EP0907552A1 - Autonomes containerschiff - Google Patents

Autonomes containerschiff

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EP0907552A1
EP0907552A1 EP98922874A EP98922874A EP0907552A1 EP 0907552 A1 EP0907552 A1 EP 0907552A1 EP 98922874 A EP98922874 A EP 98922874A EP 98922874 A EP98922874 A EP 98922874A EP 0907552 A1 EP0907552 A1 EP 0907552A1
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container ship
ship according
hull
ports
propulsion
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Jean-Yves Lelan
Olivier De Smirnoff
Daniel Person
Christian Gilles Fournier
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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 
    • B63B25/00—Load-accommodating arrangements, e.g. stowing, trimming; Vessels characterised thereby
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63B—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING 
    • B63B43/00—Improving safety of vessels, e.g. damage control, not otherwise provided for
    • B63B43/02—Improving safety of vessels, e.g. damage control, not otherwise provided for reducing risk of capsizing or sinking
    • B63B43/10—Improving safety of vessels, e.g. damage control, not otherwise provided for reducing risk of capsizing or sinking by improving buoyancy
    • B63B43/14—Improving safety of vessels, e.g. damage control, not otherwise provided for reducing risk of capsizing or sinking by improving buoyancy using outboard floating members
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63B—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING 
    • B63B1/00—Hydrodynamic or hydrostatic features of hulls or of hydrofoils
    • B63B1/02—Hydrodynamic or hydrostatic features of hulls or of hydrofoils deriving lift mainly from water displacement
    • B63B1/10—Hydrodynamic or hydrostatic features of hulls or of hydrofoils deriving lift mainly from water displacement with multiple hulls
    • B63B1/12—Hydrodynamic or hydrostatic features of hulls or of hydrofoils deriving lift mainly from water displacement with multiple hulls the hulls being interconnected rigidly
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63B—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING 
    • B63B25/00—Load-accommodating arrangements, e.g. stowing, trimming; Vessels characterised thereby
    • B63B25/002—Load-accommodating arrangements, e.g. stowing, trimming; Vessels characterised thereby for goods other than bulk goods
    • B63B25/004—Load-accommodating arrangements, e.g. stowing, trimming; Vessels characterised thereby for goods other than bulk goods for containers
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63B—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING 
    • B63B43/00—Improving safety of vessels, e.g. damage control, not otherwise provided for
    • B63B43/02—Improving safety of vessels, e.g. damage control, not otherwise provided for reducing risk of capsizing or sinking
    • B63B43/04—Improving safety of vessels, e.g. damage control, not otherwise provided for reducing risk of capsizing or sinking by improving stability
    • B63B43/06—Improving safety of vessels, e.g. damage control, not otherwise provided for reducing risk of capsizing or sinking by improving stability using ballast tanks
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63B—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING 
    • B63B39/00—Equipment to decrease pitch, roll, or like unwanted vessel movements; Apparatus for indicating vessel attitude
    • B63B39/06—Equipment to decrease pitch, roll, or like unwanted vessel movements; Apparatus for indicating vessel attitude to decrease vessel movements by using foils acting on ambient water
    • B63B2039/067—Equipment to decrease pitch, roll, or like unwanted vessel movements; Apparatus for indicating vessel attitude to decrease vessel movements by using foils acting on ambient water effecting motion dampening by means of fixed or movable resistance bodies, e.g. by bilge keels

