| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 414137100 | MARINE LOADING OR UNLOADING SYSTEM | 82 |
| 20100021272 | Automated marine container terminal and system - A system, equipment, and processes for extending the scope of automation in port container facilities, and thereby increasing port capacity within fixed land resources, increasing operational productivity, increasing safety, increasing the velocity and reliability of goods movement, increasing freight security, reducing negative environmental impacts, and reducing the overall cost of goods movement. A storage area is accessed by automated guided vehicles which receive and unload containerized loads. On the waterside, loads are exchanged between the vehicles and ships using quay cranes. On the ground transportation side, loads are exchanged between the vehicles and truck or rail carriers using semi automated or automated remote-controlled bridge cranes. Within the storage area, loads are exchanged between the vehicles and the storage facilities using automated stacking cranes. The vehicles are adapted to receive a cassette storage platform which in turn receives standard ISO containers. The vehicles also are adapted to receive one or more alternative platforms including a coning platform for workers to manage container coning, a reefer access and maintenance platform, and a worker transport platform. The use of a single vehicle type with interchangeable platforms allows for maximum flexibility and efficiency. The automation of the vehicle allows for complete contamination within the storage portion of the system. | 01-28-2010 |
| 20110243689 | Apparatus and Methods for Handling Bulky Articles at Sea - The invention relates to apparatus ( | 10-06-2011 |
| 20120275883 | Method of Preparing a Dry Bulk Carrier - A method of preparing a dry bulk carrier for sand transportation and fluidized unloading including disposing within a utility hold, fluidizing pipes having inflow openings and also a slurry inlet for fluidized sand, wherein the method further includes disposing a slurry pump connected between a slurry inlet and an unloading pipe, and where the slurry pump is placed in a hold adjacent to the utility hold. | 11-01-2012 |
| 20140086708 | EQUIPMENT FOR UNLOADING BULK FREIGHTER AND BULK CARRIER - There is described an equipment for unloading a bulk carrier, comprising a plurality of structures fastened to a fixed platform, the plurality of structures is fastened to the fixed platform mutually parallel, each structure comprising a mobile element endowed with fastening elements which are associated to a projection of at least a removable hold of a bulk carrier, the mobile element being displaced from a first position (A) to a second position (B) so as to tilt at least a removable hold onto an apron feeder and then to a system of conveyor belts. | 03-27-2014 |
| 20140205398 | Device for Providing Information on Positioning of a Moveable Coupling of a Marine Fluid Loading System - A device for providing information on the positioning of a moveable coupling which is located on a movable end of a fluid transfer line of a marine loading system and is adapted for connection to a target duct, the other end of the fluid transfer line being fixed to a base. The device comprises a first apparatus for providing information on the positioning of the coupling. The first apparatus is positioned on the coupling or on a member Immediately neighboring the coupling and includes a first GPS device which provides information on the absolute positioning of the coupling in space. The device comprises a second apparatus adapted to cooperate directly with the first apparatus and provides information on the positioning of the base. The second apparatus is disposed on the base or on a member immediately neighboring the base and provides, on the basis of the information on the positioning of the base and the information on the positioning of the coupling, information on the relative positioning of the coupling directly relative to the base. Alternatively, the first means is adapted to provide information on the absolute positioning of the coupling in space, the base has a fixed position in space, and the device comprises a calculator for calculating, on the basis of the information on the absolute positioning of the coupling and data on positioning of the base, information on the relative positioning of the coupling directly relative to the base. | 07-24-2014 |
| 414137200 | Loading or unloading aircraft under marine conditions | 1 |
| 20180022423 | UNMANNED FLUID-PROPELLED AERIAL VEHICLE | 01-25-2018 |
| 414137500 | Marine vessel to/from well | 4 |
| 20110182698 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OFFSHORE NATURAL GAS PRODUCTION, TRANSPORTATION AND DISTRIBUTION - Methods and systems disclosed provide a cost efficient supply chain for natural gas, thereby enabling monetization of smaller natural gas sources and supply of natural gas to regions with low demand. The method comprises transferring a hydrocarbon fluid to a production location, liquefying the hydrocarbon fluid, storing the hydrocarbon fluid in a plurality of transferable containers, moving the plurality of transferable containers having the hydrocarbon fluid from the production location to a marine vessel, transporting the plurality of transferable containers having the hydrocarbon fluid on the marine vessel, and offloading the hydrocarbon fluid at an import location. At the import location, the transferable containers may be moved from the marine vessel to the import location and distributed at least one vehicle from the import terminal to one or more user locations for vaporizing the liquefied fluid at the user location(s). | 07-28-2011 |
| 20110299960 | Method and System for Offshore Export and Offloading of LPG - A process and system for directly exporting liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) from an offshore location is disclosed. The process comprises (a) obtaining a mixture comprising oil and natural gas from a subsea well; (b) separating LPG from the mixture comprising oil and natural gas at a floating or fixed offshore processing facility; (c) offloading the LPG directly from the floating or fixed offshore processing facility via subsea offloading risers and at least one subsea offloading flowline connecting the processing facility to a floating or fixed offshore transfer station; and (d) transferring the LPG to an export tanker at the transfer station. The system comprises a floating or fixed offshore processing facility, a floating or fixed offshore transfer station, and a set of subsea offloading transfer lines connecting the processing facility and the transfer station. | 12-08-2011 |
