EP0790178B1 - Barge pour la navigation maritime et unité-pousseur avec une telle barge - Google Patents

Barge pour la navigation maritime et unité-pousseur avec une telle barge Download PDF

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EP0790178B1
EP0790178B1 EP19970200457 EP97200457A EP0790178B1 EP 0790178 B1 EP0790178 B1 EP 0790178B1 EP 19970200457 EP19970200457 EP 19970200457 EP 97200457 A EP97200457 A EP 97200457A EP 0790178 B1 EP0790178 B1 EP 0790178B1
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Teunis Hoogeveen
Jan Van Velthoven
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BLAUWE HAND BEHEER B.V.
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63B—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING 
    • B63B35/00—Vessels or similar floating structures specially adapted for specific purposes and not otherwise provided for
    • B63B35/28—Barges or lighters
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63B—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING 
    • B63B35/00—Vessels or similar floating structures specially adapted for specific purposes and not otherwise provided for
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    • B63B35/70—Tugs for pushing

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  • the invention relates to a seaworthy barge or flat-bottom craft for transport of goods over water, adapted to be coupled to a pusher tug, with a stern having a rearwardly projecting part along each of the long sides of the barge, to create a recess or gap at the rear end for receiving the bow of a pusher tug, with known coupling mechanisms, conventional for seagoing barges, being provided in the rearwardly projecting parts.
  • the invention also relates to a push unit comprising such a barge and a pusher tug.
  • Seaworthy barges and push units having such a barge are generally known.
  • a description of a barge with recess at the rear end and of a coupling mechanism for coupling a stem of a pusher tug, which stem fits in the recess, to that barge, is for instance given in US Patent 3,726,248.
  • this known push unit is intended for transport over sea.
  • barges have only been used for the transport of bulk goods, such as coal, ores, petroleum.
  • the known seaworthy barges with a recess or gap at the rear end are essentially real containers into which the bulk goods to be conveyed are dumped in bulk.
  • a coupling mechanism for such a seaworthy barge is for instance the coupling of the type Articouple K, marketed by Taisei Engineering Consultants, Inc.
  • a coupling mechanism there is provided, on the associated (seaworthy) pusher tug, a construction having pins that can be moved laterally leftwards and rightwards and that engage a rack on or in the corresponding rearwardly projecting part of the barge, as is for instance described rather summarily in US Patent 3,550,550.
  • a coupling is obtained which, in operation, enables the pusher tug in rough seas to pivot about a transverse axis relative to the barge.
  • a comparable coupling is further known from US Patent 3,605,675.
  • the shape of the stern is practically entirely adapted to the shape of the bow of the pusher tug, so that the gap (recess) at the stern is more or less round.
  • the object of the invention is to provide an entirely new concept for the transport of light, voluminous goods, wherein use is made of seaworthy barges.
  • the object set is realized with a seaworthy barge, as defined in claim 1.
  • the portion of the stern between the projecting parts is essentially a flat face perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the barge, while at the stern, means are provided for coupling the barge in a manner conventional for river barges to a river pusher tug by means of cables or the like.
  • Coupling systems for river push units are generally known, for instance from German DE-A-12 44 604.
  • the barge essentially consists of a pontoon with a superstructure suitable for receiving and transporting light, voluminous cargo.
  • the superstructure comprises vertically displaceable tween decks, lift constructions and other provisions, known for ferry ships, for transport of passenger cars and trucks in roll-on/roll-off mode and/or transport of containers in lift-on/lift-off mode.
  • ballast tanks are preferably provided, by means of which the draft of the barge can be controlled. It is also possible to arrange a part of the pontoon portion for cargo.
  • a push unit it is possible to convey light, voluminous goods to be transported, such as trucks, passenger cars and containers, palletized or packeted cargo, both over sea and over rivers, without requiring transshipment between times.
  • seaworthy barges cargo can be conveyed between places that are not necessarily located by the sea, but which are located on a navigable river, without requiring transshipment of that cargo between times.
  • a seaworthy barge according to the invention is loaded in the English harbor and conveyed across the North Sea to Rotterdam by means of a seaworthy pusher tug.
  • the seaworthy pusher tug is uncoupled from the barge and a river pusher tug is coupled thereto.
  • the thus changed push unit travels up the Rhine to its destination.
  • There is no transshipment or the cargo only a change of pusher tug during the voyage. It will be understood that in this manner, a substantial gain of time can be obtained.
  • the seaworthy barges used therefor should be provided with two different coupling mechanisms, one for pusher tugs for sea transport and one for river pusher tugs. Accordingly, unlike the pusher tugs known thus far, the stern should have a relatively flat part between the rearwardly projecting parts of the gap (the recess), against which the river pusher tug can push. In known seaworthy pusher tugs, the gap has a round shape and is more adapted to the shape of the bow of the seagoing pusher tug.
  • the invention provides a new manner of sea and river transport of in particular voluminous but light general cargo, such as containers, trucks and the like.
  • the seaworthy barge suitably consists of a pontoon having a superstructure thereon, which superstructure is comparable with that of a ferry ship for roll-on/roll-off transport of trucks and passenger cars and/or lift-on/lift-off transport of containers.
  • the skilled artisan will be able to conceive for himself how such a superstructure can be constructed.
  • the pontoon is preferably provided with ballast tanks.
  • ballast tanks By manipulating such ballast tanks, the draft of the barge can be regulated, which is particularly suitable in cases where there is relatively little water in a river (slight draft. required) and in cases where there is a very high water level (great draft required, for instance to be able to pass bridges).
  • a part of the pontoon portion can be arranged for the transport of cargo.
  • the invention enables a new system for conveying voluminous goods, operating with maximum economy.
  • three or four barges according to the invention one seagoing pusher tug and one river pusher tug are required. While one barge is loaded (unloaded) in England and conveyed across the North Sea to Rotterdam, a second barge is conveyed from Rotterdam towards its final destination over the Rhine.
  • a third barge according to the invention is at the same time unloaded (and, if necessary, loaded with other voluminous goods). After this, the second barge is unloaded at the final destination in Germany (and subsequently reloaded, if necessary), while the third barge travels down the Rhine. By that time, the first barge has arrived at Rotterdam.
  • the seagoing pusher tug takes over the third barge for transport to England, and the river pusher tug takes over the first barge for transport up the Rhine. This cycle can be repeated continuously.
  • the embodiment of the seaworthy barge according to the invention shown in the Figures essentially consists of a pontoon 1, wherein a number of ballast tanks 2 are provided. Constructed on and against the pontoon 1 is a superstructure 3, comprising a stem 4 and a stern 5. As appears in particular from Fig. 2, the stern 2 consists of two parts 6 and 7 which project rearwards on either side of the barge and which define a recess or gap 8.
  • the front limitation of the gap 8 is formed by the virtually flat rear wall 9 of the central part of the stern, so that the gap 8 has a more or less rectangular shape, unlike the known seaworthy barges, whose gaps commonly have a more or less round shape, adapted to the shape of the bow of the associated seagoing pusher tug.
  • a number of vertically displaceable car decks 10 and 11 enabling cars to be disposed in floors in the interior for being transported.
  • spaces of greater height can be obtained, where trucks and trailers can be disposed for transport.
  • space is indicated at 12.
  • no vertically displaceable car decks are present at all, so that a high space is present at that location, where for instance containers can be positioned and stacked.
  • space is indicated at 13.
  • lift installations and other provisions (not shown) can be arranged, as is known from the superstructure of ferry ships.
  • the top deck 14 of the superstructure can be designed for disposing containers thereon, which may or may not be arranged in more than one layer, and for disposing cars and trailers.
  • a railing 15 can be provided around the top deck 14.
  • loading ramp 16 in the stern which loading ramp 16 may for instance also serve as a ramp for the passenger cars and/or trucks to be moved into the superstructure.
  • coupling members 17 and 18 for coupling the barge, in operation, to a seaworthy pusher tug.
  • a pusher tug has its bow provided with couplings cooperating with the coupling members 17 and 18 and having pins that can be moved laterally outwards (in the direction of the parts 6 and 7 respectively of the stern 5 of the barge) and that engage the coupling members 17 and 18 respectively.
  • Such a construction of the coupling between a seaworthy barge and a seaworthy pusher tug is known and provides an assembly of pusher tug and barge which is able to pitch in possibly rough seas. As it were, the pusher tug and barge pivot relative to each other about the pins of the coupling.
  • the stern of the seaworthy barge further comprises conventional coupling members (not shown) for enabling the barge to be coupled to a river pusher tug.
  • Such coupling is usually effected by means of cables, attached to barge and pusher tug in such a manner that the commonly flat front side of the bow of the pusher tug rests against the flat rear wall 9 of the central part of the stern 5 of the barge.

