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US 11,142,411 B2Granted
Cargo handling method
AssigneeShibakai Co., Ltd.
InventorsManabu Araki, Toru Araki
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Abstract
The availability of a container crane or a dock is improved. A cargo handling method includes steps of: moving a lighter 601 to a different dock, the lighter 601 carrying a freight container wheeled platform 501 loaded on the lighter 601, the freight container wheeled platform 501 carrying a container 401 placed on the freight container wheeled platform 501 in a container yard; and unloading the freight container wheeled platform 501 from the lighter 601 to the different dock.
Claims9
A cargo handling method comprising steps of:
- moving a lighter from an onshore container yard where a container ship can land and on which a gantry crane which loads and unloads a container to/from the container ship is mounted to a different onshore dock on which the gantry crane is not mounted, the lighter carrying a freight container wheeled platform loaded on the lighter, the freight container wheeled platform carrying the container placed on the freight container wheeled platform by the gantry crane in the onshore container yard;
- unloading the freight container wheeled platform from the lighter to the different onshore dock;
- and
- transporting the container by trailer trucks in a dispersed manner using the different onshore dock on which the gantry crane is not mounted, and
- housing, by a bulk cargo handling system, bulk cargo in the container and thereafter placing the container on the freight container wheeled platform,
- wherein the bulk cargo handling system is configured to suck, transport, and handle bulk cargo, and
- wherein the bulk cargo handling system includes:
- a frame having an engaging portion engageable with a spreader of a container crane;
- a blower attached to the frame and configured to suck air;
- and
- a separator attached to the frame and configured to separate bulk cargo sucked along with the air from the air sucked by the blower.
8 more elements
A cargo handling method comprising the steps of:
- moving a lighter from an onshore container yard where a container ship can land and on which a gantry crane which loads and unloads a container to/from the container ship is mounted to a different onshore dock on which the gantry crane is not mounted, the lighter carrying a freight container wheeled platform loaded on the lighter, the freight container wheeled platform carrying the container placed on the freight container wheeled platform by the gantry crane in the onshore container yard;
- unloading the freight container wheeled platform from the lighter to the different onshore dock;
- and
- transporting the container by trailer trucks in a dispersed manner using the different onshore dock on which the gantry crane is not mounted, and
- housing, by a bulk cargo handling system, bulk cargo in the container placed on the freight container wheeled platform,
- wherein the bulk cargo handling system is configured to suck, transport, and handle bulk cargo, and
- wherein the bulk cargo handling system includes:
- a frame having an engaging portion engageable with a spreader of a container crane;
- a blower attached to the frame and configured to suck air;
- and
- a separator attached to the frame and configured to separate bulk cargo sucked along with the air from the air sucked by the blower.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.