Global Patent Index - EP 0907551 B1

EP 0907551 B1 20020918 - AUTONOMOUS CONTAINER SHIP WITH HULL INCORPORATING A PROPULSION UNIT

Title (en)

AUTONOMOUS CONTAINER SHIP WITH HULL INCORPORATING A PROPULSION UNIT

Title (de)

AUTONOMES CONTAINERSCHIFF MIT IM RUMPF INTEGRIERTE ANTRIEBSEINHEIT

Title (fr)

NAVIRE PORTE-CONTENEURS AUTONOME A COQUE INTEGRANT UN ENSEMBLE PROPULSIF

Publication

EP 0907551 B1 20020918 (FR)

Application

EP 98922873 A 19980427

Priority

  • FR 9800839 W 19980427
  • FR 9705252 A 19970429

Abstract (en)

[origin: FR2762579A1] The invention concerns an autonomous container ship comprising a bottom, propulsion means, means for loading and unloading containers, balancing means, characterised in that the bottom (1, 6) has a hull incorporating a propulsion unit and the ship comprises means for transporting containers from important ports equipped with facilities for loading and unloading containers to small ports not provided with such equipment and less than 4 metres deep. Said means include propulsion means (5) ensuring the ship's cruising speed on the high seas and its speed in estuaries and ports, loading and unloading means (2, 3) adapted to ports not provided with appropriate equipment, means for balancing the ship at sea providing stability and trim during container handling operations.

IPC 1-7

B63B 25/00; B63B 1/12

IPC 8 full level

B63B 1/12 (2006.01); B63B 25/00 (2006.01); B63B 43/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP KR US)

B63B 1/042 (2013.01 - EP US); B63B 25/00 (2013.01 - KR); B63B 25/004 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

FR 2762579 A1 19981030; FR 2762579 B1 19990604; AU 722929 B2 20000817; AU 7535898 A 19981124; CA 2259269 A1 19981105; CN 1096986 C 20021225; CN 1226866 A 19990825; DE 69808006 D1 20021024; DE 69808006 T2 20030605; DK 0907551 T3 20021230; EP 0907551 A1 19990414; EP 0907551 B1 20020918; ES 2183364 T3 20030316; JP 2000515096 A 20001114; KR 20000022368 A 20000425; NO 986149 D0 19981228; NO 986149 L 19981228; PL 330875 A1 19990607; PT 907551 E 20030131; RO 117440 B1 20020329; TR 199802733 T1 19990721; US 2001054372 A1 20011227; US 6584923 B2 20030701; WO 9849051 A1 19981105

DOCDB simple family (application)

FR 9705252 A 19970429; AU 7535898 A 19980427; CA 2259269 A 19980427; CN 98800679 A 19980427; DE 69808006 T 19980427; DK 98922873 T 19980427; EP 98922873 A 19980427; ES 98922873 T 19980427; FR 9800839 W 19980427; JP 54666598 A 19980427; KR 19980710799 A 19981229; NO 986149 A 19981228; PL 33087598 A 19980427; PT 98922873 T 19980427; RO 9801726 A 19980427; TR 9802733 T 19980427; US 20298699 A 19990216