It is suggested that modern port can dispense with cranes, transit sheds, berthing structures, tugs, fenders, bollards, manual handling of mooring ropes, crews on mooring launches, and even with embarkation of pilots on board ships; suggestions are only presented with purpose of stimulating interest in study of new ways of enabling ports to fulfill their main function -- interchange of goods between inland and sea transport -- at minimum cost and with minimum delay.


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    Title :

    Port of future


    Additional title:

    Dock Harbour Authority


    Contributors:

    Published in:

    Dock and Harbour Authority ; 47 , n 558 ; p 370-374


    Publication date :

    1967


    Size :

    5 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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