Abstract: An apparatus for loading bulk material into a ship has a carriage movable alongside the ship, an elongated outrigger tube having an inner end on the carriage and an outer end and provided internally with a longitudinally extending partition subdividing the tube into an upper compartment and a lower compartment, and an elongated tensioning element extending longitudinally above the outrigger tube, connected to the outer end thereof, and supporting the outrigger tube. An endless outrigger conveyor belt has a U-section upper stretch riding in the upper compartment on the partition and a lower stretch riding on an inside wall of the outrigger tube in the lower compartment. The outrigger belt is driven to advance the upper stretch from the inner end to the outer end. A looped endless supply belt deposits bulk material onto the upper stretch of the outrigger belt at the inner end of the outrigger tube.

Abstract: An apparatus for unloading bulk material from a ship adjacent a dock has a portal support movable longitudinally on the dock parallel to the ship and carrying a boom having an inner end pivoted about an inner axis on the support and an outer end positionable over the ship. A conveyor extends between the ends of the boom and a catch bin is provided on the outer end of the boom above the conveyor. An outrigger arm pivotal on the outer end of the boom about an outer axis has an outer end over which passes a cable from which is suspended a grab. A winch connected to the cable can raise the grab from a position in a hold of the ship to a position above the catch bin. The arm is then pivoted to position the grab above the catch bin and then material is dumped from the grab into the catch bin so that it can be conveyed to the dock by the boom conveyor.

Abstract: An apparatus for continuously unloading bulk material from a bulk container has a carriage displaceable longitudinally adjacent the bulk container and an outrigger having an inner end pivotable about longitudinal and vertical axes on the carriage and an outer end. A conveyor extends between the ends of the outrigger. An arm has an upper end pivoted about a horizontal axis on the outer outrigger end and a lower end engageable in the container and contains a bucket conveyor. A pair of augers of opposite hand are mounted on the lower arm end and rotate to draw in the bulk material and pass it to the bucket conveyor.