x i) When the maximum cargo flow —_—, sty of easanahly sseeseanueahes Ry ene (pb) Where the port wishes to engage in the commer- cP dasines of long-term storage of cargo, for example for cargo that must ‘be aged. of cargo which is 10 be tot ed, packaged and sold from the ‘warehouse. 46, In deciding what is & reasonable size of ware- worse ic srould be recognized that tne ae shed and Tne warehouse in the reat are complementary: itis their total which makes up {he ‘storage capacity. In deciding torah divide the vtal sworage cape between them, wom ollowing factors must Pe ‘considered: (a) In many developing countries the cost of the labour needed 10 transfer ‘goods 10 the warehouse 15 low and the cost of quayside jand 1s high: (8) There is both 2 minimum spare needed for satis- factory operations and a maximom™ ‘shed dimension be- " fore internal travel distances become too great; F MANSARD ) The financial incentive 10 consignes of avoiding tne cost of transferring goods to the ‘warenouse can DE a Useful means of preventing excessive clearance delays. Le eeary by the increasing sizeof sips ental We ‘i = tageous, cs ‘the use of fork-lift trucks. hrandled, then we are no longer discussing ‘break-bulk fic is given in figure 1 This diagram illustrates several FIED MANSARD 7: N. (Layout for deep-sea berths n of many of the 73) A sloping floor design ich gives a level en- points: i - 77. The modern break-bulk berth. ‘especially in de- veloped countries. will be ‘required to accept an increas- ag amount of palletized.or equivalent (<-$, pre-slung, or bundled) cargo. Very few pure pallet berths are ll Wy to be needed, but the changes in break-bulk berths TrRAMESy poral access of the pallet berth concept. These include s és " increased berth length and the provision of a large total Vobe? eee the ret a ineresssyarea including a wide. well-lit quay 3Pr08 with 7 ing wee ie ea fe 7" a eat width of not less than 25 metres ‘and preferably one of rs rucks may be loaded or discharged without 30 metres, Tf large numbers of containers are to OS | grace at the quay side and a raised cl or aer, ‘The need for better protection Of Tt, break urnnee ide 2 useful if the slope cane REP Ned RAGE general eargo results in the increase of (BS rol slight; a slope of 1 in 50 is often reeded for drainage shed area. 7B, _ A typical berth layout for a modern break-balt berth group Picalghing conventional deep-ses liner traf; snagement , (b) "The substantial areas needed for operations, zones and vehicle parks and movements