Patent ID: 8376658

Claim:
A harbor structure defining a length direction and a width direction perpendicular to the length direction, the harbor structure comprising: an underpinning system configured to rest on a sea floor, said underpinning system defining a laying level having a lower surface configured to interface with the sea floor and an upper surface; a lower level positioned above said laying level, said lower level comprising a deck, said deck positioned at said upper surface of said laying level; an upper level positioned above said lower level; a storage area defined in said lower level between said deck and said upper level, said storage area configured to receive and store at least one container and allow for selective movement of said at least one container within said storage area; at least one first device positioned within said storage area for selectively moving said at least one container within said storage area, said at least one first device configured to selectively move said at least one container in said length direction and in said width direction within said storage area; and at least one second device positioned at said upper level for selectively moving said at least one container on said upper level, said at least one second device configured to selectively move said at least one container in said length direction and said width direction.