The present invention relates to a vessel (200, 300, 400, 600) comprising: a cargo transloading system, comprising: a crane (210, 310, 410, 610) supporting a cargo handling device (318, 418), and a counterweight arrangement (450, 550). The cargo handling device (318, 418) being rotatable about a vertical axis of rotation arranged with a first fixed offset in a first side direction with regard to a first vertical plane coinciding with a longitudinal center axis (CA) of the vessel (200, 300, 400, 600). The counterweight arrangement (450, 550) comprising a weight (452, 552, 652) which is movable such that the mass center (554) of the weight (452, 552, 652) is laterally displaceable between a first end position (556, 656) in which the mass center (554) is arranged in the vicinity of the first vertical plane and a second end position (558, 658) in which the mass center (554) is arranged with a second offset in a second side direction opposite to the first side direction with regard to the first vertical plane. The counterweight arrangement (450, 550) being arranged to move the weight (452, 552, 652) while the cargo handling device (318, 418) is rotated about the axis of rotation as a function of the rotation angle (a). The present invention also relates to a corresponding method and a use of the vessel (200, 300, 400, 600).
Vessel comprising cargo transloading system
2019-06-11
Patent
Electronic Resource
English