Wharf 02 : A fixed platform (usually on pilings) built parallel to the shore to which vessels tie up to load or unload cargo or passengers. (A pier is a similar structure but is built perpendicular to the shoreline.) See: Pier and Dock
Association of Marine Underwriters of San Francisco (AMUSF), Glossary of Marine Insurance and Shipping Terms, http://www.amusf.com/Definitions_A.htm, CA, USA 2011. (Mrtm Insur and Shipping - Amer) {575}