G.P.M. Hof
Ontwerp van een legbord voor semi-automatische twistlocks
Design assignment,
Report 2001.TT.5539, Transport Technology, Logistic Engineering.
At a conventional containership about 35% of the total amount of containers is
located at the deck. During the transport these deck-containers are fastened
to each other with semi-automatic twistlocks (SATL's). While loading and
unloading a containership these twistlocks are manually attached and removed.
Some difficulties are encountered in the manually treatment: the current
handling of SATL's is arduous, unsafe and it disturbs the loading and
unloading process of the crane.
In 1999 O. Tekeli has proposed a concept of using a mobile twistlockstation in
which the SATL's are attached mechanical to the containers by the use of a
manipulator. By this concept the twistlocks are stored organized at trays.
A tray is suitable for the storage of thirty semi-automatic twistlocks of the
type C5AM-DF from All Set Marine Lashings and the type CV-20/DUAL from
MacGregor Conver. The tray, dimensioned 1600 mm x 1000 mm x
250 mm, is made of the plastic HDPE (high density Polyetheen) and has a
weight of about 65 kg if the tray is made of massive HDPE. When fibre reinforced
plastic is used, the weight of the tray will be between 26 en 32 kg.
Each containership with a capacity of 8000 TEU requires 250 trays. The
complete Delta containertertninal requires from 1250 to 1500 trays. The
trays are stored in frames with a capacity of about 125 trays.
An alternative for the supply of SATL's is the usage of a conveyor
instead of trays. This concept offers some major advantages towards the
use of trays. A major problem however is the mechanical positioning of the
SATL's at the conveyor.
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