Patent ID: 11919610
Assignee: LAMBHUSASUND EHF
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 6:
7. A method for transferring cargo tubs in a cargo hold of a vessel, the method comprising the steps of:
a) delivering a cargo tub into a cargo hold through an entry opening using a stacking device, said stacking device forming a stack of cargo tubs below the entry opening at an in-feed end of a first cargo lane;
b) transporting the stack of cargo tubs along a first direction of the cargo hold on the first cargo lane by a pushing device;
c) transporting the stack of cargo tubs from an out-feed end of the first cargo lane into a wagon by using a pulling device;
d) transporting the stack of cargo tubs along a second direction of the cargo hold using one or more wagons to feed the stack of cargo tubs to further cargo lanes;
e) repeating steps a)-d) while there are cargo tubs and stacks of cargo tubs to be transported from the first cargo lane to the further cargo lanes.