Self-deploying device for attaching securing materials to containers

Abstract

To stabilize the shipping containers stored on a cargo ship between a first row of shipping containers stacked on the starboard side and a second row of shipping containers stacked on the port side, supports are connected to the tops of the first and second rows of shipping containers, and a foundation is connected to the lashing bridge. Lashings are installed diagonally between the supports and the foundation using an electric retractable winch. Tension is applied to the lashings stretched between the supports and the foundation using a pulling winch attached to the foundation.

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims the benefit of priority to UU Provisional Application No. 63 / 544,791, filed October 19, 2023, which is incorporated by reference herein for all purposes.

[0002] FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present disclosure relates generally to methods and systems for securing shipping containers on cargo ships, and more particularly to methods and systems for lashing shipping containers that are less dependent on manual labor for deployment. [Background technology]

[0003] Background of the Invention Cargo ships can lose large numbers of shipping containers at sea due to accidents when navigating rough seas. As ships become larger and shipping containers are stacked higher, the traditional lashing system designs used for many years no longer provide an acceptable level of restraint. The movement of the top container increases due to the pitch and roll of the ship caused by the wave action. This movement can cause the top container to become unstable due to high acceleration levels.

[0004] Examples of known methods and systems for securing shipping containers on cargo ships are described in International Application Publication No. WO2022 / 169484 (published August 11, 2022), which is incorporated herein by reference.

[0005] Despite these advances, there remains a need in the art for improved methods and systems for securing shipping containers on cargo ships, particularly those that may be less reliant on manual labor for deployment. Summary of the Invention

[0006] overview In one embodiment, the present disclosure provides a lashing device for deploying cargo ship lashings to secure shipping containers. The lashing device includes a support connectable to an interlocking system of one or more shipping containers, the support having an extension configured to extend from a longitudinal end of the one or more shipping containers when the interlocking system is connected to the one or more shipping containers. The lashing device further includes an electric hauling winch attached to the support, a hauling line attached to the electric hauling winch, an electronic circuit configured to drive the electric hauling winch to raise and lower the hauling line, a plug attached to the hauling line, a fastening line, and a releasable connector, the hauling line being selectively connectable to the plug via the releasable connector. The lashing device further includes a lock provided on the extension and including a socket configured to receive and retain the plug. The fastening line has sufficient rigidity to withstand tension caused by movement of the shipping containers, and the releasable connector connecting the hauling line and the fastening line may be of a known type.

[0007] In another embodiment, the present disclosure provides a lashing system for deploying lashings on a cargo ship to secure shipping containers. The lashing system includes a lashing device. The lashing device includes a support connectable to an interlocking system of one or more shipping containers, the support having an outrigger configured to extend from a longitudinal end of the one or more shipping containers when the interlocking system is connected to the one or more shipping containers. The lashing device further includes an electric hauling winch attached to the support, a hauling line attached to the electric hauling winch, an electronic circuit configured to drive the electric hauling winch to raise and lower the hauling line, a plug attached to the hauling line, a fastening line, and a first releasable connector, wherein the fastening line is selectively connectable to the plug via the releasable connector. The lashing device further includes a lock provided on the outrigger, the lock including a socket configured to receive and hold the plug. The lashing system further includes a bucket configured to be coupled to a structure of the cargo ship and configured to receive the plug.

