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,...

movable connector which extends from an airport terminal gate to an airplane Linkspan Walking the plank "Sydney Cove Passenger Terminal - Extendible Gangways...

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...

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...

Lerwick, she berths at the linkspan to discharge vehicles, then moves to Hay's Dock to load cargo, before returning to the linkspan to load vehicles for the...

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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...

Belfast. Stopping off at Holyhead in North Wales to use the Stena Explorer's linkspan. This was to bring bunker fuel on board, she then finally left for South...

Natural Gas Fuelled Ships Rules and Regulations for the Classification of Linkspans Rules and Regulations for the Classification of Inland Waterways Ships...

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

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...

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

reaction Airport ramp, the area where aircraft are loaded and unloaded Linkspan, on a ferry or a ferry slip Interchange (road) entrance ramp/on ramp or...

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

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

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...

than direct drive. During her career she inaugurated more endloading linkspans than the rest of the fleet put together. Purchased by Pentland Ferries...

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...

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...

shore point called "The Snout." 8 August 2024 – Aratere hits a Wellington linkspan whilst berthing, which caused damage to the hull. Aratere has both rail...

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...

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

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...

in the first year of operations. A gale in 1978 destroyed the company's linkspan in Douglas Harbour, causing £1 million of damage to the Victoria Pier....

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

the car deck and when open, forms the bridge between the ship and the linkspan. The car deck incorporates a set of mezzanine decks, one down each side...

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...

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

gradient that road vehicles would sometimes have to use crossing a car ferry linkspan when the tide is at its fullest extent. At high tide the ship could steam...

relief work, as both Stornoway and Ullapool harbours now have full-width linkspans. In September 2015, it was announced that the Isle of Lewis was to become...