The infrastructural facilities of bulk good terminals may comprise buildings and halls (quay sheds) or open-air storage areas. The loading and unloading of bulk goods – such as coal and ore – is carried out by means of conveyor belts, through free fall in feeding pipes, or by crane. The unloading of a ship at the port of destination can be effected by using the ship’s own devices such as conveyor belts or cranes. Liquid goods such as oil are transshipped in special oil terminals. These are equipped with special transhipment devices as, for example, pumps on land for loading and unloading, platforms with loading arms, tanks for intermediate storage, and pipelines.