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1997 | OriginalPaper | Buchkapitel
Port (Harbor) Elements: Design Principles and Considerations
verfasst von : Gregory P. Tsinker, Ph.D., P.E.
Erschienen in: Handbook of Port and Harbor Engineering
Verlag: Springer US
Enthalten in: Professional Book Archive
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As a part of a total transportation system, ports play a vital role in the, overall system efficiency. They provide a sufficient storage capacity in that a ship need not wait for its cargo from a train and similarly, a train need not wait for a ship in order to have a storage area to unload its contents. In other words, the port serves as a buffer between the two transportation modes.