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  • the invention relates to an autonomous container ship making it possible to transport containers from large ports equipped with loading and unloading means to small ports without such equipment.
  • the invention relates to a range of small and medium-sized vessels making it possible to transport goods from small ports to small ports by means of containers.
  • This range is made up of ships allowing to transport a maximum number of containers equal to two, four, ten, twenty, thirty, fifty, one hundred.
  • a main characteristic of the ship is its full autonomy, offering the possibility of loading or / and unloading containers in a port not equipped with handling means and having a shallow water depth, less than 4 meters.
  • the aim is for road carriers to take charge of containers from these ports for local distribution, in order to optimize land delivery distances.
  • One of the objectives of the present invention is to provide the road transporter with a mobile infrastructure "maritime-river highway" complementary to that which it has on the road network.
  • a second objective is to strengthen the responsiveness of maritime-road transport by transporting small quantities with high frequencies.
  • a third objective is to provide a sea-river service with considerable maneuvering autonomy, an optimized quay to quay journey and unloading / loading systems adapted to these constraints. This objective implies being able to transport a large payload in relation to the movement of the ship.
  • a fourth objective is to provide transport under conditions of service and cost per kilometer comparable to those of the road.
  • the subject of the invention is an autonomous container ship, of the type comprising a hull, propulsion means, loading and unloading means, balancing means, characterized in what he understands means making it possible to transport containers from major ports equipped with means of loading and unloading containers to small ports without such equipment and having a water depth of less than 4 meters, these means including propulsion means ensuring both the cruising speed of the ship on the high seas and the speed in estuaries and ports, means of loading and unloading adapted to ports without equipment, means of balancing the ship at sea serving for stability and the trim of the vessel during handling.
  • This vessel is further characterized in that it comprises propulsion means making it possible to ensure maneuverability in ports.
  • the ship according to the invention makes it possible to transport a large payload relative to its displacement. This goal is achieved thanks to equipment ensuring a common energy for propulsion and handling and handling means serving both on the ship and ashore.
  • the range of ships according to the invention includes ships capable of transporting 2,4,10,20,30,50 and 100 containers.
  • the containers are of two sizes: -20 feet containers (6.058x2.438x2.591 meters)
  • the hull may be of the monohull type.
  • it can be of the "beacher” type, that is to say of the type of ship that can land loads on a gently sloping bank or on a beach.
  • it can be of the catamaran type or of the mixed monohull type at the front and the catamaran at the rear, or even of the hull type with tunnels.
  • Propulsion can be ensured by diesel, line of shaft and propellers.
  • the propulsion is provided by hydrojet.
  • the propulsion is provided by pumpjet.
  • Propulsion can also be provided by a device known under the name "voith” manufactured by the company VOITH-SCHNEIDER.
  • Propulsion can also be ensured by a device known under the name "POD azimutaux" manufactured by the company SCHOTTEL.
  • the propulsion means can be actuated by diesel engine, by electric motor or by discoid motor.
  • Container handling can be carried out using a crane, gantry crane, forklift or container trolley.
  • the balancing means of the ship can be constituted by a controlled ballast system by means of pumps which ensures the displacement of water in the ballast ballast ship to compensate for the list or the trim.
  • the balancing means can be constituted by a system of inflatable buoys; these inflatable buoys can be integrated on the side of the ship to increase inertia flotation and thus limit the heel and trim of the ship during handling operations.
  • the balancing means can also be constituted by a solid mass transfer system.
  • a solid mass moves in the ship to compensate for the displacement of the mass of the containers during handling operations.
  • the ship must be able to carry a large payload in relation to its displacement.
  • the equipment must be as versatile as possible, which implies a common energy for propulsion and handling, means of handling serving both on the ship and ashore, means of propulsion ensuring both the cruising speed of the ship, speed in estuaries and ports and maneuverability in ports, means of balancing the ship at sea used to balance the ship during handling operations.
  • All of the ships according to the invention have complete autonomy in the following fields: - navigation: slow and fast propulsion and means of navigation on the high seas, - life on board: installations allowing a crew of 3 to 5 people to live for several days on the ship, -handling: handling means allowing the ship to load and unload containers in unequipped ports, -balancing: a balancing system ensures transverse stability and the attitude of the ship in navigation and during container handling operations.
  • FIG. 1 represents a longitudinal section of a ship according to the invention of the monohull type equipped with a crane.
  • FIG. 2 represents a top view of a ship according to the invention of the "beacher” type with an unloading ramp at the front.
  • Figure 3 is a longitudinal section of a ship according to the invention of the "beacher” type equipped with a ramp at the rear.
  • Figure 4 is a side diagram of a ship according to the invention of the "beacher” type equipped with a ramp at the rear.
  • FIG. 1 illustrates a ship according to the invention comprising:
  • the represented ship has a hull of monocoque form allowing a speed ranging between 15 and 20 knots.
  • the necessary energy is supplied by diesel-alternator.
  • the propulsion means consist of diesel, shaft lines and propellers 4.
  • the container loading and unloading operations are carried out using a crane 2 mounted aft of the ship.
  • Balancing of the vessel is ensured by ballasting.
  • the heel of the ship is constantly monitored during handling operations by a pump system.
  • Figure 2 is a top view of the ship of Figure 1 where we see the crane 2 mounted aft.
  • FIG. 3 illustrates a ship according to the invention comprising:
  • the ship shown has a flat bottom hull 5 allowing a cruising speed between 10 and 12 knots and a "beachage", that is to say, a docking on a gently sloping bank or on a beach.
  • the "beaching" can take place from the front with rear propulsion.
  • the "beaching" can take place from the rear with propulsion at the front.
  • the necessary energy is supplied by diesel-alternator.
  • the propulsion means consist of diesel, shaft lines and propellers 4.
  • the handling operations are carried out using a forklift 6 and the unloading by a ramp 7 on a beach or a hold.
  • ballasting Balancing of the vessel is ensured by ballasting.
  • the represented ship has the following characteristics:
  • a preferred variant consists in loading and unloading the containers by a rear ramp, the ship then having propulsion means on the front with a more streamlined hull shape thus offering better navigation possibilities.
  • Balancing of the ship's trim is carried out using ballasts filled with water by pumps.
  • FIG. 4 illustrates a ship according to the invention comprising:
  • the vessel shown has a flat hull 5 allowing "beaching" and a cruising speed between.
  • the necessary energy is supplied by diesel-alternator or by diesel-electric.
  • Propulsion is provided by pumpjets. Handling is ensured by a self-propelled gantry 8 and unloading by a ramp 9 at the rear.
  • Balancing of the vessel is ensured by a system of pumps and ballasts.