[0008] In a further embodiment, the present disclosure provides a method for deploying lashings on a cargo ship to secure shipping containers, the method comprising the steps of providing a lashing device comprising a support, an electric pulling winch attached to the support, a pulling line attached to the electric pulling winch, an electronic circuit configured to drive the electric pulling winch, a plug attached to the pulling line, a lock on an outrigger configured to extend from a longitudinal end of the one or more shipping containers when the interlocking system is engaged with the one or more shipping containers, coupling the lashing line to the plug via the first releasable connector, raising the pulling line until the plug is above the socket, and lowering the pulling line until the plug is received and retained in the socket. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0009] Reference will now be made to the accompanying drawings for a more detailed description of embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0010] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is an elevation view of a cargo ship loaded with shipping containers and a system for deploying lashings on the cargo ship to secure the shipping containers, the lashing system including supports and optional foundations. [Figure 2] FIG. 2 is an elevation view of a portion of the system shown in FIG. 1, illustrating three configurations of stacks of shipping containers, each with supports connecting the rows of containers to different heights. [Figure 3] FIG. 3 is an elevation view of the base portion shown in FIG. [Figure 4] FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the support portion shown in FIG. [Figure 5] 5A to 5E are partial cutaway views showing the sequence of how a plug is held in a socket in a passive lock. [Figure 6] FIG. 6 is a perspective view of an alternative support to that shown in FIG. [Figure 7] 7A-7B are partial cutaway views showing a procedure for holding a plug in a socket of a passive lock in another alternative support to the support shown in FIG. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0011] Detailed Description While the invention is susceptible to various modifications and alternative forms, specific embodiments thereof are shown by way of example in the drawings and description, it should be understood, however, that the drawings and description are not intended to limit the invention to the particular forms disclosed therein, but on the contrary, are intended to cover all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives available to one skilled in the art.

[0012] 1 to 5E, a preferred embodiment of a lashing device for deploying lashings to secure stacks of shipping containers will be described.

[0013] FIG. 1 shows a cargo ship 100 having a hatch top 102 on which containers are stacked in a stack 108 of rows. The lashing system includes a base 24, a support 18, lashing members 106, and, optionally, another support 19 and another lashing member 107. The base 24 is located toward the center of the cargo ship 100. The base 24 is configured to be coupled to a deck 104 of the cargo ship 100. As described in more detail below, the lashing members 106 (and lashing members 107, if present) are divided into segments. The supports 18 and / or 19 can be coupled to the interlocking systems of one or more shipping containers stacked in the container row.

[0014] In another embodiment, the foundation 24 may be configured to be coupled to a lashing bridge of the cargo ship 100 .

[0015] In another embodiment, the tie-down material 107 and support 19 may be connected to a separate foundation offset from the foundation 24 .

[0016] Tensioning materials 106 and 107 are applied to stabilize shipping containers stored on cargo ship 100 in a position between a first row of shipping containers stacked on the cargo ship's starboard side and connected to support 18, and a second row of shipping containers stacked on the cargo ship's port side and connected to support 19.

[0017] 2 and 3 show various configurations in which the height of the first (i.e., leftmost) row of the stack 108 varies. By way of example, the height varies between seven and nine containers stacked above the hatch top 102. In this example, the support 18 is bonded to the top of the first row. As a result, it can be seen that the span of the lashings 106 varies.

[0018] To accommodate this variability, lashing member 106 is divided into segments and includes a wire rope (20a, 20b, or 20c) having a standard length and either one of multiple connecting ropes (26a, 26b, or 26c) having different lengths, or a single connecting rope having a standard length sufficient to accommodate the variability. Releasable connectors (22a, 22b, or 22c) join the connecting ropes (26a, 26b, or 26c) to the wire ropes (20a, 20b, or 20c), respectively, to form lashing member 106 as shown in FIG. 1.

[0019] As an example, wire rope (20a, 20b, 20c, or 20d) may be 78.33 feet long and ¾ inch in diameter. As such, wire ropes (20a, 20b, 20c, 20d) may be stored horizontally on deck 104, as shown by wire rope 20d. Connecting rope 26a may be at least approximately 14.8 feet long, connecting rope 26b may be at least 8.4 feet long, and connecting rope 26c may be at least approximately 5 feet long. Alternatively, connecting ropes 26a, 26b, 26c may have the same standard length, which is at least approximately 14.8 feet.

[0020] To attach the lashing member 106, a wire rope 20a, 20b, or 20c is prepared. The wire rope 20a, 20b, or 20c can be stored horizontally on the deck 104 and is illustrated as wire rope 20d. One of the connecting ropes 26a, 26b, or 26c can then be selected based on the height of the first row, the standard length of the wire ropes 20a, 20b, or 20c, and the location where the foundation 24 will be installed, or a standard length connecting rope can be used. The connecting rope 26a, 26b, or 26c is attached to a pulling winch 32 (e.g., a manual winch accessible to deck personnel), and the connecting rope 26a, 26b, or 26c is coupled to one end of the wire rope 20a, 20b, or 20c via a releasable connector 22a, 22b, or 22c. The lashing material 106 is then deployed by lifting the other ends of the wire ropes (20a, 20b, 20c), as described below.

