HISTORICAL BACKGROUND The history of port development in Nigeria dates back to the middle of 19th century. This was long after the onset of sea borne trade and transactions which followed the adventures of early explorations on the African coasts. Initial efforts towards provision of facilities for ocean going vessels were the attempts to open up the entrance to the Lagos Lagoon. Considerable littoral drift occurred along this coast; and the constantly shifting channels in the bar at the entrance
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rigs and hires local drivers paid fixed salaries monthly‚ regardless of the number of trips or tons of cargo that each driver transports each month. The below table presents details about the number of drivers and the total cargo transported by the company at different staff levels. Drivers employed | Total Cargo Transported (tons) | 12345678 | 512213240465150 | Drivers (V) | Total Cargo (TP) | V | TP | MP=P/V | AP=TP/V | 1 | 5 | | | | 5 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 1
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Kandla Port:- Kandla Port‚ situated on Western coast of India is the No. 1 major Port of the country which has handled 81 MMT cargo in 2010-11. Main hinterland of Kandla Port is Northern India. Kandla Port worked as catalyst to cater the need of Northern India after loss of Karachi in 1947. Rail connectivity was considered very crucial in the transportation of cargo from the port hence Kandla port was connected with rail. Initially it was connected on M.G. but as the concept of uni gauge evolved
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being with a deep water water‚ silt-free natural harbour‚ advanced location in Pearl River Delta Region which incur many sea vessels route through Hong Kong sea port. Moreover‚ Pearl River Delta have been stationed with a many manufacturers having cargo exported to foreign countries which generate the demand of transportation from Guangdong region to Hong Kong sea port. In addition‚ the container terminals in Hong Kong have the most advanced terminal facilities to meet the transportation demand. In
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New Zealand on February 24‚ 1989. A few minutes in the flight the cargo doors blew out and because of the decompression‚ nine passengers were immediately sucked out of the plane. The debris from the cargo door damaged the planes Number 3 and 4 engines. Captain David Cronin prepared for an emergency landing. The parents of one of the fatalities‚ Lee Campbell‚ investigated the accident because they want to know what caused the cargo door to open in midair. Kevin and Susan Campbell were very persistent
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Fact Sheet When was the Container Security Initiative developed and why? In the aftermath of the terrorist attacks on September 11‚ 2001‚ U.S. Customs Service‚ now U.S. Customs and Border Protection‚ began developing antiterrorism programs to help secure the United States. Within months of these attacks‚ U.S. Customs Service created the Container Security Initiative (CSI). The primary purpose of CSI is to protect the global trading system and the trade lanes between CSI ports and the U
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Definition Taxes and surcharge which apply to a ship and/or the cargo on board the ship once it has reached port. The rise in these charges may reduce the number of goods arriving at that port‚ or otherwise impact the price of doing business. Types of port charges As shown in table 2-1‚ port charges are generally divided into three broad categories‚ general tariffs‚ facility tariffs and service tariffs‚ each of which are subdivided into a series of individual charges. (a) Conservancy
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1988 General Insurance Convention M A R I N E I N S U R A N C E R E I N S U R A N C E A N D GISG 1988 Working Party Members:Chairman: Colin J.W. Czapiewski David H. Craighead Peter A.G Green David M. Hart Peter N. Matthews Chris Mellor Hugh Rice Peter D. Smith David I. Tomlinson Marine Insurance & Reinsurance - An Introduction Page Index 1. Introduction 2 2. Classes of Marine Business 3 3. Types of Insurance and Reinsurance 6 4. Organisations
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*** Introduction Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) is the third busiest international passenger airport and operates the busiest international cargo facility in the world. It has been ranked as the busiest airport for international air cargo since 1996. In 2010‚ 50.9 million passengers used HKIA‚ and some 4.1 million tonnes of air cargo passed through Hong Kong. HKIA is connected to over 160 destinations‚ including around 45 in the Mainland‚ through about 900 daily flights by over 95 airlines
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traffics in Hong Kong and most industries‚ especially the tour and hotel industries‚ would be greatly affected. However‚ the project came out muddle and problems. For example‚ flights were delayed or cancelled‚ pieces of luggage were missing and air cargo services had to be ceased. 1.2 Objective of the project The objective of the project is to ensure the New Airport relocation could be implemented with the highest possible levels of security and safety and minimization of delay and inconveniences
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