Mooring of a Floating Container Terminal
 
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Introduction

Considerations

Introduction

With the growing maritime container transport, in which increasingly larger ships are active, ports have the need to expand their terminal capacities. Currently, the two conventional ways of expansion are: building a terminal on existing land or expanding harbour area by land reclamation. Recently, a third possibility has become available. Although not yet used anywhere in the world, a floating container terminal can be an ideal solution for a harbour to expand its container transhipment facilities.

On this website, the possibilities of a large Floating Container Terminal are examined, with an emphasis on the mooring system of such a floating structure.

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Considerations

A port has several options to realize expansion of its container terminal capacities. In this part three options will be discussed:

  • Container terminal on land
  • Reclamation of land, by dredging
  • Floating container terminal
In general, a terminal on land is the most efficient and cost-effective solution, if there is space available on land at a reasonable price. If a terminal on land is not possible, reclaiming land or building a floating terminal may be worth considering. In the following scheme the consideration steps are presented. The considerations can help with the choice between land reclamation and a floating terminal.

(click on the blocks on the righthand side of the large "considerations" block for further explanation)

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