Marine cargo container handling and storage

摘要

An apparatus and method for handling and storing marine containers (12) transports containers (12) using a shuttle (88) that is movable sideways from an elevating support frame (86) in an elevating transfer vehicle (80). The shuttle (88) can lift a container and travel into a bay of a large storage rack (40). The shuttle can move the containers within the storage rack (40), or to a portal (60) where it can be temporarily stored or picked up immediately by a ground vehicle.