| 20140079512 | OFFSHORE SYSTEM - The invention relates to an offshore system for transferring fluid at least partly below sea surface. The offshore system comprises a flexible transporting unit and a first movable structure fix-point with a nominal position and a second structure fix-point arranged at a distance to seabed and at a lower position relative to the sea surface than the first structure fix-point. The flexible transporting unit is fixed to respectively the first structure fix-point and the second structure fix-point to provide a catenary liftable length section of the flexible transporting unit extending between the first structure fix-point and the second structure fix-point, wherein the catenary liftable length section has a touch down point at seabed at nominal position and where the distance to the second structure fix-point can be increased sufficiently to lift the catenary liftable length section from the seabed to form a catenary. | 03-20-2014 |
| 20140178155 | RISER AUXILIARY LINE JUMPER SYSTEM FOR ROTATING CONTROL DEVICE - A method for deploying a marine riser includes: assembling a rotating control device (RCD) spool with the marine riser; lowering the RCD spool through a rotary table of a drilling rig and into a moonpool of an offshore drilling unit; connecting a hose to an upper and lower adapter of the RCD spool in the moonpool; and lowering the RCD spool and the connected hose through the moonpool. | 06-26-2014 |
| 414137700 | Marine vessel to/from water | 9 |
| 20080310937 | Tanker Loading Assembly - Tanker loading assembly includes a first on-board hose arrangement with first coupling portion and a second submerged buoyant hose arrangement provided with second coupling portion for cooperation with the first coupling portion for obtaining a fluid-tight connection between the first and second hose arrangements. The first coupling portion is positioned in an internal vertical passage of the tanker, wherein a lifting device is provided for engaging the second coupling portion and lifting it towards the position for engaging the first coupling portion. | 12-18-2008 |
| 20090245977 | PILE TRANSLATING AND LAUNCHING SYSTEM AND METHOD - The disclosure provides an efficient system to obtain a pile from a storage location on a vessel and shift the pile across the vessel without significant rotation of the pile. The pile can be transferred into an assembly that can lower the pile and launch the pile. The disclosure provides a method of translating and launching a pile for a marine application, comprising: storing at least a first pile on a rack located on a vessel; transporting the pile to an installation site; lifting the pile from the rack with a cart; supporting the pile on the cart; shifting the cart and the pile to a launch arm assembly; transferring the pile from the cart to a first portion of the launch arm assembly adjacent a side of the vessel; lowering the first portion with the pile; and releasing the pile from the first portion into a marine environment. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20100047040 | DEPLOYMENT SYSTEM - A deployment system ( | 02-25-2010 |
| 20100054896 | Marine Seismic Source Handling System - A method, according to one or more aspects of the present disclosure, includes positioning an elevated handling beam in a slip of a marine vessel, the handling beam extending from an inboard position to a outboard positioned proximate to an open slipway; and moveably positioning a handling winch on the handling beam, the handling winch capable of selectively connecting with a gun assembly and moving the gun assembly vertically and laterally relative to the handling beam. | 03-04-2010 |
| 20110206484 | FALLPIPE STONE DUMPING VESSEL - A tailpipe stone dumping vessel ( | 08-25-2011 |
| 20120141233 | SAFE TENDER LIFT - The invention comprises of a tenderlift ( | 06-07-2012 |
| 20130136564 | LAUNCH AND RECOVERY DEVICE - A method, apparatus, and computer program product for capturing a target object from a body of water. A first rail is proximate to a second rail. A first gap portion is formed between at least a portion of the first and second rail. The first gap portion is configured to align and receive at least a portion of the target object as a distance between the first gap portion and at least the portion of the target object decreases. A second gap portion is formed between at least the portion of the first and second rail. The first and second rail are further configured to align and receive at least the portion of the target object with the second gap portion as a distance between the second gap portion and at least the portion of the target object decreases. | 05-30-2013 |
| 20150044000 | Marine Lift for Multi-Hull Vessels - Marine lift apparatus for raising and lowering vessels, platforms, and cargo are disclosed. A lift apparatus comprises a multi-component structure capable of movement, at least one flexible member, and at least one piston device. In some aspects, marine lift apparatus facilitates the level raising, lowering, and storing of vessels, platforms, and cargo. Lift apparatus mountable onto multi-hull vessels, such as catamarans, configured for lifting a combination swim and dinghy platform are also disclosed. | 02-12-2015 |
| 20160121974 | Method of Lowering Subsea Packages - The method of supporting and lowering a subsea package load on an umbilical from the deck of an offshore service vessel to a subsea work location including providing a reel to store the umbilical on the deck which is not capable of sustaining the maximum load, providing a supporting tractor with dual chains which have multiple dogs mounted on skewed surfaces which amplify a spring load support against the umbilical for frictional support of the umbilical and therefore the subsea package. | 05-05-2016 |
| 414137900 | Marine vessel to marine vessel | 16 |
| 20110135424 | Container Cargo Transfer System - A platform container transfer terminal ( | 06-09-2011 |
