Floating structure for the transfer of cargo

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B - Operations, Transporting

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B65G 67/60 (2006.01) B63B 1/10 (2006.01) B63B 27/22 (2006.01) B63B 27/30 (2006.01)

Patent

CA 2266169

A transshipper for the transfer of cargo from a barge to a ship or elsewhere comprises a pair of buoyant vessels, a platform supported by the buoyant vessels in a raised position above the buoyant vessels through a plurality of vertical columns connecting the platform to the buoyant vessels. In one embodiment the buoyant vessels are provided with ballast chambers for receiving water as ballast inside the buoyant members. In another embodiment the transshipper is further provided with a lifting conveyor for raising material to be unloaded from a barge to the platform. Means is provided for raising and lowering the lifting conveyor relative to the barge.

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