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Running Head: CRUISE SHIP AND MARINE TERMINAL 2
A terminal Landrum and Brown describe, is an interchange point that is found within the
modal system that is uniform, and it helps in keeping the continuity of the flow of operations
with most cases, the activities that are taking place at the new air with the availability of the hubs
that connects parts of the area network. Other different scholars like Chatfield, T. B. have also
defined terminal as a location where either freight or passengers start their journey, end their
journey, or they are undertaking the transportation process. Going by this definition, it is
therefore right to say that terminals serve as the central as well as the intermediate locations of
the freight or passenger movements. These terminals in most cases need specific facilities
alongside equipment that enable the accommodation of the traffic that are handled.
In simpler terms, the word terminal can therefore be used to refer to any facility that
enables the assembling and dispersion of the passengers since the passengers cannot travel as an
individual, but travel in batches. The passengers are therefore expected to first go one on one up
to either the bus terminals or up to the airport where they assemble in busloads or planeloads
which will help the reach their eventual destinations, where they will again disperse. It also
worth noting that marine terminals just make a section of the port that is meant for loading or
unloading a cargo into and out of a ship. Marine terminal therefore apply to a berth, a dock, a
Any passenger who is therefore wishes to travel along the Pacific can have a view of
Canada place terminal, Vancouver. The marine terminal has therefore evolved through a lot of
technological improvements and this paper is therefore aimed at ascertaining the benefits that
Firstly, the current growth of number of passengers all over the world with about 18
million passengers annually has led to designing of the cruise ship terminal in various, if not all
shapes and styles. Due to this tremendous growth of passengers, the planners were forced to
visualize that need to give Vancouver a lot of credit for its creation. The centrally location of this
terminal further led to the visualization of the need to have more hotels, shopping, public event
facilities, and the parking that were not there initially, but could now be available to be used by
locals all over the year. All these evolved with time and the passengers could now be happy to
travel with convenience. These designs have also enabled the provision of cruise facilities
The model in which the Canada place, Vancouver was designed agitated the Japanese to
conduct a renaissance in design they would want to have in Japan, which is the Pacific Rim and
China, which had the burgeoning middle class and closeness to the beautiful islands and world
class cities and towns that are found around the world. Other than being architecturally beautiful,
the best new cruise like Vancouver offer daily attractions to the locals and this benefits them by
making them happy for the tourist attraction. When the passengers travel along these beautifully
architecture facilities, they gain self satisfaction in adventure which many people value whenever
they travel.
The ports that are found near the Vancouver, especially on the west are projects that will
be providing some of the critical improvements that needed on the rail that attract new business
passengers and also create jobs that will really benefit the passengers who are not business
people. Passengers who are travelling in form of shippers and manufacturers are concerned about
the location and the connections since they need efficient transportation to enable them distribute
their products, which is the main reason for their travelling. This provides low transportation cost
Running Head: CRUISE SHIP AND MARINE TERMINAL 4
but high volume because the railway movement has been improved. These rail improvements
that include the creation of the new rail port entry, expansion of the corridor, and also the
addition of a loop track at the terminal 5 of the port These are investments that have been made
on the rail infrastructure to connect the Pacific Northwest east with Chicago and Houston, and
also to connect north/south Canada with Mexico. Besides, these improvements have contributed
into the reduction of the delays that were being encountered in the rail traffic by nearly 40
percent, while it has increased the capacity of the port to make it easy to handle rail cars.
With our focus channeled into the West Vancouver Freight Access (WVFA) project
alone, we find that this project that is based in the USA, has many benefits that are discussed in
When the passengers come into the terminal, private sectors generate about $ 400
With the influx of the passengers, there is creation of between 1000 to 2000 new
permanent jobs, with the approximately 4000 created in the field of construction
The miles of the internal track of the ports that has increased from 16-50 has
As new business passengers come, significant tax revenue is generated for local
The existing and future tenants are benefited by the enhanced internal rail system
of the port.
When new business passengers are attracted, the port is made more competitive,
The removal of the chokepoint from the regional system of the rail is enhanced by
the improved and this is significant in freeing up tracks for both the freight and
reduced by 40 percent.
Passengers can be easily handled when their goods are carried in a full train of a
single product. This spares the business passengers to the confusion of variety of
The capacity of the port to handle rail cars has also been significantly increased.
Running Head: CRUISE SHIP AND MARINE TERMINAL 6
Work cited
Landrum & Brown., National Research Council (U.S.)., Airport Cooperative Research Program.,
& United States. (2010). Airport passenger terminal planning and design: Volume 2.
Landrum & Brown., National Research Council (U.S.)., Airport Cooperative Research Program.,
& United States. (2010). Airport passenger terminal planning and design: Volume 1.
Chatfield, T. B. (2008). Your first cruise: A complete guide to planning and attaining the perfect
cruise vacation.
Chambers, M., United States., & United States. (2010). U.S. ocean passenger terminals: Serving
Sipula, M. E. (1981). Cruise ship passenger terminal for Port Everglades, Fort Lauderdale,
Florida.