| 20120128449 | Proppant Transfer System - A transfer system includes a conduit, a support, and a conveyor. The conduit has a first end and a second end and is configured to transfer dry material from the first end to the second end. The support is in contact with at least a portion of the conduit and is configured to maintain the second end of the conduit in a desired position relative to the first end of the conduit during transfer of the dry material from the first end to the second end. The conveyor is adjacent to the conduit and is configured to deliver the dry material to the first end of the conduit from a floating vessel configured to transport the dry material. | 05-24-2012 |
| 20130272821 | Method and Kit for Transferring Pipes from a Carrier Vessel to an Underwater-Pipeline Laying Vessel - A method of transferring pipes from a carrier vessel to a laying vessel includes gripping the pipes in the hold of the carrier vessel and releasing the pipes, in a given position, inside a transfer station on the carrier vessel by means of a manipulator mounted on the carrier vessel. The method also includes guiding a gripping device, connected to a crane, into said given position at the transfer station. | 10-17-2013 |
| 20140301807 | Marine mounting provided with a device for storing and guiding hoses - A support installed at sea and fitted with a storage and guide device for storing and guiding flexible pipes, the support has a first carrier structure supporting a plurality of turntables arranged one above another, flexible pipes being wound in concentric juxtaposed spiral turns of increasing diameter resting on said turntables, a rotary joint enabling coupling to be established between (1) a first end closest to the center of the turntable of a flexible pipe on said turntable, and (2) an end of a transfer pipe that remains stationary while said turntable is being driven in rotation; a plurality of guides suitable for guiding portions of the flexible pipe outside the turntables. | 10-09-2014 |
| 20140321951 | aircraft carrier replenishment system designed to transport cargo using containers and oil tanks - An aircraft carrier replenishment system conveying goods using containers and oil tanks. Two sides of the main body of each of an aircraft carrier and a replenishment ship are each provided with a loading window ( | 10-30-2014 |
| 20150367917 | Production Support and Storage Vessel - A production support and storage vessel is provided, as well as a method of processing material, such as ore, gathered from the seafloor using such a vessel. The production support and storage vessel has facilities to receive ore from the seafloor, process it, and store the ore in bulk storage silos. Additionally, the production support and storage vessel has a ballast capability and system to ballast the vessel down to a full operational draft. When needed, typically approximately weekly, a transport vessel is moored to the production support and storage vessel and the production support and storage vessel offloads the stored ore using a conveyor system. | 12-24-2015 |
| 20150375831 | IMPROVED APPARATUS FOR AND METHOD OF TRANSFERRING AN OBJECT BETWEEN A MARINE TRANSPORT VESSEL AND A CONSTRUCTION OR VESSEL - The present invention relates to an apparatus for transferring an object from or to a marine transport vessel to or from a construction or vessel. The apparatus comprises a motive force generator; a motive force applicator operably linked to the motive force generator; and, in use of the apparatus, adapted to be operably linked to an object to which the motive force applicator applies a motive force; a fastening device for operably linking the motive force applicator to the object; a control mechanism; said control mechanism being formed and arranged so as to control the motive force generator and is operable to switch the operation of the motive force generator into an ascent or descent mode wherein the motive force generator acts upon the motive force applicator; and a measuring device operably linked to the control mechanism, said measuring device comprising one or more sensors and adapted to determine a distance between said measuring device and at least one point of a surface of a marine transport vessel from or to which said object is to be transferred wherein said apparatus further comprises one or more safety protocols and a parameter sensing means, said control mechanism being in communication with said parameter sensing means and responsive to feedback from said parameter sensing means, and adapted to initiate said one or more safety protocols. | 12-31-2015 |
| 20160018377 | Method and System For Identifying And Sampling Hydrocarbons With Buoys - Method and system is described for hydrocarbon exploration and development. The method and system include one or more remote devices, such as buoys, which are utilized to identify and collect samples of target materials. The buoys include measurement components, sampling components and storage components to manage the obtained samples. | 01-21-2016 |
| 414138100 | With means to effect relative vertical movement of marine vessel | 4 |
| 20090317212 | Remote Docking Port - This invention is a floating docking port that allows ships to dock within the port structure and be loaded, unloaded, and refueled, while converting the energy generated from wave motion into a usable source of power. The docking port isolates the vessels from waves and adverse sea currents, which allows for more effective cargo transfer. The docking port is extremely large and functions as a storage and distribution center for naval vessels. The loading and unloading of cargo and containers is accomplished by a container handling system that utilizes hoists, railed carriages, and cargo elevators to facilitate efficient loading and unloading of containers. | 12-24-2009 |
| 20110058918 | WINDMILL CONVEYANCE AND METHOD FOR USING SAME - A conveyance system and method for delivering at least one component of a windmill to a location is provided. The system is provided with a transporter and a transfer system. The transporter is positionable adjacent a base at the location. The transfer system is provided with a plurality of rails, a support and at least one slider. The rails are positionable on the base and the transporter. The support has a first portion of the rails of the transporter thereon. The support is positionable along a second portion of the rails on a surface of the transporter, and slidably movable between a retracted and an extended position whereby the support is selectively positionable adjacent the base. The slider carries the component(s) of the windmill. The slider is slidably movable along the rails of the transporter and the base whereby the component(s) is/are slidably transferrable between the transporter and the base. | 03-10-2011 |