[0021] 1 and 2, the connecting ropes (26a, 26b, or 26c) and tensioning winch 32 are configured to accommodate side stacks of different heights. Additionally, tension in the lashings 106 can be adjusted by winding or unwinding the connecting ropes with a tensioning winch attached to the foundation 24. Compression guides 28 (FIG. 2) are positioned between rows of stacks 108 to preload opposing sides of the containers when tension is applied to the lashings 106 and 107. An example of a compression guide is illustrated in Application No. PCT / US2023 / 013349 (filed February 17, 2023).

[0022] FIG. 4 illustrates support 18. In a preferred embodiment, support 18 comprises a flat rack. The flat rack may be 45 feet long so that when interlocking system 36 is connected to a typical 40-foot container, the flat rack has an overhang 16 that extends beyond the typical 40-foot container. This overhang 16 is provided with a passive lock. As described in more detail below, the passive lock includes a socket configured to receive and retain a plug attached to the end of wire rope 20 (i.e., one of wire ropes 20a, 20b, 20c shown in FIGS. 2 and 3). As previously described, the end of wire rope 20 with the attached plug is lifted from deck 104. In particular, the end of wire rope 20 is lifted using electric retractable winch 10 attached to retractable rope 12, which in turn is attached to electric retractable winch 10.

[0023] The sequence of steps shown in Figures 5A-5E (with part of section 16 cut away to reveal the passive lock) is used to retain plug 14 within the passive lock.

[0024] Referring to FIG. 5A, a plug 14 is attached to the tow rope 12. The plug 14 may provide a housing for a tension monitor and associated electronics and battery. In this view, the plug 14 is not yet coupled to the wire rope 20. The powered tow winch 10 lowers the plug 14 at the end of the tow rope 12 until the plug rests in the bucket 30, as shown in FIG. 5B and FIG. 2.

[0025] Referring to Figure 5B, the wire rope 20 stored on the deck 104 is connected to the plug via a releasable connector 34. The electric retraction winch 10 lifts the plug 14 at the end of the retraction rope 12 until the plug 14 passes through the overhang 16, as shown in Figure 5C.

[0026] 5D and 2, the tension winch 32 and connecting rope are used to partially reel in the wire rope 20. This partial reeling causes the plug 14 to move and tilt, allowing the plug 14 to be received in the socket of the passive lock because the central axis of the socket is inclined relative to the vertical and is substantially tangent to the periphery of the rope guide of the electric retracting winch.

[0027] If support 19 were shown in Figure 5D instead of support 18, partial retraction of wire rope 20 would cause plug 14 to move and tilt in the opposite direction to that shown in Figure 5D. Despite this orientation, plug 14 would still be received in another socket of the passive lock.

[0028] Thus, optionally, the same design of passive lock can be used on either the starboard or port side of a stack of shipping containers. Alternatively, the passive lock can be provided with only one of the two sockets, requiring two different designs of passive lock.

[0029] 5E and 1, the plug 14 is again lowered at the end of the retraction rope 12 by the electric retraction winch 10. However, once received in the socket, the plug 14 becomes held in the socket, thereby applying additional tension to the lashings 106 to stabilize the shipping container stored on the cargo ship 100.

[0030] FIG. 6 illustrates another preferred embodiment in which the support 18 has longitudinal beams that allow additional containers to be stacked on top of the support 18 without interfering with the electric retractable winch 10.

[0031] Figures 7A and 7B illustrate another preferred embodiment in which the electric retractable winch 10 is retracted below the floor of the support 18. The plug 14 also has a spherical surface configured to engage with the socket. Figure 7A shows the plug 14 passing through the passage of the passive lock. Figure 7B shows the plug 14 being held by a shoulder in the socket of the passive lock.

