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Process and apparatus for transfer of cargo at sea

US4174188A · kind A · utility

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7Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJun 2, 1977
Grant dateNov 13, 1979
Priority date
Expiry dateJun 2, 1997

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB63B2017/0072
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention is directed to a method and apparatus for considerably reducing the risks of collision between cargo and ship during transfer of the cargo at sea. For this purpose, there is created in a short interval of time a sufficient space between cargo 7 and the ship by lowering of the upper part of a support 16 at the moment T.sub.2 when cable 5 lifts the cargo from the support. The invention also applies to transfer of cargo from a wharf.

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