Fundamental of transport

1. Water Transportation

2. Advantages of Water
Transportation
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 Cheap.
 Minimum chances of traffic accidents and traffic
hazard.
 Requires cheap motor powers than for airplanes.
 Possesses high load carrying capacity.

3. Disadvantages of Water
Transportation
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Limited functionality capabilities.
Slow in speed.
Difficult to monitor exact location of goods.
High weather susceptible.

4. WAY
Definition:Navigable rivers (once a main highway of
communication)
There are two types of water ways :-Inland waterways
-Ocean waterways

5. Inland Waterways
-Refer to using inland water bodies like rivers, canals,
backwaters, creeks and etc.
Ocean Waterways
-Navigation along the coastal places and foreign
countries take places with the help of ships.

6. Terminal
• Definition
- Station where transport vehicles load or
unload passengers or goods
• terminal for large vessels are the port. The
function of the port are :
- Seek shelter from stormy weather
- A sheltered port where ships can take on or
discharge cargo
- loading and unloading vessels

7. •
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Factors in choosing terminal site :
Customer requirement
Operational requirement
Community requirement
Economic requirement

8. Unit of Carriage
Definition:-The response to the requirement of a
particular class of traffic moving on a particular
way.
-Every mode of transport have a unit of
carriage in which the goods or passengers
actually move.

9. Types of Unit of Carriage For Water
Transportation
• Ship large, costly unit of carriage
• Carry wide variety of product
• Represent the part ship building industry

10. MOTIVE POWER
DEFINITION
MOTIVE POWER IS AN AGENCY, SUCH
AS WATER OR STEAM, USED TO IMPART
MOTION
USED TO IMPORT MOTION TO
MACHINERY, A MOTOR, A MOVER