Linkspan information

A linkspan or link-span is a type of drawbridge used mainly in the operation of moving vehicles on and off a roll-on/roll-off (RO-RO) vessel or ferry,...

Passengers may be loaded onto a ship from the wharf by a gangway or by a linkspan. Goods packed in containers may be driven onto the vessel by a vehicle...

In other cases, the ramp is installed at the ferry slip and is called a linkspan or apron. Such a ramp is adjustable to accommodate varying water heights...

decks. These can be loaded simultaneously through the stern via a double linkspan. A lower hold has additional space for cars, though access to this hold...

transport automobiles. The wharf (sometimes called a "slip") has a ramp, and a linkspan or "apron", balanced by weights, that connects the railway proper to the...

down to Gourock, where she showed the flag and tested her bow ramp on the linkspan. After further berthing trials at Ardrossan and Brodick, she eventually...

Bascule bridge Double-beam drawbridge Drawbridge mentality Portcullis Linkspan Moveable bridges for a list of other movable bridge types Wikimedia Commons...

loaded and unloaded onto E and G decks simultaneously, using double-deck linkspans at Dover and Calais. The ships were constructed by Schichau-Unterweser...

vehicles were loaded and unloaded through the stern of the ship via a double linkspan. Passengers without vehicles boarded through a walkway on the starboard...

bridge Vlotbrug, a design of retractable floating bridge in the Netherlands Linkspan Ferry slip Locks are implicitly bridges as well allowing ship traffic to...

centered on the Manx Line linkspan which broke away from its moorings during a severe easterly storm in December 1978. The linkspan was adrift in the outer...

landing stage for the ferry was towed into place in November 2011, with the linkspan bridge being craned into place shortly after. The new landing stage was...

Scotland in 1972, developed the linkspan for over 30 years. They pioneered integral tank, submerged tank, and mobile linkspans under the direction of John...

(proposed) Ferry slip (includes examples of rail ferry and barge slips) Linkspan New York tugboats Santa Fe Dock and Channel Company Lederer, Eugene H....

Funnel's Raptor-class fleet, allowing it to load and unload at the same linkspan used by the other ferries. Construction of the new ferry began on 31 May...

stakes or tie-down points to secure loads. In some marine services, the linkspan between a ferry or barge and its dock is very weak. In order to avoid loss...

Sound, she was trapped underneath the linkspan in Toft. This was due to four preventer chains on the linkspan snapping simultaneously from the low spring...

South Uist. In 2005, a new ferry terminal was opened, and in 2007 a second linkspan opened, allowing two vessels to load/unload at the same time. Scottish...

were designed to allow quick turnarounds at port. A specially designed linkspan provided ropeless mooring and allowed quick loading, unloading and servicing...

ferry service operated between Harwich and Zeebrugge. The train ferry linkspan still exists today and the rails leading from the former goods yard of...

pontoon, warehouse and office space. There are four ro-ro berths with linkspans. The specialised pier for the High Speed Ferry Discovery is disused now...

(20 September 2018) 228 deaths Transport portal Chain boat Ferry slip Linkspan List of ferry operators Punt (boat) Pünte Sea tractor Team boat Transporter...

directly across Howe Sound and is now a retirement-recreational community. Linkspan "Darrell Bay (bay)". BC Geographical Names. "Darrell Bay (locality)". BC...