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• pier — A structure built out over the water of a harbor at which a vessel may be tied, for use in loading and unloading cargo and for the convenience of passengers boarding the vessel or going ashore therefrom. 56 Am J1st Whar § 2. A projection of the… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• Marine loading arm — One of three marine loading arms connects this oil tanker to the pier. A marine loading arm, also known as a mechanical loading arm, loading arm, or MLA is a device consisting of articulated steel pipes that connect a tankship such as an oil… …   Wikipedia

• Wigan Pier — is the name given today to the area around the canal at the bottom of the Wigan flight of locks on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal. [http://www.penninewaterways.co.uk/ll/wiganpier.htm Wigan Pier Leeds and Liverpool Canal ] ] It is a popular… …   Wikipedia

• Ice pier — Historically, two supply ships, a freighter and a tanker, arrive at the ice pier each summer, after an icebreaker opens a ship channel through pack ice. The ice pier’s key function is to provide a platform for freight trucks to come alongside a… …   Wikipedia

• Cheung Chau Public Pier — (Chinese: 長洲公眾碼頭) is a public pier in Cheung Chau, New Territories, Hong Kong, located in Praya Street, with Cheung Chau Ferry Pier located between it and the Cheung Chau Typhoon Shelter. It is used for loading and unloading of goods …   Wikipedia

• The Palace Pier — is the site of Palace Place and Palace Pier, both tied for the 27th tallest building in Toronto. Location Address: 2045 Lakeshore Blvd W., and 1 Palace Pier Court, Toronto, ON, Canada Overview The complex consists of two luxury condomimium towers …   Wikipedia

• The Road to Wigan Pier — Infobox Book | name = The Road to Wigan Pier title orig = translator = image caption = author = George Orwell illustrator = cover artist = country = United Kingdom language = English series = genre = Autobiography publisher = Victor Gollancz… …   Wikipedia

• Philadelphia Pier 34 collapse — The Philadelphia Pier 34 collapse occurred on May 18th, 2000 and caused the death of three women inside Club Heat (located on the end of the Pier) and injuries to dozens of people, as the 91 year old structure fell into the Delaware River.[1] The …   Wikipedia

• Coal pier — A coal pier is a transloading facility designed for the transfer of coal between rail and ship. The typical facility for loading ships consists of a holding area and a system of conveyors for transferring the coal to dockside and loading it into… …   Wikipedia

• Admiralty Pier Turret — Admiralty Pier, Turret under the light tower The Admiralty Pier Turret or Dover Turret, is an enclosed armoured turret built in 1882 on the western breakwater of Dover Harbour in southeast England. It contains 2 Fraser RML 16 inch 80 ton guns,… …   Wikipedia

• LNG pier — A LNG (liquefied natural gas) pier is a specialized kind of working pier designed for the loading and offloading of liquefied natural gas from ships to shore based tanks. A typical LNG pier could accommodate LNG carriers from 138,000 cubic meters …   Wikipedia