A passenger terminal is a structure in a port which services passengers boarding and leaving water vessels such as ferries , cruise ships and ocean liners . Depending on the types of vessels serviced by the terminal, it may be named (for example) ferry terminal , cruise terminal , marine terminal or maritime passenger terminal . As well as passengers, a passenger terminal sometimes has facilities for automobiles and other land vehicles to be picked up and dropped off by the water vessel.
7-428: Ocean Terminal is a common name for passenger terminals and may refer to: Ocean Terminal, Edinburgh Ocean Terminal (1950-1980) at Southampton docks , demolished 1983 Ocean Terminal (2009-present) at Southampton docks , opened 2009 Ocean Terminal, Greenock Ocean Terminal, Hong Kong Ocean Terminal (film) , a British Transport Film Topics referred to by
14-415: A short ramp to enable vehicles to be driven onto the ferry. 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 which then detaches itself from the container and returns to shore. If the passenger terminal handles vehicles (which is common especially in cross-sea ferry terminals), it will usually have
21-440: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Passenger terminal (maritime) Passenger terminals may vary greatly in size. A small ferry terminal servicing a commuter ferry may just have the means to tie up the vessel and a waiting area for passengers. Even for a large, vehicle-carrying cross-sea ferry, the terminal at a small island location may be similar sized, with just
28-464: The United Kingdom and continental Europe, also have customs and immigration inspection facilities and security control areas similar to an international airport. Historically, the largest passenger terminals were located in major coastal cities servicing large ocean liners . With the demise of most ocean liners in the later half of the 20th century and the rise of cruise ship tourism in its stead,
35-514: The facilities, such as appropriate markings on the ground, to enable the vehicles to line up in an orderly manner. Vehicles may be driven off the ship directly, if the vessel is a Roll-on/roll-off ship. Passenger terminals in large ports usually have passenger facilities comparable with medium-sized airports, including waiting areas, ticketing desks, luggage deposit and retrieval areas, and food, beverage and other retail outlets. Ferry terminals for international ferries, such as those crossing between
42-505: The largest passenger terminals today are those in " cruise home ports ". In addition to extensive facilities to service passengers, these terminals must also be capable of handling the large amount of supplies required by large cruise ships and ocean liners. Major passenger ports (such as the Port of Southampton ) tend to have numerous docks and wharves , some with multiple berths, in order to handle more than one ship simultaneously. Some ports →
49-424: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Ocean Terminal . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ocean_Terminal&oldid=934895602 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
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