Some notes on the electrical requirements of general cargo docks

The paper, which is written with special reference to the South Wales ports, outlines the function of a general cargo dock and the effect of grouping such docks into a port system; its object is the stimulation of thought and discussion on the improvement of electrical engineering in the dock industry—an industry where efficiency can affect the living standards of everyone in Britain.The paper illustrates and comments on the electrical supply and distribution practices of the industry, the electrical features of the pumping plant used for hydraulic power production and impounding services, the requirements for tenants and the safety of shipping, and it discusses some of the problems associated with the mechanical-handling plant.Passenger reception and handling peculiar to the liner terminal ports, and the electrical installations of ships, are outside the scope of the paper.