TTS Port Equipment is building a passenger gangway system as part of the ambitious new development at Port of Risavika in Stavanger, Norway.
The port has acquired 400,000m2 for development into port facilities, which will include a ferry terminal for vessels with passenger and rolling cargo, a container terminal and an LNG terminal.
Substantial rock blasting is involved in the construction to create both a deep harbour and a new flat terminal. After the expansion, the Port will have approximately 750,000m2 of port area available and will be able to offer approximately 1,750m of berths. The port, together with the international airport and railway station in Stavanger, will create an efficient transport hub for the region. There is significant commercial activity in the area, with oil industry service companies headquartered nearby and the landing of natural gas at the Energy Park. The port will become a centre for scheduled international ferries to and from Hirtshals in Denmark and Newcastle in the UK.
Greater Stavanger Port Authority IKS will operate the ferry terminal. The new terminal building will feature high quality finishes, including glass facades to both the east and west walls of the hall. TTS’ passenger gangway, which will connect vessels to the terminal at third-floor level, has been designed with glass walls to match the terminal building. Passengers will benefit from stylish ceiling illumination and anti-slip flooring within the gangway.
The gangway system is flexible enough to accommodate the servicing of a variety of ships. A trolley, moving on rails alongside the vessel, will position the gangway at various vessel door locations which will be aligned with opposite doors into the terminal building.
The gangway tube is vertically adjustable and the ship-side element has both a telescopic and tilting function. The telescopic operation is powered by hydraulic cylinders. The tilting gangway will be hinged to the telescopic gangway and operated automatically in the manoeuvring mode. This arrangement serves to reduce the vertical force on the vessel support.
Safety is of prime importance on an installation of this kind. The design therefore allows for the gangway to be automatically released from the vessel, preceded by alarm signals, should the vessel experience extreme movement.
The port has acquired 400,000m2 for development into port facilities, which will include a ferry terminal for vessels with passenger and rolling cargo, a container terminal and an LNG terminal.
Substantial rock blasting is involved in the construction to create both a deep harbour and a new flat terminal. After the expansion, the Port will have approximately 750,000m2 of port area available and will be able to offer approximately 1,750m of berths. The port, together with the international airport and railway station in Stavanger, will create an efficient transport hub for the region. There is significant commercial activity in the area, with oil industry service companies headquartered nearby and the landing of natural gas at the Energy Park. The port will become a centre for scheduled international ferries to and from Hirtshals in Denmark and Newcastle in the UK.
Greater Stavanger Port Authority IKS will operate the ferry terminal. The new terminal building will feature high quality finishes, including glass facades to both the east and west walls of the hall. TTS’ passenger gangway, which will connect vessels to the terminal at third-floor level, has been designed with glass walls to match the terminal building. Passengers will benefit from stylish ceiling illumination and anti-slip flooring within the gangway.
The gangway system is flexible enough to accommodate the servicing of a variety of ships. A trolley, moving on rails alongside the vessel, will position the gangway at various vessel door locations which will be aligned with opposite doors into the terminal building.
The gangway tube is vertically adjustable and the ship-side element has both a telescopic and tilting function. The telescopic operation is powered by hydraulic cylinders. The tilting gangway will be hinged to the telescopic gangway and operated automatically in the manoeuvring mode. This arrangement serves to reduce the vertical force on the vessel support.
Safety is of prime importance on an installation of this kind. The design therefore allows for the gangway to be automatically released from the vessel, preceded by alarm signals, should the vessel experience extreme movement.