Patents Assigned to IMA International Maritime Advisers
  • Patent number: 6135044
    Abstract: A transport ship (20) adapted for simultaneous transport of a cargo of i) a liquid, particularly oil, and ii) a plurality of containers (32, 32') as well as iii) optionally at least one additional type of goods, the transport ship having: a hull including a sheathing (22), a weather deck (23, 23'), a bottom (18) and a tank (30) for storing and transporting the liquid, as well as a front part (35), a rear part (25) and a central part (29). The ship is a plurality of hold sections (28, 28') defined by the bottom (18) and the weather deck (23, 23'), the hold sections (28, 28') being adapted to store containers (32, 32') and/or the optional additional type of goods, the weather deck (23, 23') is adapted to support containers (32, 32'), the weather deck (23, 23') includes access hatches giving access to the hold sections (28, 28'), and the tank (30) for storing the liquid extends from the area at the bottom (18) of the ship upwards to a height above the weather deck (23, 23').
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2000
    Assignee: IMA International Maritime Advisers
    Inventor: Jens M. Nielsen
  • Patent number: 6003459
    Abstract: A transport ship (20) having a hull includes a sheathing (22), a weather deck (23, 23') and a hold (28, 28', 30), and having a front part (35), a rear part (25) and a central part (29). The ship is unique in that the front part (35) of the ship includes a hold section (28') defined by the hull and the weather deck (23'), and access hatches provided in the weather deck (23') to give access to the hold section (28'), that the rear part (25) of the ship includes a hold section (28) defined by the hull and the weather deck (23), and access hatches provided in the weather deck (23) to give access to the hold section (28), that the central part (29) of the ship includes a refrigerated hold section (30) defined by an upper thermally insulated refrigerated hold deck (130), a thermally insulated bottom and by thermally insulated walls (132, 133 . . . ) extending in the transverse direction and longitudinal direction of the ship, and in that the weather deck (23, 23') is adapted to support a cargo.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 21, 1999
    Assignee: IMA International Maritime Advisers
    Inventor: Jens M. Nielsen