CONVOY OF TOWED OCEAN GOING CARGO VESSELS AND METHOD FOR SHIPPING CARGO ACROSS AN OCEAN

摘要

A ship convoy is provided that is towed by an ocean tug, and includes a seriesof specially made ocean going, modular, self propelling cargo ships, fortransoceanicvoyages. The tug also controls the cargo ships remotely. Each cargo ship is amediumtonnage, independently powered, independently controllable, freight carryingvesselwith an oceanworthy hull. The hulls preferably have a standardized externaldesign,which makes them modular. Inside, each has cargo space for either genericcargo, orfor special cargo, such as refrigerated cargo or containers. Their enginesneed be nomore powerful than is required for river navigation, but with a tank thatholds enoughfuel for a transoceanic voyage. The special cargo ships go up a riverpreferably usingautonomous navigation. Upon reaching a port, the cargo ship is loaded, andthen exitsthe river. Then it is combined with the tug and the other cargo ships for thetransoce-anic voyage.