| 20150093218 | SUBMERSIBLE TOWED BODY DEPLOYMENT AND RECOVERY DEVICE - A submersible towed body deployment and recovery device is disclosed. The device can include a support structure supportable by a surface watercraft, and configured for rotational and translational movement relative to the watercraft. Additionally, the device can include a towed body interface structure supported by the support structure and configured to interface with and support a wing and a forward end of a towed body. The support structure can be movable between a deploy/recovery position in which at least a portion of the towed body interface structure extends into water about the watercraft and a stowed position in which the towed body interface structure positions the towed body out of the water. Coordinated rotational and translational movement of the support structure can utilize buoyancy of the towed body in the water to minimize loading on the deployment and recovery device when moving between the deploy/recovery position and the stowed position. | 04-02-2015 |
| 20160068373 | WEATHER MAINTENANCE SYSTEM FOR AN OFFSHORE WIND TURBINE MAINTENANCE PROGRAM - An all-weather maintenance system for an offshore wind turbine maintenance program includes a maintenance capsule for transporting tools, parts and maintenance personnel to and from respective wind turbine towers, a maintenance vessel with a capsule support apparatus for transporting capsules supported on board by the capsule support apparatus to and from respective wind turbine towers, and a crane assembly with a trolley for transporting capsules between the respective wind turbine towers and the maintenance vessel. | 03-10-2016 |
| 414138200 | With means to compensate for relative marine vessel movement | 3 |
| 20110170988 | CARGO TRANSFER SYSTEM - A cargo transfer system for transferring cargo between two decks which may be subject to relative movements between each other is disclosed. The cargo transfer system includes a transverse member movably coupled to an elevated portion of a first deck (or a tower member on the first deck), and a side member movably coupled to the transverse member. In a deployment position, the side member is releasably coupled with a receiving base on the second deck. The cargo transfer system is actuatable by a relative movement between the first deck and the second deck to self-adjust for accommodating or countering the relative movement. | 07-14-2011 |
| 20160083228 | AN OFFSHORE FLOATING VESSEL AND A METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME - An offshore floating vessel includes a hoisting system including a drive for moving connecting device and emergency brakes to inhibit motion of the connecting device; wherein the hoisting system is to be operated at least in a hoisting mode and in an active heave compensation mode; wherein hoisting system is to perform an active heave compensation when operated in active heave compensation mode and to operate without active heave compensation when operated in the hoisting mode; wherein the emergency brakes are operable in a normally-energized mode including a de-energized state where the emergency brakes engage so as to inhibit motion of the connecting device relative to the floating vessel; wherein the hoisting system is operable in a fixed-to-bottom mode; wherein the hoisting system is to perform an active heave compensation when operated in fixed-to-bottom mode; and wherein the hoisting system is adapted to prevent the emergency brakes from engaging. | 03-24-2016 |
| 20160159439 | Method and System for Cargo Fluid Transfer at Open Sea - Methods and systems are for transferring fluid cargo between a first vessel and a second vessel at open sea in a Parallel configuration. The first vessel is equipped with a cargo connection point and the second vessel is equipped with cargo manifold. A tubular line is connectable between the cargo connection point and the cargo manifold. The method can include attaching a self-propelled buoy to the second vessel; connecting a cargo connection between the self-propelled buoy and the cargo manifold; connecting a cargo line between the cargo connection point and the self-propelled buoy; transferring cargo between the cargo connection point and the cargo vessel; and relying on the self-propelled buoy to keep the self-propelled buoy within predetermined distance boundaries from the first vessel also when the self-propelled buoy is attached to the second vessel. | 06-09-2016 |
| 414138500 | Marine vessel to/from lighter to/from marine vessel | 1 |
| 20100068008 | Mobile Harbor - Disclosed is a mobile harbor capable of connecting a loading module with a propelling means to a ship anchored on the coast and transporting freights loaded from the loading module to a quay through a number of transport modules. The mobile harbor comprises a loading module that includes a connecting device capable of being securely docked to a ship, and at least one loading crane capable of loading or unloading container freights; and a transport module that includes a propelling device and a docking bridge capable of being connected to a quay, and at least one gantry crane transferring the freights stacked on a transport vehicle to the loading module or lading the transport vehicle with the freights on the transport module deck when being anchored to a quay. | 03-18-2010 |
| 414139400 | Marine vessel to/from shore | 38 |
| 20080213067 | Method and System for Transferring Cargo - A terminal structure ( | 09-04-2008 |
| 20100047041 | Ocean Commerce Transfer System - A non-permanent system for the unloading and loading of ocean-going cargo vessels is described using a cargo transfer system which is supported by dirigibles or airships. The cargo transfer system is comprised of a moving transfer cable, a cargo lifting device and a cargo staging device. The system is used to transfer cargo between at least one sea terminus and at least one land terminus. Cargo is moved along the transfer cable from one terminus to another by means of dirigibles or airships. The sea-terminus of the system may be a floating temporary dock or a large ocean vessel such as an aircraft carrier. The system can be developed so that it is fully transportable and can be assembled and launched from a large ship, as well as recovered for movement to another location. The system may also be used at inland ports. The system can be sized to the port requirements using one transfer system or multiple systems. | 02-25-2010 |
