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INTRODUCTION
OUTLINE:
Main features and operations of ports
Importance of ports
Evolution of ports
Types of ports
Port management
Grain Terminal, Tilbury docks, UK.
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August-1970-docks-strike.html
MAIN FEATURES & OPERATIONS OF PORTS:
Administrative functions:
Control of all modes of vehicles entering and
leaving the port
Environmental control
Dangerous and hazardous cargo control
Safety and security within the port area
Immigration, health, customs, and commercial
documentary control
Hong Kong Port Container Terminal
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Operational functions:
Facilitating arrival and departure of ships
Providing navigational aids and Vessel Traffic
Separation (VTS) facilities
Pilotage, tugging and mooring activities
Use of berths, sheds, etc
Loading, discharging, storage and distribution of
cargo
Facilitating supply chain logistics and management
WHY ARE SEAPORTS IMPORTANT?
Seaports are a haven with facilities for berthing and
anchoring ships and providing equipment for transfer of
goods from ship-shore, shore-ship & ship-ship.
Ports function as
distribution centers;
industrial zones;
energy supply bases;
mercantile trading centers with banks, brokers, and
traders;
urbanization and city redevelopment centers;
life activity bases in rural ports;
maritime leisure bases in cruise passenger ship
terminals;
private yacht marinas;
Genoa, Italy.
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Ports form a vital aspect of the national transport
infrastructure.
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EVOLUTION OF PORTS
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DIFFERENT TYPES OF PORTS
Hub, center or mega port – a major port dealing with
international trade. Example: Rotterdam in The
Netherlands.
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=164137&page=4Rotterdam
PORT MANAGEMENT – A BRIEF
Ports last longer than ships and this requires the port
management to avoid any costly blunders.
Maximize benefits
To port owners
To the town, region or nation
Generate employment
Hamburg Port, Germany
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CONCLUSION