Strategic and Operational Decisions making in Transportations and Logistics Case I Port of Rotterdam Authority Students: Jimenez Argüelles P. Ganuchaud J. 0783164 0787066 Group number: 21 Course Name: 1CM55 – Strategic and Operational Decisions making in Transportations and Logistics 1CM55 – Port of Rotterdam Authority Contents 1. 2. 3. Introduction ........................................................................................................................ 3 SWOT Analysis
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Introduction Port of Rotterdam is located in the city of Rotterdam in the Netherlands. The high importance of this port is indisputable. It is the largest port in Europe and one of the busiest ports in the world. It used to be the busiest port in the world since 1962 until 2004 but now this title was overtaken first by Shanghai and then by Singapore. Rotterdam until 2009 also appeared on the list of ten world-largest container ports in terms of TEU (twenty-foot equivalent units) handled. The size
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India v West Coast Steamship Co [1963] 2 Lloyd’s Rep 278. Table of Statues 1. The Hague Rules 2. The Hague-Visby Rules 3. The Hamburg Rules 4. The Rotterdam Rules Commentary on the Rotterdam Rules Ⅰ Introduction: Background of the Rotterdam Rules It is known for quite a long time that there are no international conventions regulating multimodal transport which has been widely used in practise with the globalization of national
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PART B: The Kop van Zuid Kop van Zuid is a new neighbourhood of Rotterdam and it’s located on the south bank of the Nieuwe Maas. Kop van Zuid is built on old and abandoned port areas. A plan to regenerate Kop van Zuid was set out in 1986. It was aiming to “change Rotterdam as a whole‚ not just to transform an abandoned port area” (M. Van Hoek). Before The Kop van Zuid renewal scheme‚ there we’re some issues that had to be addressed. River Maas river was seen as a barrier‚ there were parts
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MERSEYSIDE AND ROTTERDAM PPROJECTS I would choose Merseyside project rather than Rotterdam’s not only for its superior prospect based on the quantitative criteria‚ but also for a more rational strategy consideration. For the four investment criteria‚ here’s the elaboration. NPV. Since the two plants are of identical scale‚ age‚ design and similar project size‚ it makes sense to use NPV to compare the two projects. Not taken into account the erosion at Merseyside‚ the projected NPV of Rotterdam project
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Slow steaming The full story Slow steaming – the full story Maersk’s development of slow steaming demonstrates its capacity for industry-changing innovation. When fuel prices soared and CO2 emissions hogged headlines in 2007‚ Maersk’s technical experts set about solving the problem. Slowing down was the solution they came up with. By 2009‚ significant fuel savings and carbon reductions resulting from sailing at 12 knots instead of 24 saw slow steaming become standard operating procedure
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Case study CASE STUDY: LAKSHMI MITTAL AND THE GROWTH OF MITTAL STEEL QUESTION 3: What benefits does Mittal Steel bring to the countries that it enters? Are there any drawbacks to a nation when Mittal Steel invests there? ANSWER 3: Mittal Steel brings several benefits to the countries that it enters. It’s presence in the market is beneficial as it focuses on acquiring and improving distressed companies. These acquisitions also help contribute more capital to each country. However‚ they are
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United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Carriage of Goods Wholly or Partly by Sea UNITED NATIONS UNITED NATIONS COMMISSION ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE LAW United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Carriage of Goods Wholly or Partly by Sea UNITED NATIONS Vienna‚ 2009 UNITED NATIONS PUBLICATION Sales No. E.09.V.9 ISBN 978-92-1-133672-6 Contents Resolution adopted by the General Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Basel‚ Switzerland November 1986 – Causes‚ Consequences and Prevention Background of the Accident On 1st Nov 1986 at 00:19 hours a huge fire was discovered at Sandoz warehouse in Schweizerhalle near Basel‚ Switzerland. The warehouse contained 1300 tons of organic chemicals for agricultural use. There was an estimated 20‚000m3 of water used to extinguish the fire. This resulted in around 30 tonne of toxic agro-chemicals being washed into the River Rhine through drains and seep into surrounding
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Materials .............................................................................................................7 1. Projects‚ The Cutting Edge of Development ....................................................................9 What Is a Project? .................................................................................................................9 Plans and Projects .................................................................................................................11
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