[0032] Embodiment In addition to the above, the present disclosure also contemplates at least the following embodiments 1 to 3.12. Note that any element of these embodiments may further include details about that element disclosed in the paragraph or figure describing the preferred embodiment, but does not necessarily include details about other elements disclosed in the same paragraph or figure or other paragraphs or figures.

[0033] Embodiment 1 is a securing device for securing a transport container by deploying securing materials on a cargo ship, a support connectable to an interlocking system of one or more shipping containers, the support including an overhang configured to overhang a longitudinal end of the one or more shipping containers when the interlocking system is connected to the one or more shipping containers; an electric retractable winch attached to the support; a pull-in line attached to an electric pull-in winch; an electronic circuit configured to drive an electric pull-in winch to raise and lower the pull-in line; a plug attached to the lead-in wire; A fastening wire; a releasable connector, the fastening wire being selectively coupleable to the plug via the releasable connector; and a lock disposed on the outrigger and including a socket configured to receive and retain the plug.

[0034] Embodiment 1.01 is a lashing device according to embodiment 1, wherein the pull line is selected from a cord, rope, string, chain, cable, or the like useful for pulling the plug.

[0035] Embodiment 1.02 is a lashing device according to embodiment 1 or 1.01, wherein the fastening line is selected from a cord, rope, string, chain, cable, or the like.

[0036] Embodiment 1.03 is a lashing device according to embodiment 1.02, wherein the fastening wire is formed of twisted strands.

[0037] Embodiment 1.04 is a lashing device according to embodiment 1.03, wherein the strands are formed of fibers or wires.

[0038] Embodiment 1.05 is a securing device according to any of embodiments 1 to 1.04, wherein the lead-in wire is lighter than the tie wire and / or has a smaller diameter than the tie wire.

[0039] Embodiment 1.06 is a lashing device according to any of embodiments 1 to 1.05, wherein the support includes a 45-foot long flat rack and is coupled to a 40-foot long standard container.

[0040] Embodiment 1.07 is a lashing device according to any of embodiments 1 to 1.06, wherein the haul-off line is attached to the reel of an electric haul-off winch.

[0041] Embodiment 1.08 is a securing device according to any of embodiments 1 to 1.07, wherein the securing material is at least partially formed by a fastening wire and includes a separate releasable connector coupled to the connecting wire, which connecting wire is typically shorter than the fastening wire (the separate releasable connector coupling the fastening wire and the connecting wire may be of a known type).

[0042] Embodiment 1.09 is a securing device according to embodiment 1.08, wherein the connecting wire is lighter than the fastening wire and / or has a smaller diameter than the fastening wire.

[0043] Embodiment 1.10 is a securing device according to embodiment 1.08, wherein the connecting wire is not lighter than the fastening wire and / or does not have a smaller diameter than the fastening wire.

[0044] Embodiment 1.11 is a securing device according to any of embodiments 1.08 to 1.10, wherein the connecting wires are less stiff than the fastening wires.

[0045] Embodiment 1.12 is a securing device according to any of embodiments 1 to 1.11, wherein the electric retractable winch and the lock are arranged below the floor surface of the support.

[0046] Embodiment 1.13 is a securing device according to any of embodiments 1 to 1.12, wherein the support is connectable with an interlocking system of one or more shipping containers stacked in a container row.

[0047] Embodiment 1.14 is a lashing device according to any of embodiments 1 to 1.13, wherein the support includes a flat rack.

[0048] Embodiment 1.15 is a lashing device according to any of embodiments 1 to 1.14, wherein the support has a longitudinal beam that allows another container to be stacked on top of the support without interfering with the electric retracting winch.

[0049] Embodiment 1.16 is a device according to any of embodiments 1 to 1.15, wherein at least a portion of the electronic circuitry is provided within the cavity of the plug.

[0050] Embodiment 1.17 is a device according to embodiment 1.16, in which the tension monitor and associated electronics and battery are located within the plug cavity.

