Roll-on/roll-off discharge facility

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A roll-on/roll-off discharge facility (RRDF) is a floating platform that provides a roadway between a ship's ramp and lighterage. It is constructed by connecting multiple causeway sections.

Ports equipped with roll-on/roll-off wharfs include:

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City/PortCountryContinentPort Code
Antwerp/Port of Antwerprowspan="2" |{{Flag|Belgium}}rowspan="12" | EuropeBEANT
Zeebruges/Port of ZeebruggeBEZEE
Aarhus/Port of Aarhusrowspan="3" |{{Flag|Denmark}}DKAAR
Copenhagen/Port of CopenhagenDKCOP
Esbjerg/Port of EsbjergDKEBJ
Bremerhaven/Port of Bremerhaven{{Flag|Germany}}DEBRV
Gothenburg/Port of Gothenburg{{Flag|Sweden}}SEGOT
Kotka/Port of Kotka{{Flag|Finland}}FIKTK
Le Havre/Port of Le Havre{{Flag|France}}FRLEH
Oslo/Port of Oslo{{Flag|Norway}}NOOSL
Rotterdam/Port of Rotterdam{{Flag|Netherlands}}NLRTM
London/London Thamesport (LTP){{Flag|United Kingdom}}GBRCS
Brisbane/Port of Brisbanerowspan="5" |{{Flag|Australia}}rowspan="15" | OceaniaAUBSA
Melbourne/Port of MelbourneAUMLB
Sydney/Port JacksonAUSYD
Adelaide/Port of AdelaideAUADL
Fremantle/Fremantle HarbourAUFRE
Auckland/Ports of Aucklandrowspan="10" |{{Flag|New Zealand}}NZAKL
Tauranga/Port of TaurangaNZTRG
Palmerston/Port of PalmerstonNZPMS
New Plymouth/Port TaranakiNZNPL
Nelson/Port NelsonNZNON
Christchurch/Port of ChristchurchNZCHC
Dunedin/Otago HarbourNZDNB
Timaru/PrimePort TimaruNZTIU
Invercargill/Port InvercargillNZIVC
Wellington/Wellington HarbourNZWGN
Dubai/Port Rashid{{Flag|United Arab Emirates}}rowspan="2" | AsiaAEDXB
Jeddah/Jeddah Seaport{{Flag|Saudi Arabia}}SAJED

See also

Sources

  • [http://www.titanship.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=116 Titan International Shipping/Roll-on Roll-off Wharfs]
  • [http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ship/rrdf.htm Roll-on Roll-off]

Category:Port infrastructure

Category:Maritime transport

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