Patent ID: 7093550
Filing Date: 2006-08-22
Classification: B63B

Abstract:
1. A freight hauling vessel comprising: an understructure; an elongated deck supported on the understructure and adapted for wheeled cargo to be rolled onto the deck, lengthwise thereof, at an origin location and rolled off of the deck, lengthwise thereof, at a destination location; at least two rows of upright stanchions, each row extending lengthwise of the deck, the rows being spaced apart transversely of the deck with the space between the rows being open and unobstructed at the top, the stanchions being constructed and arranged relatively for supporting freight spanning between the rows, above the deck, with sufficient room thereunder for wheeled cargo to be rolled beneath the freight; and container foundation blocks supported on the upper ends of the stanchions, the blocks being spaced apart transversely and longitudinally of the vessel at standard distances corresponding to the distances between fittings of standardized freight containers.