Air bearing pontoon system for shipping containers

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1999-05-27

2000-12-26

Avila, Stephen

Ships

Displacement-type hull

Multiple hulls

114 67A, 180121, 180125, B63B 100

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061642290

ABSTRACT:
A system for facilitating movement of a shipping container uses a plurality of air bearing pontoons interposed between a shipping container and a h, soft or water surface. Each air bearing pontoon includes an inflatable skirt and its own controllable air supply that allows the skirt to float on a cushion of air above the surface.

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