There have also been proposals to use them to provide ports that have no high-performance container cranes with more modern transport methods, since a barge carrier requires only a protected stretch of water for loading and unloading its cargo of barges.
Bekukho nezicelo zokusetyenziswa ekunikeni amacala asekhohlo enqanawa ezingezikhongozeli zilonga-longa kudidi oluphezulu, nendlela ezininzi zelixesha zezithuthi, sukela oko amakhareji enezinqe ezikhulu afuna isitretshi esikhuselekileyo samanzi ukwenzela ukuthwalisa nokungathwalisi umthwalo ezikhepheni.