Patent ID: 7972102

Claim:
A port system for storing and transporting standardized containers in a port facility, comprising: at least one storage block for storing containers; two automated stacking cranes per storage block on common rails; a waterside crane for transferring containers into and out of a waterborne vessel; a landside crane for transferring containers onto and off of land transportation vehicles; a set of automated vehicles for transporting containers between the storage block and the waterside crane or landside crane; an equipment control system to control automated equipment; and a terminal operating system to manage the port system; wherein the two automated stacking cranes are adapted to transfer containers between the storage block and the automated vehicles; wherein the landside and waterside cranes are adapted to transfer containers onto and off of the automated vehicles; wherein the movement of the automated vehicles is controlled by the equipment control system; wherein each said automated vehicle includes a common base which receives a plurality of platforms, each said platform further comprising a work platform for containment and transport of workers; and wherein said work platform further comprises a floor, a ceiling, and walls connecting a floor and ceiling, and wherein the floor includes a pressure-sensitive mat to detect the pressure of a worker on the floor.