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Abstract

A method of transshipping liquid cargo in a tanker, including loading and unloading. Before loading, inserts are arranged in cargo tanks, with inlet and outlet openings of the inserts attached at corresponding openings of hatches, after which the inserts are unfolded. A temporary cargo system is assembled, including a pipeline with adapters and portable hoses, which are lowered into the openings of the inserts. The cargo is loaded into the tanks at a port of origin through the hatches into the inserts. After loading, the cargo system is disassembled. For unloading, the cargo system is assembled, with submersible pumps attached to ends of the hoses, the hoses with the pumps are lowered into the inserts, and the cargo is unloaded from the tanks to reservoirs at a port of destination using the pumps. The cargo system is disassembled and the inserts are removed from the tanks and sent for disposal.

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