Loading and unloading break bulk cargo ships
AssigneeBelgo-Iberian Maritime NV
InventorsJeroen De Smedt, Philippe Oyen
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Abstract
A method for loading break bulk cargo ships includes stacking one or more cargo layers in a hold of the break bulk cargo ship, wherein the stacking includes placing a bottom layer for each cargo layer, where the bottom layer is formed by one or more mats manufactured from an elastically deformable material, such that the mats form strips which extend adjacently of each other in elongate manner. The stacking further includes placing at least one layer of goods on the bottom layer, where the at least one layer of goods is formed by one or more layers of break bulk goods.
Claims16
A method for loading break bulk cargo ships, wherein the method comprises stacking one or more cargo layers in a hold of the break bulk cargo ship, wherein the stacking comprises:
- placing a bottom layer for each cargo layer, wherein the bottom layer is formed by one or more mats which are manufactured from an elastically deformable material, such that the one or more mats form strips which extend adjacently of each other in an elongate manner, wherein the placing comprises supplying the one or more mats in a rolled-up state, and unrolling the one or more mats;
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- placing at least one layer of goods on the bottom layer, wherein the at least one layer of goods is formed by one or more layers of break bulk goods comprising a plurality of steel rolls or steel coils.
A method for unloading a break bulk cargo ship, wherein a cargo layer is stacked in a hold of the break bulk cargo ship, wherein the cargo layer comprises a bottom layer formed by one or more mats and at least one layer of goods comprising a plurality of steel rolls or steel coils, and wherein the unloading comprises:
- removing the at least one layer of goods from the hold of the break bulk cargo ship;
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- recovering the one or more mats, wherein the recovering comprises rolling up the one or more mats such that the one or mats can be reused.
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