| 20100183407 | CONTAINER TRANSFER PORT SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a container transfer port system for transferring containers between an onshore container terminal and an offshore container terminal located apart from the onshore terminal. The container transfer port system of the present invention comprises: an offshore quay ( | 07-22-2010 |
| 20100329824 | SWINGABLE SPACING DOCK - A swingable spacing dock is configured to berth a ship spaced from the shoreline and includes a support positioned on shore, a swingable dock arm pivotally mounted on the support, and a powered drive. The dock arm is driven by the powered drive to swing between a ship docking position where the dock arm extends outwardly beyond the shoreline to engage the berthed ship and a storage position where the dock arm is positioned substantially entirely over the shore. | 12-30-2010 |
| 20110274518 | Methods and Apparatus for Transferring and Laying Elongate Articles at Sea - A very long article such as rigid steel pipeline ( | 11-10-2011 |
| 20130170926 | LOADING SYSTEM FOR LOADING BULK MATERIAL FROM A BULK MATERIAL PRODUCTION PLANT ONTO A SHIP AND UNLOADING SYSTEM FOR LOADING BULK MATERIAL FROM A SHIP ONTO TRANSPORTERS - A loading system for loading bulk material from a bulk material production plant onto a ship has at least one stationary intermediate storage container for receiving the bulk material from the bulk material production plant. A first loading conveying device is used to convey the bulk material from the bulk material production plant into the intermediate storage container. A second loading conveying device is used to convey the bulk material from the intermediate storage container into the ship. An unloading system for loading bulk material from a ship onto transporters has a stationary intermediate storage container for receiving the bulk material from the ship. Two unloading conveying devices are used to convey the bulk material, from the ship into the intermediate storage container and, from the intermediate storage container into the transporters. | 07-04-2013 |
| 20140079513 | CONTAINER TERMINAL AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - Provided are a container terminal and a control method therefor that enhance a cargo handling efficiency by reducing a movement of each yard crane to a minimum possible extent. The container terminal is provided with a first transfer area | 03-20-2014 |
| 20160122139 | CONTAINER TERMINAL - Container terminal comprising an automated modularized vertical storage system for storing ocean ISO containers on standardized cargo load platforms, the automated modularized vertical storage system comprising a number of modularized storage modules stacked vertically on top of each other forming a modularized block, wherein a number of modularized blocks are arranged side by side forming the automated modularized vertical storage system. An automated modularized vertical storage system for a container terminal is also described. | 05-05-2016 |
| 20160159440 | LIFTING DEVICE, VESSEL AND METHOD FOR REMOVAL AND/OR INSTALLATION OF AT LEAST ONE PART OF A SEA PLATFORM - The invention provides a lifting device ( | 06-09-2016 |
| 414139500 | Personnel loading or unloading | 4 |
| 20090285657 | Personnel Transfer System - A transfer device for transferring people and/or personal equipment from a first location to a second location, the transfer device being coupled to a lifting device and comprising an outer structure in the form of a cage connected to a base and defining an inner space. Seating elements are disposed on the device's base, arranged radially around its centre. The device also comprises shock absorbing means situated on the sides of the outer structure facing each of the seating elements to protect passengers from frontal impacts. | 11-19-2009 |
| 20110038691 | DEVICE FOR THE SAFE TRANSFER OF PERSONNEL OR MATERIAL FROM AN OBJECT CONFIGURED AS A BOAT TO AN OBJECT MOVING RELATIVE THERETO, AND BOAT COMPRISING THE DEVICE - The invention relates to a device for the safe transfer of personnel or material from an object configured as a boat to an object moving relative thereto. The device comprises a dedicated loading or unloading device, a transfer element, and a regulating device for minimizing the relative movement of the transfer element relative to the other object. The loading or unloading device is configured as an industrial robot ( | 02-17-2011 |
| 20130121791 | Personnel Transfer System - A transfer device for transferring people and/or personal equipment from a first location to a second location, the transfer device being coupled to a lifting device and comprising an outer structure in the form of a cage connected to a base and defining an inner space. Seating elements are disposed on the device's base, arranged radially around its centre. The device also comprises shock absorbing means situated on the sides of the outer structure facing each of the seating elements to protect passengers from frontal impacts. | 05-16-2013 |
| 20160121975 | APPARATUS FOR TRANSFERRING PEOPLE AND/OR GOODS TO OR FROM A VESSEL - Apparatus for transferring people and/or goods to or from a vessel ( | 05-05-2016 |
| 414139600 | With means to compensate for marine vessel movement | 7 |
| 20090232625 | MOTION COMPENSATION SYSTEM - A heave or motion compensation system ( | 09-17-2009 |
| 20120282064 | APPARATUS AND METHODS OF POSITIONING A SUBSEA OBJECT - A manipulator tool for installing and retrieving objects from a fixed or floating structure in a subsea tidal environment includes an articulated arm attached to the fixed or floating structure. The tool may be configured to compensate for movement of the objects due to tidal forces. In one embodiment, a stewart platform is used as a compensator to maintain the objects in a substantially stationary position in the tidal environment. | 11-08-2012 |
| 20130236272 | HYDRAULIC SYSTEM AND CRANE - The present disclosure relates to a hydraulic system for a crane with at least one hydraulic circuit, which comprises at least one hydraulic consumer, and a constant pressure network, wherein the at least one hydraulic circuit is coupled with the constant pressure network via at least one pressure reducer, whereby a higher volume flow with low pressure as compared to the constant pressure network can be generated in the hydraulic circuit. | 09-12-2013 |
| 20140112737 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR COUPLING AN OFFSHORE STRUCTURE TO A HOISTING BLOCK OF A HOISTING INSTALLATION - The present invention is related to a method for coupling an offshore structure ( | 04-24-2014 |
