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New Cruise Ship Designs Impact Terminal Ops And Logistics

By Philip A. Crannell. Jr., AIA, chairman. Gee & Jenson Engineers - Architects - Planners, Inc.

High-powered maneuvering systems and larger logistical features incorporated into today's new generation of cruise ships are causing seaports to take a close look at the infra- structures with which they are serving the industry.

Management considerations related to terminal oper- ations and logistics must first take into account the requirements posed simply by the increased size of some of the latest cruise vessels, such as RCI's Voyager of the Seas, Princess's Grand Princess, and Carnival's

Triumph.

In terms of implications related to vessel size, the first place impacted by the enormity of the megaships is the dock facility itself, which must be equipped to handle severe line loads necessary to hold their ship safely at berth. This means extra-heavy-duty docking hardware, fendering, bollards, fits, cleats, etc.

Hardware that could handle an older generation cruise vessel might literally be torn from the pier by a ship classified at more than 100,000 gross registered tons — twice that of many of the vessels that for years represented the industry standard.

On-dock provisioning requires more than a few fork- lifts. The vast amounts of goods required by these ves- sels make it necessary that docks be designed so that 20- and 40-ft. containers full of provisions can be loaded aboard, often in places where service doors on older generation ships had not been located.

Of course, the terminal itself must be able to deal with the sheer volumes associated with the pleasure ships that carry 3,000 or 3,500 or more passengers.

This means sufficient queuing and waiting areas so that these thousands of people may be swiftly and efficient- ly processed and embarked. The same flows must be handled at disembarkation, so, in both processes, there must be sufficient passenger access; hence, current designs may call for dual gangways, each of a width of eight or more feet.

After disembarkation, there must be a laydown area to handle and process through Customs upward of 7,500 to 8,500 pieces of luggage. To serve these, cruise ports must furnish a seamless transportation system for both passengers and baggage between the airport and the ship and vice versa.

The advent of podded propulsion systems — which because of the operational flexibility they allow have become the system of choice for many new cruise ships — have created new challenges for the ports in which they reside.

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