Is it feasible to use a variable-frequency pump to control both ship loading and vehicle loading?

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Our company is collaborating with a foreign firm on a refined oil storage project, which involves using pumps for loading vehicles as well as for loading ships. Our solution is to have separate loading pumps for truck loading and separate pumping units for ship loading, with a single pump used for each flexible hose during truck loading ； The foreign approach involves sharing the pump used for loading vehicles and those used for loading ships, by employing high-capacity variable-frequency pumps. The current operating conditions are as follows: the loading and shipping points are approximately 1 km away from the pump area, and these operations can take place simultaneously; on the other hand, the number of loading nozzles used for loading vehicles is not fixed. I would like to ask all the fellow sailors: Is the foreigner’s approach feasible, and can our design goals be achieved through automatic control? I personally don’t think it’s very reliable.