Complex sentence: As well as protecting the Victorian pier, a new linkspan was also installed alongside the breakwater to allow the berthing and loading of ro-ro ferries instead of the side-loading ferries that used to serve the Victorian built pier.
Split into simpler sentences: As well as protecting the Victorian pier, a new linkspan was also installed alongside the Breakwater. This was to allow the berthing and loading of ro-ro ferries instead of the side-loading ferries that used to serve the Victorian built pier.