Gantry apparatus for unloading dry loads from ships.

摘要

To allow rapid unloading of dry loads from ships without using complicated equipment, the invention proposes an apparatus comprising a gantry crane (6) provided with means for supporting it on the normal ship hatchway guides (4, 5). The crane comprises a bucket (12) which unloads the material taken from the hold (2) into a container (23) (such as a bin or hopper) provided with a discharge port, from which the material flows to at least one conveyor belt (25) which transfers it off the ship (1).