A system is provided that includes a print head, a conveyance system, an encoding sensor, and at least one processor. The print head defines a print zone, and is configured to print on objects within the print zone. The conveyance system passes through the print zone, and is configured to translate a pallet through the print zone. The encoding sensor is disposed proximate to the conveyance system, and is configured to be oriented toward the pallet and to acquire positional information regarding the pallet. The at least one processor is operably coupled to the print head and the encoding sensor, and is configured to: receive the positional information from the encoding sensor; determine timing information corresponding to when a substrate disposed on the pallet will be in the print zone; and control the print head to print on the substrate when the substrate is in the print zone.

A system for removing contaminants from a body of water includes a vessel including floating contaminant cleanup and recovery equipment, that includes an intake port capable of removing contaminants from a body of water and transporting same to the vessel. The system may include a conveyor capable of removing contaminants from the body of water and transferring same to the vessel. The system also including lengths of a type of towable contaminant containment booms, connected to each side of the vessel. The system may include equipment having extendable, angularly positionable armatures, or telescopic cranes or tow boats, capable of positioning and maintaining the lengths of contaminant containment booms that are also connected to end portions of same, and extended outward in front of and off to each side of the vessel to gather and channel floating contaminants back to the intake port of the floating contaminant cleanup and recovery equipment.

A system for removing contaminants from a body of water includes a vessel including floating contaminant cleanup and recovery equipment, that includes an intake port capable of removing contaminants from a body of water and transporting same to the vessel. The system may include a conveyor capable of removing contaminants from the body of water and transferring same to the vessel. The system also including lengths of a type of towable contaminant containment booms, connected to each side of the vessel. The system may include equipment having extendable, angularly positionable armatures, or telescopic cranes or tow boats, capable of positioning and maintaining the lengths of contaminant containment booms that are also connected to end portions of same, and extended outward in front of and off to each side of the vessel to gather and channel floating contaminants back to the intake port of the floating contaminant cleanup and recovery equipment.

A port storage and distribution system for facilitating the transfer and/or storage of international shipping containers between container ships and ground transport carriers wherein an overhead grid guide track structure is provided that permits overhead transfer units to selectively engage and convey containers as required between the various ships, carriers and storage area without requiring multiple transfers of containers between different handling equipment.

An arrangement (100) is provided for loading an elongated element (1500) onto a support surface (301) of a floating body such as a vessel (300). The arrangement (100) has a hoisting device (302) and one or more storage structures (201, 202, 203, 204), adapted for holding an individual elongated element (1500) in lying condition while being sea-fastened. At least one longitudinal and a transverse skidding system is provided, operable independently. The longitudinal and transverse skidding system each have one or more transport carts (401, 601) displaceable over the support surface (301) according to a path in longitudinal respectively transverse direction, and any of the transport carts (401, 601) are equipped with a support cradle (403, 611). The one or more support cradles of both the longitudinal and transverse skidding system are adapted to carry an elongated element extending in longitudinal direction.

An arrangement (100) is provided for loading an elongated element (1500) onto a support surface (301) of a floating body such as a vessel (300). The arrangement (100) has a hoisting device (302) and one or more storage structures (201, 202, 203, 204), adapted for holding an individual elongated element (1500) in lying condition while being sea-fastened. At least one longitudinal and a transverse skidding system is provided, operable independently. The longitudinal and transverse skidding system each have one or more transport carts (401, 601) displaceable over the support surface (301) according to a path in longitudinal respectively transverse direction, and any of the transport carts (401, 601) are equipped with a support cradle (403, 611). The one or more support cradles of both the longitudinal and transverse skidding system are adapted to carry an elongated element extending in longitudinal direction.