AMENDED CLAIMS

received by the International Bureau on 14 July 2020 (14.07.2020)

1 . A tank container as reservoir (1 ) for transportation and storage of hazardous cargoes on rail, on road or on sea, in particular liquefied petroleum gases, liquefied ammonia and also petrochemical products, with loading/discharging valves (4) for the liquid phase LP and vapor phase VP lines, and designed as a General-Purpose Multimodal Transportation Container (GPMTC) fitted with several industrial sensors (5-9) in its interior for detecting and triggering the closing and opening of the circuit when the valves (4) are opened and closed, that is at least with

• a sensor (5) for the liquid phase level measuring,

• at least a sensor (6) for the pressure measuring,

• at least a sensor (8) the liquid phase density measuring,

• at least a sensor (9) the vapor phase density measuring and

• several temperature sensors (7),

• further equipped with connection lines of these sensors (5-9) to the outside of the reservoir (1 ), characterized in that it is further equipped with

• a unit (10) comprising gyros and accelerometers for determining the location, the displacement vector of the tank GPMTC in the three-dimensional space and the misalignment of its base with the horizontal plane, and further with

• metrology and telemetry devices for real-time transferring measured data worldwide, such data firstly based on the volume of cargo for fiscal metering purposes, and secondarily based on the location and displacement of the tank container for logistics purposes, and

• connected to a computing Central System Unit (1 1 ) for accurately determining the mass of loaded, discharged, and transported cargo in the reservoir (1 ), whereby the data of all these sensors (5-9) are fed into a unified communication and data exchange network and are connected via an interface converter and an Intrinsic Safety Barrier to this Central System Unit (1 1 ), powered by an independent power supply, and further equipped with a controller, a memory card, a GPS sensor, 2

• and a transmit/receive IRIDIUM-GSM antenna unit (12) for data collecting, processing, calculating, transferring and signaling via a satellite system or GSM networks, for determining the location of the GPMTC anytime, and an interface for transmission of the obtained geographical data, including actual speed and direction

2. A tank container according to claim 1 , characterized in that \i comprises in addition, sensors for determining the technical condition of the tank container and physical condition of the cargo, namely an emergency vapor vent to atmosphere or any leakage for early warning and allowing timely actions in case of emergencies.

3. A tank container according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it is equipped with a liquid phase level sensor (5) installed downright and passing through the vertical centerline and the horizontal centerline of the graduated reservoir, with a pressure sensor (6), a liquid phase density sensor (8), a vapor phase density sensor (9) and temperature sensors (7) installed at several control points, for measuring key physical parameters such as pressure, density of the liquid and vapor phases, temperature of the liquid and vapor phases, and which is further equipped with a set unit (10) of gyros and the accelerometers for introducing a correction value into the readings obtained by the level sensor (5) by considering the GPMTC’s displacement vector and the position of its base against the horizontal plane.

4. A tank container according to claim 3, characterized in that it is fitted with a removable memory card for backing up all collected data including the telemetry data for at least one past year or up to two past years.

5. A tank container according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it is fitted with sensors (5-9) and components, combined into a unified network, for automatic calculation of the total mass of liquified gas transported in the tank container, including the liquid and vapor phases, with an accuracy required and sufficient for fiscal metering and custom clearance, determining the changes in the mass of gas when loading and discharging that allows abandoning additional operations using external metering devices such as volumetric flowmeters and weights and remaining autonomous anywhere, as well as handling cargo efficiently 3 and safely, and all necessary equipment for online telemetry data exchange anywhere in the world.