KR20100123438A - Floating harbor and cargo loading and unloading method using the same - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A floating harbor and a ship cargo loading/unloading method using the same are provided to overcome the geographic restriction of a land harbor required for a large ship. CONSTITUTION: A floating harbor(10) comprises a platform(100), a crane(200), and a connecting bridge(300). The platform floats on the sea with a distance from the land, and a ship comes alongside a side of the platform. The crane is installed on a side of the platform in order to load cargo in the ship or unload cargo from the ship. The connecting bridge interlinks the platform and the land and is installed on the sea by being coupled with one or more floating bridges.

Description

Floating port and vessel cargo unloading method {FLOATING HARBOR AND CARGO LOADING AND UNLOADING METHOD USING THE SAME}

The present invention relates to a floating port, and more particularly, to a floating port and a ship cargo unloading method using the same so that the vessel can be unloaded on the offshore without entering the port.

With the recent increase in global trade, container traffic has continued to increase, and the proportion of ultra-large container ships is increasing day by day.The expansion of the Panama Canal, which is scheduled to be completed in 2015, has resulted in the emergence of 13,000 TEU-class ultra-large container carriers. Chuck's giant containerships are expected to begin operation.

As such, the maritime transport market is reorganizing mainly in large container ships. It is clear from the fact that as of 2008, the remaining amount of 10,000 TEU or more container ships received by Korea reached 170 vessels.

Accordingly, a port facility that can efficiently handle large container ships with innovatively increased port productivity than existing ports will be a decisive factor for future port competitiveness.

On the other hand, in Korea, Busan Port already occupies a significant portion of Northeast Asian transshipment container volume, making it difficult to increase its market share.

In addition, container traffic in the West Sea area has been continuously increasing, especially in China, but Korea has the smallest volume among the three countries, Korea, Japan, and Korea. It is necessary to cultivate a stronghold port in the West Sea region with the

However, the problem is that existing container docks are shallow in depth and large container ships cannot be accommodated due to the limitation of unloading capacity such as cranes. Should be built.

To this end, it is necessary to overcome the poor conditions of the West Sea, which is difficult to access the large container ships such as the difference between the tidal tide and the shallow depth.

The present invention is to solve the problems as described above, an embodiment of the present invention relates to a floating port that can proceed the loading and unloading operation on the deep sea (offshore) and ship cargo loading method using the same.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a platform floating on the sea and separated from the land and the ship is docked on one side, installed on one side of the platform to load cargo on the vessel or load the cargo on the vessel At least one pontoon bridge is provided to connect the unloading crane, the platform and the land, and a floating port is provided that includes a bridge bridge installed at sea and transported by a means of transporting cargo.

Here, the lifting weight can be installed in the lower part of the platform to prevent rolling and pitching, and the platform is self-movable by a propellant installed in the lower part.

In addition, it is preferable that the platform and the secondary bridge can be moored and released at a predetermined position by the mooring means, and the vehicle may include a rail provided in the connecting bridge and a track vehicle reciprocating along the rail.

On the other hand, the cargo loading method according to an embodiment of the present invention is made by using the above-mentioned floating port, the step of moving the platform (platform) to a predetermined position on the sea, the step of mooring the platform by the mooring means At least one bridge is connected between the platform and the land, and the bridge is installed and moored by mooring means, the vessel is docked on one side of the platform, and the cargo is loaded or unloaded. Step, the transport vehicle to and from the platform and land along the bridge can include the step of transporting the cargo.

In addition, the ship cargo unloading method according to another embodiment of the present invention, the step of anchoring the ship at a predetermined position on the sea, the step of moving the platform (platform) to the position so that the ship is docked on one side, the platform by the mooring means Mooring step, at least one bridge is coupled between the platform and the land, the connecting bridge is installed and mooring by mooring means, loading cargo on the vessel or unloading the cargo loaded on the vessel, platform along the bridge Transporting cargo over and over land.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, not only can solve the land site problem necessary for expansion of the port, but also can overcome the topographical constraints of the land port required for 15,000 TEU-class large vessels, and in particular, can build a large port due to shallow water depth. It can be applied even in the absence of sea, which can improve port efficiency and port competitiveness.

Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of a floating port according to an embodiment of the present invention and a ship cargo unloading method using the same will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In this process, the thickness of the lines or the size of the components shown in the drawings may be exaggerated for clarity and convenience of description.

In addition, the terms described below are defined in consideration of the functions of the present invention, which may vary depending on the intention or custom of the user, the operator. Therefore, definitions of these terms should be made based on the contents throughout the specification.

In addition, the following examples are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention but merely illustrative of the components set forth in the claims of the present invention, which are included in the technical spirit throughout the specification of the present invention and constitute the claims Embodiments that include a substitutable component as an equivalent in the element may be included in the scope of the present invention.

Example

1 is a schematic view of a floating port according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is a schematic view showing a weight according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 3 shows a platform propellant according to an embodiment of the present invention 4 is a schematic view showing a track rail installed in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 5 is a perspective view of the pontoon bridge according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Here, the loading and unloading refers to loading or unloading a ship, and will be described below by taking an example of an unloading operation of a container ship in connection with an embodiment of the present invention. The present invention is not limited thereto, and it is known that the present invention can be applied to ships carrying other cargoes in addition to the container.

1 to 5, the floating port 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention is a platform (100) floating on the sea (2) spaced apart from the land (1) ), And a crane 200 installed on the upper side of the platform 100, and a connection bridge 300 installed to connect the land 1 and the platform 100.

Here, the platform 100 refers to a structure floating on the sea, and has a length and width such that the container ship 3 can be docked on both sides to simultaneously carry out the unloading operation. Of course, the length and width, etc. can be variously manufactured as necessary.

At this time, in order to suppress the rolling (rolling) and pitching (pitching) of the platform 100, the weight 110 may be installed in the lower portion of the platform 100 to be elevated.

That is, the lower portion of the center of the platform 100 is provided with a receiving space 111 for receiving the weight 110, when moving the platform 100, as shown in Figure 2a, the weight in the receiving space 111 The weight 110 is moved in the accommodated state, during the unloading operation, as shown in Figure 2b, the weight 110 is lowered to set the overall center of gravity of the platform 100, the weight ( Lifting of the 110 may be made by a driving device 112 such as a hydraulic cylinder.

In addition, the platform 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention may be towed by a tug boat, but may move by a propellant installed on one side of the platform 100, and FIG. As an example of the propellant, there is shown a ship propeller 120 installed below the platform 100 to provide propulsion to the platform 100 while rotating by operation of an engine (not shown).

As such, since the platform 100 is freely movable in a floating state at sea, it is possible to approach the container ship 3 waiting on the outside of the port for the unloading operation, and in particular, because the depth of the port is shallow, It is possible to move to the super-large container ship which is anchored on the open sea without being able to enter, so that the loading and unloading work can be performed, thereby improving the logistics efficiency of the port.

On the other hand, in a state where the platform 100 is previously located at a predetermined position on the sea, it is of course possible for the container ship 3 to dock with one side of the platform 100.

At this time, the unloading operation is preferably made by a crane 200 installed on the upper side of the platform 100, in order to prevent the flow of the platform 100 during the unloading operation, the platform 100 is mooring at the working position It is preferable.

Accordingly, the platform 100 is provided with mooring means, for example, by anchoring using a plurality of anchors 130, or by connecting a plurality of cables to the bottom surface 2a or by ICMS ( Using a system such as Integrated Control & Monitoring System, it can be controlled to recognize its location and stay there.

In addition, it is also possible to moor in a jack-up manner, in which case at least one mooring member (not shown) is extended from the bottom of the platform 100 to the bottom by hydraulic pressure and landed on the bottom.

On the other hand, instead of producing a separate platform 100, it is also possible to use a crane barge (crane barge) is installed as a platform 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention, in this case, barges load cargo such as containers It is desirable to provide a free space.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the container 4 loaded on the platform 100 is shipped in the container ship 3 docked with the platform 100 or the container 4 loaded on the container ship 3. Work is carried out on the platform 100, and these containers 4 are transported from the land to the platform 100 by means of transport or transported from the platform 100 to the land.

