CRUISE PORT OPERATION SYSTEM AND METHOD

Abstract

Disclosed is a transfer system and method that enables the use of the port area and the elimination of the negative effects of traffic in the city, by making the landing or boarding operations of cruise ships underground in the cruise ports.

Claims

1. A cruise port operation system for the processes related with the passengers travelling with cruise ships, their goods and store and/or spare parts of the cruise ship within the bonded or unbonded area, characterized by comprising: hatches comprising a mechanical opening and closing barrier system to make the berthing area become a temporary bonded zone, a terminal area formed in the underground where the processes of passport control, luggage operations, customs operations, shopping, operations regarding getting in and out of tour buses and taxi are carried out by directing the passengers that get off the cruise ships or get on the cruise ships, an operation tunnel formed in the underground where cargo and luggage that come to the cruise ships and that leave the cruise ships are handled, a vertical heavy load platforms/lifts which is located within the operation tunnel and enables transportation of the cargo and luggage coming from the cruise ships to the operation tunnel or transportation of the cargo and luggage in the operation tunnel to the cruise ships, a conveyor belt which enables to carry the luggage discharged to the operation tunnel to the luggage storage terminals or enables intermediate transfer of the luggage brought with the passenger to be laden for passing the same from the safety control.

2. A cruise port operation method for the processes related with the passengers travelling with cruise ships their goods and store and/or spare parts of the cruise ship within the bonded or unbonded area, characterized by comprising of the following steps: a) making the berthing area as a temporary bonded zone by means of opening hatches before the cruise ship's arrival to the cruise port; b) directing the passengers getting off the cruise ship from the temporary bonded zone formed by the hatches in the berthing area to the terminal area formed under ground or directing the passengers getting on the cruise ship from the terminal area formed underground to the temporary bonded zone formed by the hatches; c) carrying out the passport control, luggage operations, customs operations, shopping, operations regarding getting in and out of tour buses and taxis in the terminal area formed in the underground, d) transporting the cargo and luggage coming from the cruise ships to an operation tunnel or transporting the cargo and luggage in the operation tunnel to the cruise ships by means of vertical heavy load platforms/lifts, e) carrying the luggage in the operation tunnel to the luggage areas in the terminal area or to the operation tunnel from the luggage areas in the terminal area by means of the conveyor belt so as to be picked up by the passengers.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0024] FIG. 1 is a representation of the inventive system.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PART REFERENCES

[0025] 10. Cruise port [0026] 11. Hatches [0027] 12. Terminal area [0028] 14. Operation tunnel [0029] 15. Heavy load platforms/lifts [0030] 16. Conveyor Belt [0031] 20. Cruise ship

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0032] In this detailed description, the preferred alternatives of the inventive cruise port operation system and method have been described in a manner not forming any restrictive effect and only for purpose of better understanding of the matter.

[0033] The invention is a cruise port operation system for the processes related with the passengers travelling with the cruise ships (20), their goods and store and/or spare parts of cruise ship (20) within the bonded or unbonded area. The system comprises the following [0034] hatches (11) consisting of a mechanical opening and closing barrier to make the pier become a temporary bonded zone, [0035] a terminal area (12) formed in the underground and where the processes of passport control, luggage operations, customs operations, shopping, operations regarding getting in and out of tour buses and taxi are carried out by directing the passengers that get off the cruise ships (20) or get on the cruise ships (20), [0036] an operation tunnel (14) formed in the underground and where cargo and luggage that come to the cruise ships (20) and that leave the cruise ships (20) are handled, [0037] a vertical heavy load platforms/lifts (15) which is located within the operation tunnel (14) and enables transportation of the cargo and luggage coming from the cruise ships (20) to the operation tunnel (14) or transportation of the cargo and luggage in the operation tunnel (14) to the cruise ships (20), [0038] a conveyor belt (16) which enables to carry the luggage discharged to the operation tunnel (14) to different luggage storage terminals or enables intermediate transfer of the luggage brought with the passenger to be laden for passing the same from the safety control.

[0039] The illustrative view of the system is given in FIG. 1. Accordingly; there are hatches (11) on the pier so as to provide transfer for the passenger who gets off or gets in the cruise ships (20) and the cargo which is loaded to or unloaded from the same in the cruise port (10). The hatches (11) are a mechanically openable and closable barrier that enables the berthing area to become a temporary bonded zone.

[0040] Bidirectional terminal area (12) is formed under the ground of the dock area on which the passengers that get off the cruise ships (20) or get on the cruise ships (20) walk. The terminal area (12) is a bonded zone where the passport control, luggage operations, customs operations, shopping, operations regarding getting in and out of tour buses and taxis are carried out by directing the passengers that get off the cruise ships (20) or get on the cruise ships (20) in the temporary bonded zone formed by the hatches (11). The processes of the passengers that get off the cruise ships (20) or get on the cruise ships (20) are carried out in different halls which are in the opposite direction to each other within the terminal area (12) thanks to the bidirectional feature of the terminal area (12).

[0041] The operation tunnel (14) which is formed in underground can handle cargo and luggage that come to the cruise ships (20) and leave the cruise ships (20)

[0042] There are vertical heavy load platforms/lifts (15) within the operation tunnel (14) which enables transportation of the cargo and luggage coming from the cruise ships (20) to the operation tunnel (14) or transportation of the cargo and luggage in the operation tunnel (14) to the cruise ships (20). Also, there is a conveyor belt (16) which enables to transfer the luggages in the operation tunnel (14) to the luggage areas in the terminal area (12) to be picked up by the passengers or to transport the same from the luggage drop off points where the luggage is left to the safety points in the operation tunnel (14).

[0043] The invention is a cruise port operation method for the processes related with the passengers travelling with the cruise ships (20), their goods and store and/or spare parts of the cruise ship (20) within the bonded or unbonded area. The method comprises the following process steps; [0044] a) Making the berthing area as a temporary bonded zone by means of opening the hatches (11) before the cruise ships (20) arrival to the cruise port (10), [0045] b) Directing the passengers getting off the cruise ship (20) from the temporary bonded zone formed by the hatches (11) in the berthing area to the terminal area (12) formed under ground or directing the passengers getting on the cruise ship (20) from the terminal area (12) formed underground to the temporary bonded zone formed by the hatches (11), [0046] c) Carrying out passport control, luggage operations, customs operations, shopping, operations regarding getting in and out of tour buses and taxis in the terminal area (12) formed in the underground, [0047] d) Transporting the cargo and luggage coming from the cruise ships (20) to the operation tunnel (14) or transporting the cargo and luggage in the operation tunnel (14) to the cruise ships (20) by means of the vertical heavy load platforms/lifts (15), [0048] e) Carrying the luggage in the operation tunnel (14) to the luggage areas in the terminal area (12) or to the operation tunnel (14) from the luggage areas in the terminal area (12) by means of the conveyor (16) so as to be picked up by the passengers.