Galveston Cruise Ship: the golden voyageur on globe Commencing its odyssey from the port of Galveston of Texas, the Galveston cruise heads for the Gulf of Mexico for 24 hours or for some far away land with longevity of 7 days. The Galveston cruise ship traverses the vastness of the oceans with élan offering its passengers an array of destinations as ports of call. Boarding the sumptuous cruise ship, you can also enjoy the kaleidoscopic ripples of the Texan water basking in its camaraderie with the
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Authority EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: India is endowed with an extensive coastline of 7,517 km. There are 12 major ports under the jurisdiction of the union government and 187 non major ports spread across nine coastal states regulated by the respective State Government. However, only 48 non-major ports are handling cargo. While major ports handle approx 73% of total cargo traffic, non-major ports account for the balance 27 %( in 1996-97, the share was around 10%). Container service provides seems to be
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business. Less integrated than other big groups like Daimler or Smiths Industries so higher flexibility. WEAKNESSES Too loose supervision Sluggish communication Lack of a strategy for development of ports Bad transport communication with the port Bad organisation of intermodality (connections between transport systems) Inherited nature damages made by industrialisation. Inventory of environmental conditions is never made Demographical situation
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A Port is a geographical area where ships are bought alongside land to load and unload cargo – usually a sheltered deep water area such as a bay, or river mouth. The Port Authority is the organization responsible for providing the various maritime services required to bring ships alongside land. Terminal is a section of the port consisting of one or more berths devoted to a particular type of cargo handling. • Infrastructure for ship berth; • Sea/ river and land access; - Road/Rail/IWT
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Internal Analysis Dr. Mohammad Hamsal 1 International Ports Strategic Management - Internal Analysis 2 Port of Singapore (PSA) Strategic Management - Internal Analysis 3 PSA Terminals Strategic Management - Internal Analysis 4 Port Operations Strategic Management - Internal Analysis 5 PSA Vision: The World’s Port of Call Strategic Management - Internal Analysis 6 PSA Vision: The World’s Port of Call Strategic Management - Internal Analysis 7 Brief
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Abstract: Objectives: ▪ Establishment of infrastructure projects such as seaports, airports and roads, and supporting the existing relevant institutions in charge of these projects in Member States. ▪ The Committee of the Ministers of Transportation and Communications and relevant sub-committees coordinate Intra-GCC cooperation in this field. Achivement in all types of transportation (land, sea and air): ▪ Land Transportation: In implementation of the resolution
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ANALYSIS (MUNDRA PORT) SUBMITTED TO: Mr Sachin Kyashap SUBMITTED BY: Jasneet Kaur COURSE: MBA (1ST YR) ROLL NO: Q3103 (B) 33 About the company Mundra Port and Special Economic Zone Limited (MPSEZL) is the developer and operator of the Mundra Port, one of the leading commercial private sector ports in India. The port is located in the Kutch District of Gujarat, on the northwest coast of India. The multi-product SEZ at Mundra and the surrounding areas is one of India's largest port-led SEZ. Incorporated
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A Resources-Based View of Competitive Advantage at The Port of Singapore Singapore has important natural resources include its large protected harbor, its location in major trade routes (Singapore is located where the ship traffic between Europe and South East Asia and the US West Coast and South East Asia must pass) , and the skills of its well-educated workforce. As shipping became containerized, a port required massive infrastucture development like berths, cranes, trucks, storage, and
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Port Policy December 1995 Ports & Fisheries Department Government of Gujarat India INTRODUCTION Gujarat, situated on the western coast of India, is a principal Maritime State endowed with favourable strategic port locations. The prominence of Gujarat is by a virtue of having nearly 1600 kms long coastline, which accounts for 1/3rd of the coastline of India and being the nearest maritime outlet to Middle East, Africa and Europe. In 1991, Government of India initiated various economic, trade and
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Global Logistics and Local Dilemmas Peter V. Hall Urban Studies Program, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada ABSTRACT Global logistics which connects widely dispersed producers and consumers are increasingly organized through gateways and corridors located in urban regions. At the same time, global logistics systems are increasingly infrastructurally, economically and institutionally disconnected from the city-regions that host them. This disconnection raises a series of dilemmas for the
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