Patent ID: 6938643

Claim:
Loading structure comprising a fluid transfer boom for transfer of liquid hydrocarbons from a first storage structure to a vessel, the boom having a first arm and a second arm which are mutually connected at a first end via a first swivel joint to be rotatable around an axis perpendicular to the plane defined by the centre lines of the arms, the first and second arms being with a second end connected to the storage structure and connectable to the vessel respectively, via at least two swivel joints each, to be able to rotate around an axis in the plane of the centre lines and around an axis perpendicular to the centre line, the arms comprising at least seven swivel joints in total located near the first and second ends of the arms, each arm being rotatable around three perpendicular axes, the first arm suspended from the storage structure in a generally vertical direction, wherein the second arm can extend between the first end of the first arm and the vessel in a generally horizontal direction.