CONTAINER SHIP WITH INCREASED CAPACITY FOR REEFERS

• Main Authors: Austin-Fraser, Toby, Posborg, Troels
• Format: Patent
• Language: Danish; English
• Published: 17.07.2017
• Subjects: EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; RELATED EQUIPMENT; SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; TRANSPORTING

A hull (2) for a container ship (1). The hull (2) has a cargo hold for stowing non-refrigerated intermodal containers (19) and refrigerated intermodal containers (21). The refrigerated containers (19) have a refrigeration unit (30) at one of their longitudinal ends. The hull (2) has a plurality of transverse bulkheads (16,17) dividing the cargo hold longitudinally in a plurality of container bays (12). A box beam (20) is associated with each transverse bulkhead (16,17), and each box beam (20) runs the full breadth of the hull (2) and connects the sides (5) of the hull at or near the upper edge of the hull (2). The breadth of said container bay (12) is divided into a plurality of container rows with a pitch P between the container rows that somewhat exceeds the breadth of a single intermodal container (19,21). The box beams (20) have a hollow rectangular cross-section with four sides (25,26,27,28). At least one of the four sides (26,27) that faces a container bay (12) of at least one of the box beams (20) is provided with a row of service openings (22) spaced with the pitch P between neighboring service openings (22) in the row, and the service openings (22) are shaped and sized to allow a refrigeration unit (30) of a refrigerated intermodal container (21) facing a service opening (22) to be accessed and serviced through the service opening (22) concerned.