What are the distinctions and functions of docks!

Lianyungang Freight Forwarding Company will introduce to you that the loading and unloading location in maritime freight is called a dock. The dock is a hydraulic structure for ships to dock, load and unload goods, and for tourists to board and disembark. It is the main component of the port.

According to the layout of the dock, it can be divided into three types: waterfront, pier, and pier. Pier type docks are divided into isolated piers connected to the shore via approach bridges or continuous piers connected by connecting bridges; The pier can be divided into narrow piers (which are integral structures) and wide piers (which have pier structures on both sides and are filled with soil to form the pier ground).

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Divided by cross-sectional form:

There are upright, sloping, semi upright, and semi sloping types.

Divided by structural form:

There are gravity type, sheet pile type, high pile type, slope type, pier column type, and floating head type.

Classified by purpose:

There are general cargo docks, specialized docks (fishing docks, oil docks, coal docks, ore docks, container docks, etc.), passenger docks, workboat docks for working ships in the port, as well as repair docks and outfitting docks specifically designed for ship repair and shipbuilding work.

Usually, docks are classified into various forms according to different situations. The above are some classifications of docks introduced by our Lianyungang Import Freight Forwarding Company today. If you still have any knowledge about freight transportation, please feel free to contact us!