Claims (6)

  1. Barge (3) pour la navigation maritime pour le transport de marchandises sur l'eau, conçue pour être accouplée à un remorqueur pousseur, comportant une poupe présentant une partie (6, 7) faisant saillie vers l'arrière le long de chacun des côtés longs de la barge, créant un évidemment ou espace (8) à l'extrémité arrière pour recevoir la proue d'un remorqueur pousser, des mécanismes d'accouplement de barges maritimes classiques connus étant prévus dans les parties faisant saillie vers l'arrière pour accoupler la barge avec un remorqueur pousseur,
       caractérisée en ce que la portion de, la poupe entre les parties saillantes est essentiellement une face plate (9) perpendiculaire à l'axe longitudinal de la barge, alors que la poupe présente un moyen d'accouplement de remorqueur pousseur de rivière pour accoupler la barge à un remorqueur pousseur pour la navigation fluviale d'une manière classique peur des barges de rivière, au moyen de câbles ou analogues .
  2. Barge pour la navigation maritime selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce que la barge est constituée essentiellement d'un ponton possédant une superstructure appropriée pour recevoir et transporter un chargement léger et volumineux.
  3. Barge pour la navigation maritime selon la revendication 2, caractérisée en ce que la superstructure comprend des entreponts déplaçables verticalement, des constructions de levage et d'autres rialisations, connues pour des ferries, pour le transport de voitures particulières et de camions en mode de manutention horizontale et/ou le transport de conteneurs en mode de manutention horizontale.
  4. Barge pour la navigation maritime selon les revendications 2 - 3, caractérisée en ce que des ballasts sont prévus dans la portion de ponton, et au moyen de ces ballasts, le cirant d'eau de la barge peut être réglé.
  5. Unité-pousseur comprenant une barge pour la navigation maritime selon l'une des revendications 1 à 4 ainsi qu'un remorqueur pousseur pour le transport fluvial.
  6. Unité-pousseur comprenant une barge pour la navigation maritime selon l'une des revendications 1 à 4 ainsi qu'un remorqueur pousseur pour le transport maritime.
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