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US 10,407,137 B2Granted
Container ship and container handling method
AssigneeShibakai Co., Ltd.
InventorsManabu Araki, Toru Araki
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Abstract
To be able to improve the flexibility in handling containers, a container ship configured to transport containers includes: an opening 106 through which cargo may be handled by moving a wheeled platform 501 between the container ship and a dock, the wheeled platform 501 including a plurality of containers 401 placed thereon; and a floor board 108 or a rail configured to support the wheeled platform 501 loaded from the dock through the opening 106.
Claims4
A container ship configured to transport containers, the container ship comprising:
- an opening which is formed through a side of the container ship, and through which cargo may be handled by moving a wheeled platform between the container ship and a dock, the wheeled platform including a plurality of containers placed thereon;
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- a floor board or a rail configured to support the wheeled platform loaded from the dock through the opening, further comprising:
- a door capable of watertightly closing the opening, wherein
- the container ship is configured to be submersible with the door closed.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.