systems for handling cargo

Abstract

The present invention relates to a system for handling cargo on board and to / from a vessel, wherein said system includes a cargo vessel with a plurality of cargo decks, a number of side doors, a cargo elevator located inside each side door communicating with said cargo decks, and a crane located inside each side door, the system further includes a number of standardized cargo load platforms with legs, the cargo load platforms being adapted to store cargo, the cargo load platforms being stored on the cargo decks in slots along the sides of the vessel and transverse to the longitudinal axis of the vessel and with a passageway between the slots along the longitudinal axis of the vessel, the system further includes a number of trolleys adapted to transport the load platforms between the slots and the cargo elevators.

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technical field

[0001] The present invention relates to the field of cargo handling, and in particular to systems for handling and loading / unloading cargo on board ships. Background technique

[0002] The invention of the container by Malcolm McLean in 1956 resulted in the ISO40Ft and 20Ft containers, making the loading of ships more efficient and reducing theft. Later, the container became the backbone of the international non-bulk ocean freight flow and made the ocean part of the global logistics chain very cost-effective. Purpose-built container ships have been developed to carry up to 18,000 TEU (20 ft Equivalent Unit). In a container ship, containers are stacked on top of each other, making multi-port operations difficult due to the limited access to the containers.

[0003] On the land side, container terminals have to be built with substantial investment, where large cranes are used to unload container ships, and then the containers are stored for retrieval and tran...

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