[0051] Embodiment 1.18 is a device according to any of embodiments 1 to 1.17, wherein the socket is configured to receive and passively retain the plug, such as by including a shoulder.

[0052] Embodiment 1.19 is a device according to embodiment 1.18, wherein the lock includes multiple (e.g., two) sockets configured to receive and passively hold plugs, or the device includes at least one further lock including a socket configured to receive and hold a plug that is of a different design than another lock on the device.

[0053] Embodiment 1.20 is a device according to any of embodiments 1 to 1.19, wherein the lock further includes a passage sized to allow the plug to pass through the overhang when the plug is lifted by the powered retracting winch.

[0054] Embodiment 1.21 is a device according to any of embodiments 1 to 1.17, wherein the socket is configured to receive a ram for positively extending into the socket to retain the plug.

[0055] Embodiment 1.22 is a device according to embodiment 1.21, in which when the ram is actively retracted, the plug can pass through the socket in either an upward or downward direction.

[0056] Embodiment 1.23 is a device according to any one of embodiments 1 to 1.22, wherein the socket has a central axis that is tilted relative to the vertical and substantially tangent to the periphery of the wire guide of the electric retracting winch, so that the plug can tilt and be substantially aligned with the central axis when the fastening wire is wound.

[0057] Embodiment 2 is a lashing system for deploying cargo ship lashings to secure transport containers, comprising a lashing device according to any of embodiments 1 to 1.23 and a bucket configured to be coupled to a cargo ship structure, wherein the releasable connector of the lashing device is a first releasable connector and the bucket is configured to receive a plug.

[0058] Embodiment 2.01 is a system according to embodiment 2, wherein the cargo ship structure is a lashing bridge or deck of the cargo ship.

[0059] Embodiment 2.02 is a system according to embodiment 2 or 2.01, further comprising a rigging device (e.g., pre-existing on cargo ships) used to tension the tie-down lines of the lashing device.

[0060] Embodiment 2.03 is a system according to embodiment 2 or 2.01, further including a foundation configured to be coupled to at least one of a lashing bridge or deck of a cargo ship, wherein a tensioning winch is attached to the foundation, a connecting line is attached to the tensioning winch, and a second releasable connector couples the connecting line to the tie-down line. In this manner, tension can be applied to the tie-down line using the connecting line and the tensioning winch.

[0061] Embodiment 2.04 is a system according to embodiment 2.03, wherein the foundation is coupled substantially centrally to at least one of the lashing bridge or deck of the cargo ship.

[0062] Embodiment 2.05 is a system according to embodiment 2.03 or 2.04, wherein the foundation includes another tensioning winch attached to the foundation, another connecting line attached to the other tensioning winch, and another second releasable connector.

[0063] Embodiment 2.06 is a system according to any of embodiments 2.03 to 2.05, wherein the tie wire of the lashing device has a standard length.

[0064] Embodiment 2.07 is a system according to any of embodiments 2.03 to 2.06, further comprising a plurality of connecting wires, each of which has a different length based on the height of a side stack of a predetermined number of containers, a standard length, and optionally, the location where the foundation is connected to at least one of the lashing bridge and deck of the cargo ship. In this way, when stacks of shipping containers have various configurations and the heights of the containers on which the supports are placed are different, a selected one of the plurality of connecting wires can be used to accommodate this height difference.

[0065] Embodiment 2.08 is a system according to any one of embodiments 2.03 to 2.07, in which the tie-down wires have a standard length based on the position where the foundation is connected to at least one of the lashing bridge and deck of the cargo ship, and can be used regardless of the height of the side stacks containing a given number of containers. The connecting wires and tensioning winches are configured to accommodate side stacks of different heights by winding the connecting wires with the tensioning winches. Therefore, when container stacks have various configurations and the heights of the containers on which the supports are placed are different, the tensioning winches can be used to accommodate these height differences.

[0066] Embodiment 2.09 is a system according to embodiment 2.07 or 2.08, wherein the side container stack is located on the starboard side of the cargo ship.

