, Dominion Terminals, and Ridley Terminals.
1988

Peter Sorensen and Brian Stafford start EMS Associates.