System for handling container cargo and a novel ship and lifting device

摘要

A container cargo handling system for loading and unloading ships includes an improved transport vehicle having cable-operated collecting means for lowering and raising container cargo in the ship's hold from the main deck and a cargo vessel having vertical storage compartments with hatchways on the main deck covered by pontoon covers which form a roadway for the transport vehicle, and a bow entrance for direct passage of the transport vehicle onto the main deck for loading and unloading the vessel.