Garibaldi Design In The Early Seventies, When A Heavy...

of rail freight wagons built up between Italy and Sardinia, an advanced railferry was planned. The stateowned Garibaldi, which entered service last year on the......

Israeli Bridge

THROUGHOUT THE centuries, the Middle East served as a focus of international trade. Daniel Morgenstern, from the Israeli Ministry of Transport, in a paper "Israel landbridge v......

Corsica Lines

THIERRY DEDEYAN from the Chantiers Dubigeon Alsthom-Atlantique Group explained that the Corsica lines are a subsidised, public service and have to deal with unbalanced traffic......

Latin Ports

RO-RO ships are particularly suited for the Italian coastal trade, explained a paper by M. Monica, G. A. Pasquali and R. Repetto, of the Maritime Economics Department, Genoa.......

Ro-ro Shapes

RO-RO hull forms have been developed to take more vehicles and provide efficient cargo handling, but they do have drawbacks. Two Swedish naval architects — Yrban Sjoholm and......

Bpa Best The Use Of The British Ports Association Method

in rebuilding heavy-duty pavement areas in ro-ro ports has great advantages, said N. Nixon, of Nigel and Partners of Newcastle upon Tyne. Overlaying of "distressed" pavements......