UNCTAD Review of MaRitiMe tRanspoRt 2014 For further information on UNCTAD’s work on trade logistics, please visit: http://unctad.org/ttl and for the Review of Maritime Transport 2014: http://unctad.org/rmt E-mail: rmt@unctad.org Layout and printed at United Nations, Geneva 1418912 (E)–November 2014–2,062 UNCTADRMT2014 United Nations publication Sales No. E.14.II.D.5 UNITED NATIONS ISBN 978-92-1-112878-9 Photo credit : © Jan Hoffmann To read more and to subscribe to
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Efficiency Analysis of Container Ports and Terminals Qianwen Liu A thesis submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy of University College London Centre for Transport Studies Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering University College London 2010 1 Declaration I, Qianwen Liu, confirm that the work presented in this thesis is my own. Where information has been derived from other sources, I confirm that this has been indicated in the thesis. Candidate’s signature
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I.Executive Summary Easy Trash is basically a waste basket, but with the technology it has at the bottom, and the eco-friendly row material it is made of makes it an innovative and a totally new essential house equipment. This report is prepared to develop an appropriate marketing plan for Easy Trash and to provide a comprehensive marketing analysis. What makes it this much innovative is the extra part at the downside of it with a roll of waste bag inside it. The basket has a hole below and the
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1. Introduction 2.1. Shipyard Shipyard is a facility for building, maintaining, and repairing ships and boats which can vary in size from personal sailing boats to large container ships designed to travel around the globe. Usually, a shipyard is located in an advantageous location along a large inland river, harbor, or shoreline, and some historic shipyards have operated in the same location for hundreds of years. Numerous people work in a shipyard, including naval architects, engineers
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and usually have a water fountain somewhere nearby. To prevent fom going to a water fountain or bathroom for water, I’d get a plastic container and fill it up with water for future use. Plastic Containers can be found in any recycling bin of either houses or apartment complexes. People usually don't store their containers such as water bottles and gallon containers in their house, so it usually ends up in the recycling bin. If going to an apartment complex, It’ll be found in one big center recycling
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Future of Container Shipping There is a difference between just moving a container and moving it in the most sustainable, easy, and reliable way. And that difference is worth something to our customers. — Morten Engelstoft, Chief Operating Officer, Maersk Line, 2012 It was a cold February afternoon in 2012 as Søren Skou looked out the window of his office across the Copenhagen waterfront. Skou had just recently been promoted to become CEO of Maersk Line, the world’s largest container shipping
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The Paper Route The stench was getting unbearable; I couldn’t hide out here any longer, and the bluebottle flies circling around were not making things any better. They seem to particularly like a yellowing nasty looking piece of what looked like a slice of pizza. The garbage bin I was holed up in wasn’t particularly roomy or comfortable what with the peeling green paint and rusted corners. But I hadn’t had the option of choosing to hide out in a five star hotel with room service and air conditioning
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Report on MPSEZ Visit By Saleem Ali IPR Course, Quarter 1 Dr. Preeta Vyas September, 29, 2011. Introduction Mundra Port first commenced operations in 1998 with one berth. Today MPSEZ (Mundra Port and special economic zone) is the largest and one of the most efficient private ports in India. The major contributing factors to the astounding success of Mundra Port are as follows: 1. Ready Availability of Cargo: The primary purpose of any port is to facilitate the smooth
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Jim Poss Case Study 1. Who is Jim Poss a. Jim Poss demonstrates a strong passion for project even after so many people shot down the idea. His passion translates into determination to getting the idea out to potential customers/investors. Taking risks like going into solar power when the trend was heading toward wind and selling his product even though he didn’t have a finished product to sell. And he craves learning, working 3 jobs, double major and a minor plus an MBA before working
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I. Containerization Containerization is a system of intermodal freight transport using shipping containers. The containers have standardized dimensions. They can be loaded and unloaded, stacked, transported over long distances and transferred from one mode of transport to another. All containers are numbered and tracked using computerized systems. A. Effects i. System developed after World War II, dramatically reduced transport costs. ii. Supported post-war boom in International
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