What does the pier front mean on the Hong Kong Channel?

The wharf front work area is the site from the wharf line to the front of the first row of warehouses (or yards). It is a place for loading, unloading, transshipment and temporary storage of goods. Generally equipped with loading and unloading and transportation equipment; There is an area for mobile machinery and transport vehicles to run; Some also have railway tracks, which can pass directly. There is no uniform standard for the width of the front-end operation area, which is mainly determined according to factors such as the nature of wharf operation and the technological process of equipment loading and unloading in front of the wharf. The width of the front working area of China coastal ports and general cargo terminals is 25-40m. The surface layer of the frontier operation area is generally paved with concrete, reinforced concrete blocks and stones to meet the requirements of transportation machinery walking and field operation.