The Port Chicago Disaster On the 24 of July 1944‚ a memorandum was written from Captain W. S. Parsons‚ USN to Rear Admiral W. R. Purnell‚ USN. It was a report on the most destructive explosion on United States soil at that time. It was known as the Port Chicago Explosion. Captain Parsons worked in the Bureau of Ordnance as their Liaison Officer. So he was a prime candidate for the job. Rear Admiral Purnell was the head of the Military Policy Committee. This memorandum was not intended to
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ACADEMY Diploma in Maritime Business Port Management Assignment MA0116: Port Management NGIAM HUIYUN (1032679) AMY YULIANA BINTI JASNI (1137615) MUHAMMAD SAEEDTHUDEEN BIN MOHAMED RAFI (1137657) NUR SHAKEELA BTE SUBHAN (1137743) NURUL SHAQDAH BINTE KAMARUZZAMAN (1138335) Year of Study: 2nd Year Module Lecturer: Ko-vin Ng Academic Year: 2012/2013 Word count: 1996 words Abstract This report highlights the different ports my team has select for the cruises to China
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INDIAN PORT SECTOR Cargo pressure continues at major ports with iron ore and containers the main laggards; resumption of iron ore exports due to possible regulatory changes could be positive for the ports ICRA RESEARCH SERVICES Corporate Ratings Contacts: RATING FEATURE ICRA K. Ravichandran +91 44 4596 4301 ravichandran@icraindia.com Ankit Patel +91 79 4027 1562 ankit.patel@icraindia.com Mathew K. Eranat +91 44 4596 4309 mathew.eranat@icraindia.com October 2013 Key Developments
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RoRole of Port Authorities Ports usually have a governing body referred to as the port authority‚ port management‚ or port administration. Port authority is used widely to indicate any of these three terms. The definition of port authority has been defined in various ways. In 1977‚ a commission of the European Union (EU) defined a port authority as a State‚ Municipal‚ public‚ or private body‚ which is largely responsible for the tasks of construction‚ administration and sometimes the operation
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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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Ports Of Balochistan : GWADAR Introduction Gwadar Port is the third port of Pakistan - Karachi and Port Qasim being the other two. Gwadar borders on Arabian Sea and lies in the Balochistan Province. It is about 533 km from Karachi and 120 km from the Iranian border. Gwadar Port is located at the mouth of the Persian Gulf and outside the Straits of Hormuz. It is near the key shipping routes used by the mainline vessels in the region with connections to Africa‚ Asia and Europe and enjoys high commercial
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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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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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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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Chicago Skyline I don’t know if the Chicago Skyline is one of Illinois official seven wonders. I do know that is one of mine. At some point in everyone’s life they should make the journey to experience the magnificent view of the Chicago Skyline. Young or old‚ whether it is day or night‚ winter or summer‚ by land or by sea and without a doubt by air the Chicago Skyline will never fail you expectations. I remember the first time seeing the Skyline. I was a young child driving with my family
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