CENTRE FOR MARITIME STUDIES BRAHEA CENTRE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TURKU CENTRE FOR MARITIME STUDIES BRAHEA CENTRE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TURKU 2015 1 Baltic Port Barometer 2015 Contents – .................................... ...................................... ..................... ................................... ................................................................... ................................................... ........................................................
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UNIT I 1.1 PORTS OVERVIEW Ports are points of convergence between two domains of freight circulation‚ land and maritime domains. The term port came from the Latin word “portus”‚ which means gate or gateway. Ports are bound by the need to serve ships‚ and so access to navigable water has been historically the most important site consideration. Ports can be classified in two categories; Mono-functional port and Polyfunctional port. Monofunctional ports transit a limited array of commodities
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Ports There are various ports spread across the 7 emirates. Each emirate has port of different sizes catering to various types of businesses with somewhat different policies and tariffs. DP World is the largest marine terminal and port operator in the Middle East. Its portfolio includes Jebel Ali port‚ Mina Rashid‚ Fujairah container terminal and Mina Al Hamriya. Jebel Ali It has been named as the world’s most productive port in the latest report from the US-based Journal of Commerce (JOC).The
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The Sea and The Fury Piracy seems more suited to Johnny Depp and Robert Louis Stevenson books‚ not devastating violent acts that have had an ever-growing fear in the 21st century. Southeast Asia‚ or the `Arc of Instability’ (a more appropriate name for this essay)‚ has become a hot spot for modern day pirates within the last decade. Maritime Terrorism has also become more widespread due to several Southeast Asian terrorist groups who have the intention and capability of waging terror on
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In the Heart of the Sea In 1819‚ The whale ship‚ Essex‚ set its sails and departed from Nantucket‚ Massachusetts on a voyage to the Pacific Ocean to hunt and kill sperm whales and retrieve the abundance of oil the whales possess‚ which became a crucial component in 19th century industry [2]. The island of Nantucket had been one of the most important oil businesses for quite some time. For the crew of the whale ships‚ harvesting whales was a tough assignment; when a whale was spotted‚ the crew would
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Non Major Ports with socio economic conditions and port development in Saurashtra and Kutch region. The study is mainly focused on various types of ports that are developed in the said region. This study highlights the problems during the development of ports and on other side gives suitable suggestions to improve their performance. 2.2 O b j e c t i v e s o f R e s e a r c h To study the income and expenditure statement of Kandla Port. To study how port facilitate
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“Children of the Sea” In “Children of the Sea”‚ there is a lot of pain‚ suffering‚ mischief‚ and sometimes happiness. Throughout the story there are many internal and external conflicts. It has to do with a lot of mixed emotions and full of lessons learned‚ where a boy and a girl in love write letters to each other. The main conflict in this story has to do with the Militia’s and the Radio Six Youth Group. The Militia’s were people or soldiers who were trying to take over Port-au-Prince
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the global port city. 2. Introduction Singapore‚ a small country with little land to spare‚ is yet able to compete with the world global import and export trade. It is one of the world busiest ports second to Shanghai (Splatty‚ 2012). Its terminals are managed by 2 commercial port operators: PSA and Jurong Port (Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore‚ 2009). 3. Historical Evolution In 1819‚ Singapore was founded by Stamford Raffles and was transformed into a trading network with port facilities
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Geography H/W – The Disappearing Aral Sea This essay intends to first introduce the disappearing Aral Sea‚ which due to the extensive agricultural activities devised by the Soviet government in the region‚ the former fourth-largest lake of the world is now the world’s eighth largest lake. This has resulted in perhaps the world’s most prominent man-made ecological disaster‚ giving its location and background knowledge with a map‚ and then describe its future in terms of how it is going to be utilized
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the fishing port may be considered as the interface between the netting of fish and its consumption. The purpose of the study is to identify the problems and redesign the program of a fishing port. This will upgrade the design The facilities like auction hall‚ ice storage‚ shades‚ parking‚ etc are also also included in the design. Tourism is also included in the design. The proposal is given by the government of India for the upliftment of the society. i. What is fishing port? A port is a location
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