[0067] Embodiment 3 is a method for deploying cargo ship securing devices to secure shipping containers, comprising the steps of providing an apparatus according to any of embodiments 1 to 1.23; coupling a support to one or more interlocking systems of the shipping container; connecting a plug to the fastening line via a (first) releasable connector; lifting the drop line until the plug is above the socket; and lowering the drop line until the plug is received and held in the socket.

[0068] Embodiment 3.01 is a method according to embodiment 3, further comprising the step of threading the plug through a passage provided in the outrigger as the plug is lifted by the retraction winch.

[0069] Embodiment 3.02 is a method according to embodiment 3 or 3.01, wherein the plug is passively held in a socket, the socket having a central axis inclined relative to the vertical and substantially tangent to the periphery of the wire guide of the electric retraction winch.

[0070] Embodiment 3.03 is a method according to any of embodiments 3 to 3.02, further comprising the steps of providing a system according to any of embodiments 2.03 to 2.06, connecting the foundation to at least one of the lashing bridges or decks of the cargo ship, and connecting the connecting line to the fastening line, and optionally applying tension to the fastening line by winding up the connecting line using a tensioning winch.

[0071] Embodiment 3.04 is a method according to embodiment 3.03, further comprising selecting a connection wire from a plurality of connection wires of different lengths.

[0072] Embodiment 3.05 is a method according to embodiment 3.04, wherein the selection is based on the height of the side container stack to which the support is connected, the length of the tie-down wire, and optionally the location where the foundation is connected on at least one of the lashing bridge or deck of the cargo ship.

[0073] Embodiment 3.06 is a method according to embodiment 3.05, wherein the side container stack is located on the starboard side of the cargo ship.

[0074] Embodiment 3.07 is a method according to any of embodiments 3.03 to 3.06, wherein the tie-down wire has a standard length based on the location where the foundation is connected to at least one of the lashing bridge or deck of the cargo ship, and can be used regardless of the height of the side stacks containing a given number of containers.

[0075] Embodiment 3.08 is a method according to embodiment 3.07, further comprising the step of accommodating different heights of the side stacks by winding the connecting wire on a tension winch.

[0076] Embodiment 3.09 is a method according to any of embodiments 3.03 to 3.08, wherein the tensioning winch is coupled substantially centrally to at least one of the lashing bridge or deck of the cargo ship, another tensioning winch is attached directly or indirectly next to the tensioning winch, another connecting wire is attached to the tensioning winch, and another second releasable connector is attached to the tensioning winch.

[0077] Embodiment 3.10 is a method according to embodiment 3.09, further comprising the steps of deploying a separate securing material, attaching the separate securing material to the separate tensioning winch, and tensioning the separate securing material by winding it up.

[0078] Embodiment 3.11 is a method according to embodiment 3.10, wherein the separate securing material is divided into segments as described herein (e.g., including a wire rope having a standard length and any one of a plurality of connecting ropes, each having a different length).

[0079] Embodiment 3.12 is a method according to any of embodiments 3.05 to 3.08, wherein the side container stack is located on the starboard side of the cargo ship, and the foundation is coupled to at least one of the lashing bridge or deck of the cargo ship substantially in the center. The foundation has a separate tensioning winch attached to the foundation, a separate connecting line attached to the separate tensioning winch, and a separate second releasable connector. The method further includes deploying a separate tie-down line to secure the separate container stack located on the port side of the cargo ship, coupling the separate connecting line to the separate tie-down line, and tensioning the separate tie-down line by winding the separate connecting line with the separate tensioning winch.

Claims

1. A securing device for securing transport containers by deploying securing materials on a cargo ship, a support connectable to an interlocking system of one or more shipping containers, the support having an overhang configured to overhang a longitudinal end of the one or more shipping containers when the interlocking system is connected to the one or more shipping containers; an electric retractable winch attached to the support; A pulling line attached to the electric pulling winch; an electronic circuit configured to drive the electric pull-in winch to raise and lower the pull-in line; a plug attached to the lead-in wire; A fastening wire; a releasable connector, the tie line being selectively connectable to the plug via the releasable connector; a lock on the outrigger including a socket configured to receive and retain the plug.

