Ocean Carriers Inc. A Case Study By ab Introduction • Ocean Carriers Inc. owned and operated cape-size dry bulk carriers worldwide. • Major Cargo type : Iron ore. • Vessel sizes : 80000 DWT to 210000 DWT. • Cape-size carriers travel around Cape Horn rather than the Panama Canal due to size constraints. Operations Maintenance Maintaining Supplies And on board Stores Supply of Lubricants Cargo Operations Repairs Insurance Business Model • Mostly chartered
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Plastic in Our Oceans 46‚000 pieces of plastic per square mile make up 90% of our ocean’s trash accumulation (Nichol‚ 2012‚ Plastics‚ like Diamonds‚ are forever‚ para. 1). Within the areas‚ many animals will either ingest‚ become entangled in‚ or even die due to the high plastic amounts. Nearly 267 species are harmed by plastic (Nichol‚ 2012‚ Fast Facts). With such deadly effects due to yearly accumulation‚ the banning of plastic bags and reduction of usage in a household will improve overall health
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Opened in 1977‚ Ocean Park Hong Kong is one of Hong Kong’s favourite attractions‚ featuring rides‚ exhibits and conservation facilities. Ocean Park is located on the southern side of Hong Kong Island‚ covering more than 870‚000 square metres of land. There are three attraction areas‚ which are the Lowland‚ the Headland and Tai Shue Wan. The three areas are connected by a cable car‚ outdoor escalator which is the second longest in the world and Ocean Express. Aqua City Ocean Park’s Aqua City
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spreading mid-ocean ridge that produces broader and less rugged segments? -faster When you have Oceanic-Contintental convergance‚ which one becomes subducted? -oceanic The San Andreas Fault is what kind of boundary? -transform The areas where mantle plumes come to the surface are called what? -hotspots Much fluid basaltic lava erupts on the seafloor at mid-ocean ridges. Such eruptions pose little risk to humans because almost all of these occur at the bottom of the ocean. The island
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Ocean Waves A wave is a periodic disturbance in space and time‚ possibly transferring energy to or through a space-time region. Have you ever ridden a wave in the ocean? Ocean waves travel on the surface of the water. You can see them and you can feel them. As you swim through the water‚ you can even make your own waves. The winds cause waves on the surface of the ocean (and on lakes). The wind transfers some of its energy to the water‚ through friction between the air molecules and the water molecules
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Assignment 1: Ocean Carriers Refer to the HBS case “Ocean Carriers” and answer the questions below. Each student must turn in a hardcopy of her/his solution and answers in class at the start of the week-4 lecture. She/he must also up-load a softcopy of her/his solution spreadsheet on LMES by then‚ too. Note: You should complete the related textbook chapters (RWJJ Chapters 7 & 8) before attempting this case. In particular‚ you need to study the Baldwin Case first (Chapter 8.2 + material on LMES)
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Ocean Carrier Case Study INDEX Case Background··························3 Dilemma································3 Scenarios under different tax rates and years ····························3 Alternative································5 Decision summary··························5 Appendix Ocean Carrier Case Study * Case Background Mary Linn of Ocean Carriers is evaluating the purchase of a new capesize carrier for a 3-year lease proposed by a motivated customer
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Semester 2‚ 2012/2013 Module Title: Branding-Ocean Park Module Code: BAM 3504 Date of submission: 14 May 2013 The Contents 1. Background of the brand 2. Strengths and weaknesses of the brand 3. How to make the brand strong 4. Brand elements 5. Brand positing 6. Marketing programs 7. Brand extension 8. Future branding strategy 9. Bibliography 10. List of references Background of the brand Ocean Park was officially opened in January 1977‚ situated
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Pacific Ocean are getting hit with a mysterious condition. This condition starts out as a white or black lesion on the sea star’s body. From there‚ it spreads all over the body‚ causing its arms to decay. In the worst cases‚ the entire sea star disintegrates completely. Jeff Marliare‚ a Vancouver Aquarium biologist‚ says “an arm will actually break off and crawl away. (Then) they turn into goo.” Sea stars living in aquariums aren’t safe from this affliction. Aquariums prone to pump in ocean water
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We have transferred two channel catfish Ictalurus punctatus growth hormone cDNA constructs (opAFP-ccGH and rtMT-ccGH) driven by the ocean pout Zoarces americanus antifreeze protein promoter (opAFP) or rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss metallothionein promoter (rtMT) via electroporation to channel catfish to produce transgenic catfish by introducing additional copies of growth hormone cDNA and compered the inheritance of the GH transgenesis‚ and growth rate. Most of the DNA constructs are lost during
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