Disclosed is a raisable carrying device for loading cargo onto a rail vehicle using a hoisting unit, said carrying device comprising at least one supporting unit for the cargo, holding pockets for the hoisting unit, and support surfaces for placing the carrying device directly on the floor of a terminal.

Systems and methods for loading, transporting, unloading, and sorting electromagnetic shipping containers using magnetized levitation. The system picks up, rotates, levitates, and propels the electromagnetic shipping containers across a receiving and sorting port. The receiving and sorting port is used to receive and sort shipping containers. The receiving and sorting port includes a container crane for handling multiple shipping containers, simultaneously. The container crane has a spreader that picks up multiple electromagnetic shipping containers at once, including ten-wide set of containers. The electromagnetic shipping container has a first and second set of magnets that work to levitate and propel the containers along a magnetized rail. The magnets repel the force from the magnetized rail, thereby levitating the electromagnetic shipping container. A sortation hub rotates and groups containers according to delivery needs. A surplus yard holds shipping containers during the sorting process. A modular chassis can attach to the shipping containers.

The method disclosed for transshipping load carriers between road and rail including a loading station. The loading station includes a platform, where a series of load carriers are temporarily stored; a road; and a track. Further, to reduce the time and logistics required, a train is provided with load carriers for loading at predetermined points. Before the train drives up, information is provided regarding the points of the train by the load carriers. The truck drives up to the platform and the load carrier is transferred to sections of the platform corresponding to the points of the train. The load carriers are temporarily stored at the sections of the platform until the train drives up. When the train stops, the load carriers are transferred to the train at points of the train provided for loading by load carriers in a direction transverse to the longitudinal extension of the platform.

A system for handling shipping containers having first and second lift beams, first and second support beams, and a plurality of vertical beams wherein the plurality of vertical beams are connected by the first and second lift beams and the first and second support beams. The system further includes first and second pluralities of lifting pads disposed respectively on each of the first and second lift beams wherein the lifting pads of the first and second pluralities are arranged to have an initial position recessed within the respective lift beam on which each lifting pad is disposed and the lifting pads of the first and second pluralities are arranged to have a deployed position distal to the respective lift beam on which each lifting pad is disposed. Further still, the system has first and second pluralities of swivel feet disposed respectively on each of the first and second support beams and a lift beam driving mechanism that raises and lowers the first and second lift beams.

There are provided Nano-Opto-Mechanical sensors for measuring concentration of a component in a gas flow, methods for their use and system comprising the same.

A raising/lowering conveyance apparatus has at least two sets of container holders operable to be raised/lowered in conjunction with each other, and to be freely movable closer to or away from containers in the back-and-forth horizontal direction. A sensor operable to detect the upper end height of the transferred containers which have been transferred and raised is attached to a position near the lower end of each container holder, to determine abnormality in posture of the transferred containers through a comparison operation between the value of the upper end height of the transferred containers detected by the sensor and the normal value of the upper end height of the transferred containers calculated on the basis of the height of the container being handled.

A method for transporting goods consisting of carrying two layers of containers on a wagon, characterized in that the bottom layer comprises containers without side walls, loading and unloading the goods carried on the bottom layer independently from the goods carried on the top layer, transporting coils in the bottom containers, loading and unloading coils by inserting a coil lifter arm through inner diameter of the coil, wherein the wagon for transporting containers contains bogies and a platform with side walls arranged between said bogies, wherein the height of the side wall extending over the platform in its lowest point does not exceed 60 cm, wherein the wagon has a side wall extending 55-60 cm above the platform containing trapezoid reduced-height sections, wherein the side wall has the height of 20-40 cm and extends 40-45 cm above the platform in said reduced-height sections and contain a top reinforcing member, characterized in that the side wall and the top reinforcing member are linked with connecting members.

Modular transfer units are configured to transport bins or other storage units of standard shapes and sizes between locations. The modular transfer units may be loaded with bins or other storage units having items disposed therein at origins of the items, or at locations where the items are stored, such as fulfillment centers. The modular transfer units may then be mounted to one or more vehicles, such as trailers or rail cars, and transported to another location, where the modular transfer units may be removed from the vehicle, or transferred to another vehicle. The bins or other storage units may be loaded with items that are intended for delivery to a common location. After a bin or storage unit has been unloaded from a modular transfer unit, one or more other bins or storage units may be loaded thereon.

An LNG fueling station according to the present invention includes: an installation part on which an LNG tank container is installed, and a supply part for supplying liquefied natural gas from the LNG tank container installed on the installation part to an object for supply, wherein the LNG tank container can be transported and installed while storing the liquefied natural gas, and the LNG tank container is transported to the installation part and then installed on the installation part.

A transportation system and method for transporting cargo containers and/or passenger containers between one or more locations includes terminal facilities having a small footprint, e.g., three to six acres (12,140.6 to 24, 281.1 square m). Cargo containers and/or passenger containers can be stored at terminal facilities. Cargo and/or passenger container vehicles and automated guidance vehicles can be maintained and recharged at terminal facilities. The transportation system and method preferably combine aspects of hyperloop technology with both monorail and traditional rail technologies and includes an on-demand movement of automated or manual individual vehicles or trainsets carrying shipping containers and/or passenger containers along a dedicated track or transportation line. The system and method can combine automated and manual operations and preferably includes: electrically-powered vehicles that are propelled by magnetic levitation, conventional electric power, and/or linear electric propulsion and designed to transport shipping containers and passenger containers along the same line; load/unload zones; maintenance zones; recharge zones; storage zones, turntables for negotiating tight right-of-way scenarios; forecasting/alleviating ground settlement effects; and refrigerated container movement.