2. 2. The lashing device of claim 1, wherein said electronic circuitry is at least partially disposed within a cavity in said plug.

3. 3. The securing device of claim 2, wherein said cavity of said plug further comprises a battery.

4. 2. The securing device of claim 1, wherein the socket is configured to receive and passively retain the plug.

5. 2. The lashing device of claim 1, further comprising: said lock having a passage sized to allow said plug to pass through said outrigger when said plug is lifted by said electric retractable winch.

6. The securing device of claim 4, A lashing device, wherein the socket has a central axis that is inclined relative to the vertical direction and that is substantially tangent to the peripheral surface of the wire guide of the electric pulling winch.

7. 1. A cargo ship securing system for deploying securing materials to secure shipping containers, comprising: A fastening device is provided, and the fastening device a support connectable to an interlocking system of one or more shipping containers, the support having an overhang configured to engage a longitudinal end of the one or more shipping containers when the interlocking system is connected to the one or more shipping containers; and an electric retractable winch attached to the support; A pulling line attached to the electric pulling winch; an electronic circuit configured to drive the electric pull-in winch to raise and lower the pull-in line; a plug attached to the lead-in wire; A fastening wire; a first releasable connector, the tie line being selectively coupleable to the plug through the releasable connector; and a lock on the extension including a socket configured to receive and retain the plug; The securing system further comprising a bucket configured to be coupled to a structure of the cargo vessel.

8. 8. The securing system of claim 7, It also has a foundation, the foundation is configured to be coupled to at least one of a lashing bridge or a deck of the cargo ship; A tension winch is attached to the foundation; A connecting wire is attached to the tension winch, A securing system wherein a second releasable connector couples the connecting line to the tie-down line.

9. 9. The securing system of claim 8, The fastening line has a standard length based on the position where the foundation is connected to at least one of the lashing bridge or the deck of the cargo ship, and can be used regardless of the height of a side container stack containing a predetermined number of containers.

10. 1. A method for deploying cargo ship lashings to secure shipping containers, comprising: providing a lashing device comprising a support, an electric hauling winch attached to the support, a hauling line attached to the electric hauling winch, electronic circuitry configured to drive the electric hauling winch, a plug attached to the hauling line, a lock on the outrigger having a socket, and a first releasable connector; coupling the support with an interlocking system of one or more shipping containers, the support having an overhang configured to overhang a longitudinal end of the one or more shipping containers when the interlocking system is coupled to the one or more shipping containers; and coupling a fastening wire to the plug via the first releasable connector; lifting the lead-in wire until the plug is above the socket; and lowering the lead-in wire until the plug is received and retained in the socket.

11. 11. The method of claim 10, further comprising the step of threading the plug through a passage in the outrigger as the plug is lifted by the pulling winch.

12. 12. The method of claim 11, The plug is passively held in the socket, the socket having a central axis inclined relative to the vertical and substantially tangent to the peripheral surface of the wire guide of the electric pulling winch.

13. 11. The method of claim 10, further comprising: providing a foundation, the foundation having a tensioning winch attached to the foundation, a connecting line attached to the tensioning winch, and a second releasable connector; connecting the foundation to at least one of a lashing bridge or deck of the cargo ship; coupling the connecting wire to the fastening wire; and applying tension to the tie line by winding the connecting line with the tension winch.

14. 14. The method of claim 13, The tie-down line has a length based on the position where the foundation is connected on at least one of the lashing bridge or the deck of the cargo ship, and can be used regardless of the height of the side container stack to which the support is connected.

15. 15. The method of claim 14, the side container stack is located on the starboard side of the cargo ship; the foundation is connected to substantially the center of at least one of the lashing bridge or the deck of the cargo ship; the foundation includes a separate tensioning winch attached to the foundation, a separate connecting line attached to the separate tensioning winch, and a separate second releasable connector; The method further comprises: deploying another tie-down line to secure another stack of containers located on the port side of the cargo ship; coupling the other connecting wire to the other fastening wire; and applying tension to the other fastening line by winding the other connecting line with the other tension winch.

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