MICHAEL A JORDAN
Engineering in Oakland, CA
License number
Massachusetts 35667
Issued Date
Oct 26, 1990
Expiration Date
Jun 30, 2018
Type
Civil Engineer
Address
Address
Oakland, CA 94612
Professional information
Plant For Transporting Cargo And/Or From A Ship
US Patent:
8225948, Jul 24, 2012
Filed:
Nov 19, 2007
Appl. No.:
12/307069
Inventors:
Angelo De Jong - Vleuten, NL
Laurids Uglvig - Sotogrande, ES
Anders Kjeldsen - Sotogrande, ES
Michael Alex Jordan - Oakland CA, US
Laurids Uglvig - Sotogrande, ES
Anders Kjeldsen - Sotogrande, ES
Michael Alex Jordan - Oakland CA, US
Assignee:
APM Terminals Management B.V. - HW Den Haag
International Classification:
B66C 17/00, B63B 27/00
US Classification:
212316, 4141413
Abstract:
A plant () for transferring cargo () to and from a ship (), said plant comprising an elevated rail structure () and a crane unit () where the elevated rail structure () is arranged on one side of the ship () and comprises a longitudinal rail () which extends essentially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the ship and where the crane unit is arranged to transfer a load or a group of loads to and from said ship, is supported by said longitudinal rail and is displaceable along said longitudinal rail. The crane unit furthermore comprises a boom () and a trolley () where the boom of said crane unit extends essentially perpendicular to the longitudinal rail such that one end of the boom extends over the ship; and where the boom of said crane unit comprises a transverse rail () which extends in a direction which is essentially transverse to the longitudinal rail and essentially parallel to the centre line of the boom. The trolley is displaceably connected to said transverse rail of said boom and the trolley of said crane unit comprises a lifting device () for lifting said load or said group of loads. Furthermore, the transverse rail () of said boom () is arranged underneath said longitudinal rail () of said elevated rail structure ().