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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To increase the transshipment effect, by directly dropping loaded soil on a truck to a sand barge just under the truck through a chute, in the transshipment facilities for land reclamation soil of the sea from land transportation trucks to sand barges. SOLUTION: Barges 3 are contained in the space under the ferry port 1 of a pier projected from the land to the sea. A soilhaulage car like a dumptruck drops the loaded soil to a sand barge 3 right under the truck through a chute 7 installed in a ferry port 1, through an approach ramp 5 and returns to the land through an exit way 6. Car stops are provided at the opening edge of the chute. Guide posts 10 are erected at the approach entrance for the barges 3 and fenders are provided at the side thereof. Accordingly, belt conveyors, chutes, etc. for loading soil into barges are not required and haulage trucks can smoothly transfer and barges can smoothly come in and out. Simultaneous loading from a plurality of trucks becomes possible by providing a plurality of chutes 7 and hence the working efficiency is improved.