In this case, it is also possible to load and transport the container 4 in a number of barges (barge), such as sea transportation means, it is preferable to use land transportation means in terms of transportation cost and time efficiency. In this case, a bridge 100 connecting the land and the platform 100 located on the sea is required. According to one embodiment of the present invention, as shown in FIGS. 1A and 1B, a plurality of bridges are provided. ) 310 can be combined to be separated from each other in the sea can be configured to bridge (300).

At this time, the size and the like of the width and length of the girder 310 may be appropriately selected as necessary, so that the land transportation means such as the container truck (5) can be operated in the opposite direction at the same time, the girder 310 is at least It is preferable to have a width such that two lanes are installed, and if necessary, two connection bridges 300 are installed side by side between the platform 100 and the land, and through one connection bridge 300, a container is provided. It is also possible that 4 is transported into the platform 100 and the container 4 is transported to land through the other connecting bridge 300.

In addition, by providing the rail 311 in the longitudinal direction at the upper side for each of the girder 310, when the connecting bridge 300 is completed by the coupling between the girder 310, as shown in Figure 4, It is also possible to form a track rail (301) connecting the platform 100 and the land, it is also possible to install the track rail 301 separately after completing the connection bridge 300, the track rail (301) A plurality of tracked vehicles (6) can be transported while transporting the container (4). In this case, of course, two track rails 301 may be formed in one connection bridge 300, or two connection bridges 300 having one track rail 301 may be installed side by side. In addition, it is also possible to install a conveyor device in place of the track rail (301).

The coupling between the platform 100 and the pontoon 310, the pontoon 310 and the land (1), and the pontoon 310 can be made according to a conventional coupling method, according to an embodiment of the present invention the pontoon 310 The combination between) can be done as follows.

As shown in FIG. 5, a plurality of coupling parts 312 having a coupling hole 312a is protruded on one side of the pontoon 310, and a coupling part 312 may be inserted into the opposite side thereof. The groove 313 is formed, but the coupling hole 313a is formed in the coupling groove 313 to correspond to the coupling hole 312a of the coupling portion 312.

Therefore, after inserting the coupling portion 312 of the other pontoon 310b into the coupling groove 313 of one of the girder 310a, the coupling pin 314 passes through the coupling hole 312a and the coupling hole 313a. By inserting the girder (310a, 310b) is to be connected to each other.

On the other hand, the land wall (1a) is installed on the land in contact with the sea, even if the height of the sea surface changes due to the difference between tides, so that the passage between the pontoon (310) and the sea wall (1a), the hinge pivot on the sea wall (1a) Possible connecting leg 315 is installed, one end of the connecting leg 315 is hinged to one side of the inner wall (1a) and the other end is over the upper side of the pontoon 310 adjacent to the inner wall (1a). At this time, the pontoon bridge 310 installed closest to the inner wall (1a) is preferably fixed near the inner wall by the cable 316a connected to both sides so as not to move by the current.

In addition, even when there is a height difference between the upper surface of the pontoon 310 and the upper surface of the platform 100, it is preferable to connect the pontoon 310 and the platform 100 by applying the above-described connecting bridge 315. .

In addition, in order to prevent the girder 310 from flowing by currents or waves, the girder 310 is also preferably moored in place with the platform 100, and at least each of the cables at the four corners of the girder 310 is connected. The pontoon 310 can be moored by connecting 316b and fixing the end of the cable 316b to the sea bottom 2a.

In the case of using the floating port 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention, the cargo loading and unloading can be made through the following steps.

First, the platform 100 is moved to a predetermined position on the sea, for example, at any point on the external sea, and then moored by a method such as anchoring at that point.

Subsequently, a plurality of pontoons 310 are coupled to each other to form a connecting bridge 300 from the quay wall 1a of the land to the platform 100, and the pontoons 310 are moored at their respective positions, so that the quay wall 1a of the land. Connection bridge 300 is fixedly installed from the platform to the platform (100).