| 20150086299 | Launch and Recovery Techniques for Submersible Vehicles and Other Payloads - A subsea payload such as an AUV (autonomous underwater vehicle) or an AUV garage is lifted from an underwater location by flying a latch unit through the water to the payload. The latch unit carries a lift line toward the payload. The latch unit is then attached to the payload and the payload is lifted using tension applied through the lift line via the latch unit. The latch unit can also be used on a lift line to lower a payload and then to release the payload at an underwater location. The lift line is supported by a heave-compensating winch on a surface vessel that effects z-axis movement of the latch unit. The winch maintains tension on the lift line to prevent the lift line falling on the payload. Movement of the latch unit on x- and y-axes is effected by on-board thrusters. | 03-26-2015 |
| 20150321734 | HYBRID GIMBAL SUPPORT STRUCTURE - A floating structure includes a hull and a work structure for supporting, lifting or lowering elongate objects. The work structure includes an elevating platform having an opening for receiving an object to be supported, lifted or lowered. The elevating platform is supported on the hull and is connected to a movable force element. The work structure includes a compensator platform pivotably supported on the hull around a pivot axis via a bracket or curved track. The compensator platform has an opening for receiving the object to be handled while the elevating platform is supported on the compensator platform via at least one elastomeric support. The force element is on one side attached to the hull and on the other side to the compensator platform for transmitting a driving force or a damping force to the platform when the platform is pivoted about a pin or displaced over the curved track. | 11-12-2015 |
| 20160068236 | VESSEL, A MOTION PLATFORM, A CONTROL SYSTEM, A METHOD FOR COMPENSATING MOTIONS OF A VESSEL AND A COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - The invention relates to a vessel including a motion compensation platform. The platform comprises at least one carrier for bearing, moving and/or transferring a load, and a gangway provided with a first end pivotably connected to the carrier and a second end for contacting a target area. Further, the platform comprises a multiple number of first actuators for moving the carrier relative to the vessel, and at least a second actuator for moving the gangway relative to the carrier. The platform also comprises a control system arranged for driving the multiple number of first actuators, and motion sensors for measuring motions relative to at least one element in a target area, which measurements are used as input for the control system. The control system is also arranged for driving the at least one second actuator. | 03-10-2016 |
| 414139800 | With marine vessel holding or moving device | 1 |
| 20140212245 | TRANSFER DEVICE FOR TRANSFERRING BULK MATERIAL - A transfer device is configured for transferring bulk material from a barge floating on a body of water into at least one receiving device. At least one lifting lock is provided by way of which the barge can be raised, while floating, to a tilting height above the surface of the body of water, and at least one tilting device is provided by way of which the barge can be tilted such that the bulk material is poured from the barge into the receiving device. | 07-31-2014 |
| 414139900 | Marine vessel to/from land or rail vehicle distinct from system | 8 |
| 414140100 | By use of marine vessel to/from shore gangway for land or rail vessel | 1 |
| 20110150606 | QUAY-WALL SYSTEM FOR LOADING AND UNLOADING CONTAINERS, MOBILE HARBOR AND TRANSPORTING DEVICE FOR USE THEREIN - A quay-wall system for loading and unloading containers includes a quay-wall having a open-air storage yard, a floating body berthed to the quay-wall and resting a ramp on the quay-wall, a pallet formed for receiving one or more containers, and a transporting device transporting the plurality of pallets in parallel. A mobile harbor for use in the quay-wall system includes the ramp, a loading space in which one or more pallets having one or more containers accommodated therein can be placed, wherein the loading space has guide grooves formed thereon for guiding a transporting device. A transporting device for use in the quay-wall system includes a transporting device for being coupled a plurality of pallets in parallel and transporting the pallets from the open-air storage yard to a floating body or from the floating body to the open-air storage yard. | 06-23-2011 |
| 414140300 | By use of laterally moving crane | 7 |
| 20080219804 | Container crane apparatus and method for container security screening during direct transshipment between transportation modes - A crane apparatus installed on a pier, wharf, bulkhead wharf or other foundation directly transships containers from a vessel moored alongside the foundation to another transportation mode without ground placement of the containers. The crane apparatus includes a parent crane displaceable along the foundation for unloading containers from the vessel and placing them on a first platform of the parent crane, and a sibling crane displaceable along the foundation independently of displacement of the parent crane for loading containers from the first platform directly onto over-the-ground vehicles or onto another vessel moored alongside the foundation. The parent crane has a first trolley-hoist-spreader movable along an outreach boom for unloading containers from the vessel and placing them on either the first platform or a second platform of the parent crane, and a second trolley-hoist-spreader movable along a backreach boom for loading containers from the second platform onto another vessel or onto over-the-ground vehicles. A container security scanning system may be provided on the second platform for scanning the containers while on the second platform to determine whether one or more preselected chemical, biological, explosive or nuclear materials are present in the containers. | 09-11-2008 |
