Media item

Sea Bee: a new type of ship for the transport of general cargo

Week number 74-35

Newsreels in which Dutch subjects of a certain week are presented.

Type:
video
Length:
02:34
Publication date:
1 January 1974
User:
Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision
Creator:
Polygoon-Profilti (producer) / Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision (curator)
Source:
WEEKNUMMER743-HRE0001C1EF

The 'Tilly Lykes', which recently moored in Rotterdam, is a modern freighter that transports hundreds of containers. It is also a mother ship for a maximum of 38 barges which are transported fully loaded. From the harbour they are then transported to other destinations via the river. SHOTS: 'Tilly Lykes' arrives in Rotterdam; pan shot over the terminals in the Rotterdam harbour; container is unloaded with a special lever; unloading of barges in the water; unloading of general cargo.