The present loading wharf comprises a compact structure (1) secured to the perimeter of the opening providing access to the vessel which defines, between the inner and outer faces of the wall, an intermediate space (2) for the placing of the protective means (4,5) and the folding ramp (7), with the possibility of movement between an operational position in which said means and ramp project from said intermediate space (2) towards the outside, in order to interact with the body or trailer of the vehicle to be loaded or unloaded, and a non-operational position in which said means and ramp are positioned inside said intermediate space (2) and are oriented vertically. Said compact structure comprises, corresponding to the outer and inner faces of the wall, frames (la, lb) for the mounting of an exterior closure door (3a) and of an interior door (3b) which is preferably of the raid-opening type.
