The document provides an overview of various types of ferries and their operations, detailing their design considerations based on route length, capacity, and speed. It also discusses docking facilities, including ferry slips and floating landing stages, as well as storage solutions like warehouses and cold storage for perishable goods. Additionally, cargo handling equipment and the process of single-point mooring for tankers are explained.

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• It was superseded by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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