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Assignee7 Seas Technology AS
InventorsSvein Børge Hellesmark, Keith Gill, Per Gunnar Andersen
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Offloading cargo from a cargo vessel and delivering the cargo to a cargo recipient, or loading cargo onto the cargo vessel from a cargo supplier, may be performed using a cargo vessel which is spread moored at sea to a plurality of mooring points for mooring the cargo vessel in a desired orientation. Alternatively, the cargo vessel may be rotatably moored. Tubing may be provided and configured to be connected to the vessel for fluid communication between the vessel and the cargo recipient or the cargo supplier, and may comprise a first portion configured to be connected to the cargo vessel and a second portion configured to be connected to the cargo recipient or the cargo supplier. A semi-submersible unit may be operable to travel across the sea and carry part of the tubing from a stand-by location to a position adjacent to the cargo vessel, so as to allow an end of the first portion of the tubing to be connected the cargo vessel for offloading or loading the cargo. The unit may have at least one lifting and handling device, which when the unit is positioned adjacent to the cargo vessel, may be operable for arranging the end of the first portion of the tubing at or near a manifold on the cargo vessel for connection thereto.
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A unit for allowing connection of tubing to a cargo vessel for offloading cargo from the cargo vessel to a cargo recipient, the tubing comprising a first portion for connecting between the cargo vessel and said unit and a second portion for connecting between said unit and the cargo recipient, the unit being arranged to travel between a standby location and a position at or adjacent to the vessel in order to obtain the connection and offload the cargo, the unit comprising:
A system for offloading cargo from a cargo vessel and delivering the cargo to a cargo recipient, the system comprising:
A method of offloading cargo from a cargo vessel and delivering the cargo to a cargo recipient, the method comprising the steps of:
A system for offloading cargo from a cargo vessel and delivering the cargo to a cargo recipient, the system comprising:
A method of offloading cargo from a cargo vessel and delivering the cargo to a cargo recipient, the method comprising the steps of:
A unit for allowing connection of tubing to a cargo vessel for loading cargo onto the cargo vessel from a cargo supplier, the tubing comprising a first portion for connecting between the cargo vessel and said unit and a second portion for connecting between said unit and the cargo supplier, the unit being arranged to travel between a standby location and a position at or adjacent to the vessel in order to obtain the connection and load the cargo, the unit comprising:
A system for loading cargo onto a cargo vessel from a cargo supplier, the system comprising:
A method of loading cargo onto a cargo vessel from a cargo supplier, the method comprising the steps of:
A system for loading cargo onto a cargo vessel from a cargo supplier, the system comprising:
A method of loading cargo onto a cargo vessel from a cargo supplier, the method comprising the steps of:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.