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2. Main means of transport
2.1 Standard transport equipment
Loaders can choose between two different types of equipment: self-propelled and barges.
SCROLL TO TOPTheir capacity ranges from 250 to 4,000 t. On the French domestic network, the standard vessel is 38.50 m long and 5 m wide. Its hold has an opening of around 30 m × 4 m, with a depth of 2.50 m to 3 m. The deadweight (maximum capacity) of such a "passe-partout" boat varies from 250 to 400 t. On wide-gauge docks, the fleet is essentially made up of two...
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