Method and apparatus for loading and/or unloading goods, in particular goods stacked on pallets, generally for use with ships.

摘要

In a method of loading and/or unloading a ship (3), a first hoisting trolley (11) displaces a first load receiving carrier (23) between the ship (3) and a parking station (15) for transferring a load (1) therebetween. A second hoisting trolley (12) displaces a second load receiving carrier (23) between the parking station (15) and the quay (4) for transferring a further load (1) therebetween. Both said load receiving trolleys (23) are exchanged between said hoisting trolleys (11, 12) in the parking station (15). To carry out the method there is provided an apparatus for loading and/or unloading goods (1), comprising a bridge (7), and first and second hoisting trolleys (11, 12), displaceable along the bridge (7) and adapted to lift/lower and displace load receiving carriers (23) suspended from them. The bridge (7) includes an intermediate parking station (15) having at least two parking places (15a, 15b) for temporarily receiving at least two load receiving carriers (23). The first hoisting trolley (11) is displaceable between the one end of the bridge (7) and the parking station (15) and the second hoisting trolley (12) is displaceable between the other end of the bridge (7) and the parking station (15). <IMAGE>