HYUNDAI Heavy Industries (HHI) innovative sliding bridge "SkyBench" that can accommodate seven per cent more containers, has received approval in principle from class society DNV GL.
The system increases cargo capacity by 270 TEU on a 17-row 10,000-TEU ship, 350 TEU on a 20-row-wide 14,000-TEU vessel, and 450 TEU on a 23-row 19,000-TEU ship, reported The Motorship.
The certification for the bridge that can slide over two row of container allowing cells below to be filled in turn was presented by DNV GL's chief executive Tor Svensen at a ceremony held during the Nor-Shipping exhibition and conference in Oslo, Norway.
The concept, intended to increase capacity on large container vessels, features a bridge and three upper decks mounted on rails and is able to move over the length of two FEU container bays.
By using the void beneath the sliding block for additional storage, as well as resizing and repositioning fuel tanks, room is created for an additional two TEU container bays.
"SkyBench shows how the industry's increased focus on efficiency and maximising transport capacity has really sparked innovation in design and operation," said HHI shipbuilding operations chief Yoon Moon-kyoon.
Additionally, the potential of this design to offset reduced cargo capacity when choosing LNG as ship fuel means that HHI can offer a design tailored to meet stricter sulphur emission limits," he said.
The SkyBench mechanism takes 10 minutes to operate, using four electric drive train units to move the block.
The two 40-foot side casings on which the accommodation block rests provide structural strength and hold lifeboats, provision cranes and utility rooms. In an emergency, the sliding block is detachable and is designed to float independently of the vessel.
WORLD SHIPPING
07 June 2015 - 18:23
Sliding bridge that raises capacity on box ships now approved by DNV GL
HYUNDAI Heavy Industries (HHI) innovative sliding bridge "SkyBench" that can accommodate seven per cent more containers, has received approval in principle from class society DNV GL.
WORLD SHIPPING
07 June 2015 - 18:23
Sliding bridge that raises capacity on box ships now approved by DNV GL
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