Pontoon Platform and Arrangement Having the Pontoon Platform

Abstract

A pontoon platform is constructed from at least one container or plurality of interconnected containers, such as shipping or standard freight containers, especially consistent with ISO standard. At least some of the containers are adapted to float on water, either they are waterproof containers or they comprise a float arrangement. The intra-container water-displacing volume, such as an inflatable bag, can be used for displacing water from the container when the inflatable bag is filled or for letting more water entering into the container when the inflatable bag is emptied, and thereby manipulating the buoyancy or draft of the container and thus also the same of the pontoon platform comprising said container(s).

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PRIORITY[0001]This application is a continuation application of international application number PCT / F12013 / 050601 filed on Jun. 3 2013, the content of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]The invention relates to a pontoon platform having at least one container or advantageously a plurality of interconnected containers as well as to an arrangement comprising the pontoon platform.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]There is a clear need for temporary, semi-permanent or permanent constructions all over the world, e.g. due to very rapid reconstructions or for building new constructions for substituting constructions lost or destroyed for example by earthquakes, natural catastrophe or the like. For example the earthquakes may destroy roads, bridges, buildings, harbours, airfields or other infrastructure completely. In addition after the natural catastrophe there is a great need for building new constructions, which might be a very...

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Benefits of technology

[0013]The invention offers remarkable advantages over the known prior art solutions, namely at first, when using shipping or standard freight containers, there are essentially no need for transportation of the containers into the disaster area from outside or abroad, because there are always lots of shipping or standard freight containers all over the world in harbours and transportation, and in addition they are extended quite equally to coastal areas worldwide. For example in 2009 there were over 15 million ISO 668 (40 ft) containers in the transportation worldwide. Also there is no need for prefabricate containers or store them beforehand, whereupon significant savings can be achieved. The invention enables to achieve a standard construction method of how globally temporary and permanent floating platforms can be made and thereby helps to organize international aid work, for example.

[0014]In addition the pontoon platform is very quick and easy to build of the standard containers because due to the standard they are very compatible with each other for example with dimensions and strength. Thus the i

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For example the earthquakes may destroy roads, bridges, buildings, harbours, airfields or other infrastructure completely.

In addition after the natural catastrophe there is a great need for building new constructions, which might be a very demanding task, because often even boats are not able to docking and transport building material due to destroyed harbours.

However, there are still problems r

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