Channels
The yard is built on the shore, and the yard bridge is used as a shore bridge. Have you ever seen this kind of dock? #Port # Inland River Terminal # Barge # Yard # Container # Innovative Terminal Design
Have you ever seen a dock that uses the yard bridge as a shore bridge?
The dock in the video is Barge Terminal Born in the Netherlands. It is located on the banks of the Maas River in the province of Limburg, Netherlands, and is one of the largest inland river terminals in the Netherlands.
The operation mode of this dock is very unique. As soon as the ship docks, a track crane with an extended cantilever starts working, unloading the containers on board to the yard on the shore. You read it right, the yard is built on the shore, saving even the internal container truck for transportation. The berth and yard share the same equipment, maximizing both land and equipment utilization.
What's so wonderful about this design? The first provincial equipment, a track crane, completed the work of two devices, the shore bridge and the yard bridge; The land in the second province is built with storage yards adjacent to the coastline, eliminating the need for large horizontal transportation channels; In the third stage, containers are transported from the ship to the yard in one step, without the need for secondary reshipment, resulting in less loss and waiting time; The fourth is environmental protection. Most of the newly constructed dock rail cranes are driven by shore power, which is in line with the mainstream trend of green and low-carbon docks.
In fact, this combination of "cantilever rail crane+shore yard" is also used in inland ports such as Huzhou Port in Zhejiang Province, Jiaxing Inland Port Area, Suqian Port in Jiangsu Province, and so on. At the Shanggang Port in Huzhou, with a shoreline of less than 300 meters and two rail cranes, the annual processing capacity can reach 300000 TEUs.
A single device takes on multiple roles while managing the berth front, container stacking area, and multi lane truck operation channels. This not only eliminates the energy consumption and labor costs of short haul trucks within the port area, but also maximizes the advantages of small, beautiful, and high turnover multimodal transportation in inland ports.
Have you ever seen a dock like this? Let's chat in the comment section.
