What is wrong with my freight transport system?

[cshmech 30]

My ferry terminals between two cities does not work for some reason. Can someone explain why please?

[Gurning_Chimp 398]

How do you mean 'they don't work'?

[cshmech 30]

No ships sailing from any of the ports. Usage is zero!

[A Nonny Moose 8,263]

May simply be a question of there is no clear need. If you have jobs on once side and residentials on the other, it should work. Mine sure do.

[cshmech 30]

There are no commercial or industry in Boatport. Everything is in Ecosail. So I thought Boatport cannot give jobs to all the people there even if rest of the area (apart from res) are covered with agro plots.

[Gurning_Chimp 398]

They'll still work at the farms. Maybe you need more jobs in Ecosail?

[cshmech 30]

So the large water gap between two cities does not matter?

[cshmech 30]

Still not working.. Full view of two cities...

[wardlitell 8]

Don't they simply go to work in the city situated to the north? The water gap itself doesn't really matter but commute time does.

If they still working in agriculture (have a look with the query tool), be sure to have schools in Boatport. Any R$ and R$$ sim with an EQ higher than 50 won't be able to work in farms. R$$$ are never able to work in agriculture, no matter what their EQ is. They will be forced to go to work somewhere else.

Edit : I didn't see your new pictures before validating my post. There are some R$$$ buildings in Boatcity, so they go to work somewhere. And don't dorget that it may take several months before seing your ports properly working.

If you have the demand for, try to add some medium and high wealth jobs in Ecosail. You've got only low wealth jobs there.

  Edited August 10, 2012 by wardlitell  

[A Nonny Moose 8,263]

Looks pretty sparse for population. Don't expect miracles.

[cshmech 30]

Don't they simply go to work in the city situated to the north?

There is only road connections to the neighboring cities from Boatport. There is nothing in the adjacent cities. Do you think the citizens will still go to work there?

Oh.. There r jobs in trashpur.. I'm sorry.. My bad!