| 20080286074 | Inter-Box Connector (Ibc) Storage and Handling System - An inter-box connector (IBC) installation and removal system for a freight container having four bottom corner fittings, with each corner fitting being capable of receiving an IBC. The system comprises an IBC handling device having at least one elongated magazine, wherein the magazine has an opening at least one end thereof and being adapted for receiving and supplying IBCs through said opening. The handling device also includes a transport mechanism adapted to move the magazine into IBC receiving and supplying positions such that in each of said positions the opening of the magazine is proximate to one of the respective corner fittings. In addition, the handling device includes at least one IBC installation and removal mechanism arranged and adapted to receive IBCs supplied from the magazine through said opening and to install the same into the respective corner fitting in each of said positions, and to remove the IBCs from the respective corner fittings and supply the same into the magazine through said opening in each of said positions. | 11-20-2008 |
| 20090067953 | APPARATUS FOR UNLOADING A CARGO SPACE - An apparatus for unloading a cargo space, such as a maritime container, which contains stackable cargo units. The apparatus comprises a frame which is provided with an active conveyor track having a distal end and a proximal end, wherein the dimensions of at least a part of the frame with the conveyor track are such that it can be brought into the cargo space, the frame near the distal end is provided with a movable arm, wherein the movable arm is provided with a head for picking up at least one stackable cargo unit. According to the invention the head comprises an array with vertically directed suction cups, which array can be moved in the vertical direction for picking up at least one stackable cargo unit at its upper side. | 03-12-2009 |
| 20090191028 | LOADING/UNLOADING SYSTEM FOR CONTAINER TERMINAL - Embodiments of the present invention include quayside cranes and yard cranes related by a low elevated transfer system and a ground transportation carrier system. The low elevated transfer system includes low elevated transfer subsystems having low elevated rails, the low elevates rails include low elevated crane rails and low elevated flat carrier rails, low elevated cranes are disposed on the low elevated crane rails and low elevated flat carriers are disposed on the low elevated flat carrier rail. The ground transportation carrier system includes ground transportation carrier rails and transportation carriers moving along the ground transportation carrier rails. Embodiments of the present invention transport the containers by rails and use municipal electric as the power supply. A three-dimensional low elevated transfer system and a ground transportation carrier system are provided to implement three-dimensional transportation of containers. Embodiments of the present invention provide a container transportation schema that is efficient, power saving, environmental and automatic, ground resources are utilized with high efficiency. The present invention is an expansion and development of the invention provided in CN 200510111464.0. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090208312 | PLANT FOR TRANSPORTING CARGO AND/OR FROM A SHIP | 08-20-2009 |
| 20090317213 | Buffer crane for facilitating simultaneous multiple cargo container handling - A buffer crane for supplementing a quay crane operation and formed to operate thereunder with a landing deck for facilitating simultaneous multiple cargo container handling by the quay crane. | 12-24-2009 |
| 20140086709 | CONTAINER TERMINAL AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - Provided are a container terminal and a control method thereof that enhance a cargo handling efficiency by reducing a movement of a yard crane to a minimum possible extent. A first transfer area | 03-27-2014 |
| 414141300 | By use of laterally moving crane | 3 |
| 20120189405 | Method and Arrangement for Ocean Freight Transportation - An ocean freight method and arrangement handles goods in a number of transport modes, such as containers, with the same transport in a cargo hold of an ocean vessel with cranes. The transport has a platform with a width corresponding to two regular containers to be loaded and unloaded by two parallel cranes enabling transportation of heavy and over wide units. | 07-26-2012 |
| 20120243966 | HANDLING SYSTEM FOR ISO CONTAINERS HAVING A GANTRY CRANE - A handling system for ISO containers having a gantry crane and a loading and unloading area, in which transport vehicles can be driven in and out. The crane comprises a first traveling crane having a first crane boom on which a first crane trolley having a first load receiving means can travel between a section on the water side and a section on the land side of the first crane boom, and a second traveling crane having a second crane boom disposed below the section on the land side of the first crane boom, on which a second crane trolley having a second load receiving means can travel, wherein containers can be transferred between the first and second traveling cranes. A passive transfer station is disposed on the second crane boom and the container can be transferred between the transfer station and a transport vehicle located in a loading and unloading area. | 09-27-2012 |
| 20140255130 | DOCK-TO-RAIL AND RAIL-TO-DOCK CONTAINER HANDLING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A land-based shipping container handling system includes at least one transfer stack region. Each transfer stack region includes a rail mounted gantry (RMG) defining a three-dimensional operating region. At least one rail line and at least one row of shipping containers are maintained in the operating region. An elevated platform is disposed at one end of the operating region at an upper portion thereof. Attribute sensing equipment is mounted on the elevated platform. | 09-11-2014 |
| 414141600 | By use of swinging crane | 2 |
| 20150104274 | Method and apparatus for overboarding of a subsea structure - A method for offshore overboarding a structure on a vessel for subsequent lowering the structure to the sea floor, is using a crane ( | 04-16-2015 |
| 20150110582 | Handling Loads in Offshore Environments - A method of overboarding and lowering a load from a vessel is disclosed. The method uses a vessel-mounted crane to lift the load from a deck of the vessel, to move the load off the deck into an outboard over-water position, and to lower the load from the outboard position into the water. The method further includes placing at least one guide member acting in compression between the load and an upstanding supporting structure of the crane to restrain horizontal movement of the load relative to a boom of the crane. Then, lowering the guide member occurs to continue restraining horizontal movement of the load while lowering the load from the outboard position into the water. A related guide apparatus includes at least one guide member that is movably connected to a mount for movement relative to the mount around and parallel to a slewing axis of the crane. | 04-23-2015 |