When the container ship 3 is docked to one side of the platform 100, the unloading operation is started by a plurality of cranes 200 installed on the upper side of the platform 100, the unloaded containers (4) container truck (5) Or it is transported by a transportation means for reciprocating the connecting bridge 300, such as the tracked vehicle (6).

Thereafter, the container ship 3, which has completed the unloading operation, leaves the platform 100, disassembles the bridges 300 by separating the pier bridges 310, and moves the platform 100 to another point, thereby again. You can repeat the process.

Here, in the above-described embodiment, the platform 100 is first moored, but an example in which the container ship 3 is docked to one side of the platform 100 has been described, but the platform 100 is positioned at the position where the container ship 3 is anchored. It is also possible to visit this.

In this case, first, the container ship 3 is anchored at a predetermined position on the sea, and the platform 100 approaches to one side of the container ship 3 so that the container ship 3 is moored on one side, and is moored. There is a difference from the above-described embodiment, and then after the installation of the connecting bridge 300 by the connection of the pontoon bridge 310 and the unloading work by the crane 200, the container 4 to be unloaded is transported by means of transportation Since it is the same as the above-described embodiment, a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

FIG. 6 illustrates a plurality of the above-described platform 100, and a connection bridge 300 installed by the secondary bridge 310 is installed between the platforms 100. In this case, when the floating port 10 is connected to several installations, it is possible to process a larger amount of logistics, it is possible to obtain the same effect as newly constructed a separate port at sea.

1A is a side schematic view of a floating port in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention.

1B is a top schematic view of a floating port in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 2a is a side schematic view showing a weight in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 2b is a front schematic view showing a weight in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 3 is a schematic diagram showing a platform propellant according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 4 is a schematic diagram showing a state in which the track rail is installed in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a perspective view of the pontoon bridge according to an embodiment of the present invention.

6 is a top schematic view of a floating port according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

1: land 1a: quay

2: sea 2a: sea bottom

3: container ship 4: container

5: container truck 6: tracked vehicle

10: floating port 100: platform

110: weight 120: ship propeller

200: crane 300: connecting bridge

301: track rail 310: pontoon bridge

Claims (9)

A platform that floats off the land and floats at sea, and the vessel is docked to one side; A crane installed at one side of the platform to load cargo on the vessel or to unload cargo loaded on the vessel; And Floating port comprising a; bridge for connecting the platform and land, at least one or more bridges are coupled to be installed on the sea and the transport means for transporting cargo. The method according to claim 1, Floating port, characterized in that the lower portion of the platform is installed, the lifting weight is installed in order to suppress the rolling (rolling) and pitching (pitching). The method according to claim 1, The platform is a floating port, characterized in that the self-movable by the propellant is installed on the bottom. The method according to claim 1, Floating port, characterized in that the platform and the pontoon can be moored and released at a predetermined position by the mooring means. The method of claim 1, wherein the vehicle, And a rail provided in the connecting bridge and a track vehicle reciprocating along the rail. Moving the platform to a predetermined position on the sea; Mooring the platform by the mooring means; Coupling at least one subsidiary bridge between the platform and the land so that a connecting bridge is installed and moored by mooring means; Docking the vessel on one side of the platform; Loading cargo on the vessel or unloading the cargo loaded on the vessel; And a transportation means for reciprocating the platform and land along the connection bridge to transport the cargo. Docking the vessel at a predetermined position on the sea; Moving a platform to the position such that the vessel is docked on one side; Mooring the platform by the mooring means; Coupling at least one subsidiary bridge between the platform and the land so that a connecting bridge is installed and moored by mooring means; Loading cargo on the vessel or unloading the cargo loaded on the vessel; And a transportation means for reciprocating the platform and land along the connection bridge to transport the cargo. The method according to claim 6 or 7, Loading cargo or unloading the cargo loaded on the vessel is a cargo loading method of the ship, characterized in that made by a crane installed on one side of the platform. The method according to claim 6 or 7, The platform is a cargo cargo loading method, characterized in that the self-movable by the propellant is installed on the bottom.

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