number of loading docks

The number of loading docks for any structure or module is the number of slots, dock spaces, or other cargo vehicle interfaces which can be used at any one time for loading and unloading. This does not count the number of loading areas, but rather the number of spaces for loading to and from individual vehicles.

Each counted space accommodates one cargo vehicle for loading or unloading at the same time as the other counted spaces. Several spaces can belong to one loading area.

The total measures simultaneous vehicle interfaces. It is not the number of deliveries, goods-handling operations, or separately named loading areas.