| 414141700 | By use of hoist line | 2 |
| 20130129452 | MARINE LOAD RAISING AND LOWERING SYSTEM - The invention relates to a marine load raising and lowering system for use on a vessel, comprising: i. a first winch comprising first driving means for raising or lowering a first cable from the first winch; ii. a second winch comprising second driving means for raising or lowering a second cable from the second winch; iii. operating means connected to the first and second driving means of respectively the first and second winch for synchronising the driving means so as to perform synchronous raising or lowering of the first and second cable; iv. a load connector; wherein the first and second cable are both connected to the load connector with a respective terminal end of the first and second cable, wherein the system further comprises a first tension equalizing mechanism adapted to equalize the tension in the first and second cables, said first tension equalizing mechanism having interconnected first cable-engaging members to engage with the first and second cable, wherein said first cable-engaging members are movable relative to a first reference structure to be mounted on the vessel, and wherein said first tension equalizing mechanism is configured to move the first cable- engaging members under the effect of a difference in tension in the first and second cable so as to equalize said tensions. | 05-23-2013 |
| 20150104275 | Lifting Apparatus - A lifting method comprising supporting a payload ( | 04-16-2015 |
| 414141800 | By use of conveyor chute | 2 |
| 20130236273 | Device for Dredging Soil Material Under Water - The invention relates to a device for dumping material onto an underwater bottom or installation, such as a pipeline. The device comprises a vessel, provided with a fall pipe through which the material is dumped on the underwater bottom; a steering device adapted to control the motion of the fall pipe relative to the underwater bottom; first monitoring means adapted to monitor the state of the underwater bottom; second monitoring means adapted to monitor the position of the steering device; and computing means adapted to compute, control signals for moving the steering device. The invention also relates to a method for dumping material onto an underwater bottom or installation. | 09-12-2013 |
| 20160023723 | CARGO TRANSPORTER LOADING ASSEMBLY - A cargo transporter loading assembly for loading bulk material onto a cargo transporter. The assembly includes a frame carrying a pivotally mounted boom. A distal end of the boom carries a head part encased by a cover and configured to prevent wind and rain ingress into the region between the boom and a cargo hold of a cargo transporter during bulk material loading. | 01-28-2016 |
| 414142700 | By use of swinging crane on marine vessel | 3 |
| 20100028105 | Floating Device for Transporting and Transferring Containers - Disclosed is a device for transporting and transferring containers. Said device is embodied as a floating and automotive object which is equipped with at least one crane. The crane comprises at least one vertical element, a slewing ring, and a boom. The crane is arranged in the area of a transversal axis that extends perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the object. Furthermore, the crane is disposed laterally offset relative to the longitudinal axis while a deck house encompassing a pilot house is placed laterally next to the crane. | 02-04-2010 |
| 20140093334 | VESSEL COMPRISING A CRANE | 04-03-2014 |
| 20180022424 | OFFSHORE MATERIAL HANDLING SYSTEM AND MATERIAL HANDLING METHOD | 01-25-2018 |
| 414142800 | By use of hoist line | 4 |
| 20100266371 | MARINE LOAD RAISING AND LOWERING SYSTEM - The invention relates to a subsea marine load raising and lowering system ( | 10-21-2010 |
| 20120082530 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SUBMERGING A HYDRAULIC TURBINE ENGINE - The instant disclosure relates to a system for submerging a hydraulic turbine engine, including an assembly including an elongate transverse flow turbine engine; a carriage for receiving said assembly in a prone position; a ship provided with a winch for supporting the carriage on the deck thereof, the bottom side of the turbine engine facing the stern of the ship, the top side being tied to the winch by a pull line; and jacks for righting the carriage and said assembly to a position that is vertically perpendicular to the stern. | 04-05-2012 |
| 20140161569 | VESSEL COMPRISING A MOON POOL AND A HOISTING ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD OF LOWERING ITEMS INTO THE SEA - A vessel for e.g. well intervention or deep sea lowering, comprises a moon pool and a hoisting arrangement for lowering and retrieving items, in particular equipment, tools, and/or supplies or modules comprising the same, through the moon pool, into respectively from the sea and onto respectively from the seabed or an installation on the seabed. The vessel further comprises one or more guides for laterally retaining items inside the moon pool, preferably at least two guides positioned on opposite sides of the moon pool. | 06-12-2014 |
| 20160176664 | SUBSEA CONTAINER TRANSPORT SYSTEM FOR DEEP-SEA MINING | 06-23-2016 |
| 414143200 | Stowage arrangement on marine vessel | 2 |
| 20130071207 | QUICK RELEASE SYSTEM FOR TOPSIDES FLOAT-OVER INSTALLATION ON OFFSHORE PLATFORMS - The present invention provides a system and method that keeps a barge and grillage system on the barge in compression with a topsides supported by the grillage system during the transport, while providing a quick release system between the barge, grillage system, and topsides during an installation procedure that transfers the topsides to an offshore platform. The quick release system can be in tension to apply a compressive force between the grillage system and the topsides until the quick release system is released. | 03-21-2013 |
| 20140377036 | LOADING SPACE AND METHOD OF LOADING SUCH A LOADING SPACE WITH SLURRY - The method of loading a loading space ( | 12-25-2014 |