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  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Ocean & Marine Engineering (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Fluid Mechanics (AREA)
  • Ship Loading And Unloading (AREA)
  • Jib Cranes (AREA)
  • Other Liquid Machine Or Engine Such As Wave Power Use (AREA)
EP98922874A 1997-04-29 1998-04-27 Autonomes containerschiff Expired - Lifetime EP0907552B1 (de)

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FR9705250 1997-04-29
FR9705250A FR2762578B1 (fr) 1997-04-29 1997-04-29 Navire porte-conteneurs autonome
PCT/FR1998/000840 WO1998049052A1 (fr) 1997-04-29 1998-04-27 Navire porte-conteneurs autonome

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EP0907552A1 true EP0907552A1 (de) 1999-04-14
EP0907552B1 EP0907552B1 (de) 2002-09-18

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US (1) US6321673B2 (de)
EP (1) EP0907552B1 (de)
JP (1) JP2000513675A (de)
KR (1) KR20000022366A (de)
CN (1) CN1119261C (de)
AU (1) AU723398B2 (de)
CA (1) CA2259276A1 (de)
DE (1) DE69808007T2 (de)
DK (1) DK0907552T3 (de)
ES (1) ES2183365T3 (de)
FR (1) FR2762578B1 (de)
NO (1) NO986148L (de)
PL (1) PL330876A1 (de)
PT (1) PT907552E (de)
RO (1) RO117441B1 (de)
TR (1) TR199802731T1 (de)
WO (1) WO1998049052A1 (de)

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DK0907552T3 (da) 2003-01-27
NO986148D0 (no) 1998-12-28
ES2183365T3 (es) 2003-03-16
FR2762578B1 (fr) 1999-06-04
CN1119261C (zh) 2003-08-27
CA2259276A1 (fr) 1998-11-05
DE69808007D1 (de) 2002-10-24
CN1226864A (zh) 1999-08-25
RO117441B1 (ro) 2002-03-29
US20010018885A1 (en) 2001-09-06
NO986148L (no) 1998-12-28
PL330876A1 (en) 1999-06-07
EP0907552B1 (de) 2002-09-18
FR2762578A1 (fr) 1998-10-30
WO1998049052A1 (fr) 1998-11-05
US6321673B2 (en) 2001-11-27
TR199802731T1 (xx) 1999-07-21
KR20000022366A (ko) 2000-04-25
PT907552E (pt) 2003-01-31

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