A BARGE CARRIER SYSTEM OF MAXIMUM PERFORMANCE AND VERSATILE APPLICATION. PART I. MOTIVATION BACKGROUND AND BASIC OBJECTIVE OF THE DEVELOPMENT

In this first part of a report from the Institut fur Schiffstechnik, Berlin Technical University, the Authors present a number of postulates on current and future requirements for the transport of goods, with the object of showing that the use of barge carriers can, in certain cases, be a starting point for the rationalization and increased efficiency of a transport system. Some conclusions are drawn on technical features necessary in barge-carrier systems; existing barge-carrier systems do not take these requirements fully into account, and there is a need for a modified system. As a first step in its development, a design strategy is formulated for the characteristics components of the system, i.e. the cargo units and the barge carriers. This strategy will form a basis for a system whose technical concept will be considered in detail in the second part of the article. The present part of the article is set out under the main headings: 1: Introduction. 2: Postulates on Meeting the Needs for Goods Transport Capacity and Transport Facilities (Cargo structure--Port problems--Ship size and cargo-handling techniques--Inland water-transport--Coastal transport--Barges--Barge carriers). 3: Design Strategy for Cargo-Units (i.e. Barges) and Carrier-Ships, and Guidelines for Formulating a General System-Model. (For Part II, see MRIS Abstract No. 04 170904) Order from: BSRA as No. 44,888.

• Corporate Authors:

  Schroedter (C) and Company

  Stubbenhuk 10
  Hamburg 11,   Germany 
• Authors:
  • Linde, H
  • Spethmann, K
• Publication Date: 1976-9

Language

• German

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 7 p.
• Serial:
  • HANSA
  • Volume: 113
  • Issue Number: 18
  • Publisher: Deutsche Bahn AG

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Barge carriers; Barge operations; Barges; Cargo compartments; Tank barges; Vehicle design; Water transportation
• Old TRIS Terms: Barge design; Cargo capacity; Ship descriptions (Barges); Waterway transportation
• Subject Areas: Design; Freight Transportation; Marine Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00170903
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: British Ship Research Association
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 14 1978 12:00AM