Ferry, Transfer bridges, floating landing stages, transit sheds, warehouses, cold storage, aprons, cargo handling equipment, purpose and general description: stack area, single point mooring, IS provisions

1. “PORT AMENITIES &
OPERATIONS”
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PREPARED BY : ASST. PROF. VATSAL D. PATEL
MAHATMA GANDHI INSTITUTE OF
TECHNICAL EDUCATION &
RESEARCH CENTRE, NAVSARI.

2. FERRY
 A ferry is a boat or ship (a merchant ship) used to carry (or
ferry) primarily passengers and sometimes vehicles and
cargo as well, across a body of water.
 Most ferry operates on regular, frequent, return services.
 Also known as water bus or water taxi.
 Ferry design depend on the length of the route, passenger
or vehicle capacity required, speed requirements and the
water conditions the craft must deal with.

3. TYPES OF FERRY
 The following are the type of ferries:
 Double-Ended ferry.
 Hydrofoil.
 Hovercraft.
 Catamaran.
 Ro-ro ferry.
 Cruise ferry.
 Fast RoPax ferry.
 Turntable ferry.
 Pontoon ferry
 Foot ferry.
 Cable ferry.

4. DOUBLE ENDED
• It has inter changeable
bows and sterns,
allowing them to shuttle
back and forth between
two terminals without
having to turn around.
HYDROFOIL
• Higher cruising speeds,
• Only passenger ferry
• Used at English channel
and Canary Island
HOVERCRAFT
• Were developed in 1960
and 1970 to carry cars,
• It was superseded by
catamarans which are
nearly as fast and are
less affected by sea and
weather conditions
DOUBLE ENDED
HYDROFOIL
HOVERCRAFT

5. CATAMARAN
• It is normally associated
with high speed ferry
service,
• Water jet powered vessels
RO-RO
• Roll on/ roll off ferries are
large, conventional ferries
named for the ease by
which vehicles can board
and leave
CRUISE FERRY
• A ship that combines
features of a cruise ship
with a Ro-Ro ferry.
FAST ROPAX
FERRY
• Introduced in 1995,
• Conventional ferry with
large garage intake,
• Large passenger capacity,
• Diesel propulsion and
propellers that sail over
25 knots.
CATAMARAN RO-RO
FAST ROPAX FERRY CRUISE FERRY

6. TURNTABLE FERRY
• Allows vehicles to load
from side.
• The vehicle platform can
be turned sideways to
allow sideways loading of
vehicles.
PONTOON FERRY
• Used in less developed
countries with large river,
• One or more vehicles are
carried on a pontoon with
ramps at either end for
vehicle to drive on and off,
• Motorized and able to be
steered independently like
a boat.
FOOT FERRY
• Small craft used to ferry
foot passengers, and often
also cyclist, over rivers,
• Self propelled craft or
cable ferries.
PONTOON
FERRY
FOOT
FERRY
TURNTABLE
FERRY

7. CABLE FERRY
• Very short distance
may be crossed by
cable or chain ferry.
• Human powered.
• Reaction ferries are
cable ferries that use
the perpendicular
force of the current as
a source of power.
DOCKING
• Ferry boats often dock
at specialized facilities
designed to position
the boat for loading
and unloading called
ferry slip.
• The apron ramp will
be a part of ferry
itself.
CABLE FERRY DOCKING

8. FERRY SLIP or
TRANSFER BRIDGE
• A ferry slip is a
specialized docking
facility that receives a
ferry boat or train
ferry,
• A similar structure
called a barge slip
receives a barge or
car float that is used
to carry wheeled
vehicles across a body
of water,
• In other cases, the
ramp is installed at
the ferry slip and is
called a link span or
apron,
• Such ramp is
adjustable to
accommodate varying
water heights and
ferry loadings and to
move it out of the way
during approach and
exit.

9. FLOATING LANDING
STAGES
• It is a platform which is
used for the purpose of
loading and unloading
people and goods from
ocean going vessels,
including boats and
ships of all shapes, style
and sizes
• In areas with shallow
water or limited space,
the landing stage may be
designed for use with
tenders and ship’s boats
• Landing stage may also
house customs
warehouses,
immigration offices, and
other government
facilities
• They can also house
things like tourist
information centers

10. TRANSIT SHEDS
• These are covered
temporary structures
located adjacent or on the
pier or wharf for
temporary storage of
cargo.
• PURPOSE:-
To protect the cargo
from rain, sun, cold,
dust etc,
To protect the cargo
from damage or theft,
To separate and stack
the individual
consignments,
Storage of goods
discharged from vessels
and awaiting clearance
through customs and
distribution to
warehouses,
Storage of goods
arriving by land and
awaiting export.

11. WAREHOUSES
• Permanent structure,
usually provided on
shore or directly
behind transit sheds
for relatively long
term storage of cargo,
• Made of RCC, timber
framing and siding
with roofing covering
of appropriate roofing
materials,
• It should be light in
weight, fire resisting,
• It should be adjacent
to pier or wharves to
be served,
• Road and rail services
are provided at the
back and front of the
warehouses with
roads at the end.

12. COLD STORAGE
• For the purpose of
storage of perishable
materials like fruits,
green vegetables, fish,
eggs, food, etc. the cold
storage will have to be
provided to suit the
necessary requirements,
• The food items which
require refrigeration are
to be shipped by
refrigerated boats,
• It should be located on
the deck as close as
possible to ship,
• The operation of a cold
storage plant is a
specialized area,
• The maintenance of
correct temperatures, air
circulation and humidity
are of great importance to
maintain the quality of
the food item.

13. APRONS
• The open space left
immediately in front of a
berth is known as apron,
• It is required for loading
and unloading of cargo
from vessels,
• The apron is utilized for
the installation of
railway tracks and
various other
mechanical contrivances
such as road trucks,
cranes etc. use apron for
the efficient discharge of
the cargo
• The width of apron
depends upon the
factors like cost of
construction, operation
involved, needs of
handling the cargo etc.
Width=10m for ports
with light traffic to 25m
for heavy traffic

14. CARGO
HANDLING
EQUIPMENTS
• Cranes
• Mechanical trucks
• Tractors and trailors
• Dock locomotives
• Piling and stacking
machines
• Conveyors and elevators
• Pneumatics handling
equipments
• Oil handling equipment

15. STACK AREA
Stack dates are set by
the port in conjunction
with the vessel operator
based on the eta of the
vessel at a port.
One of the main
reasons for
the stack dates is so
that all the containers
planned to be loaded on
a vessel are present at
the port and ready for
operations by the time
the vessel berths

16. SINGLE
POINT
MOORING
A Single buoy
mooring (also known
as single-point
mooring or SPM) is a
loading buoy anchored
offshore, that serves as
a mooring point and
interconnect for tankers
loading or offloading
gas or liquid products.
These buoys are
usually suitable for use
by all types of oil
tanker.

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