historical and contemporary roles of Singapore, Hong Kong and Port Louis as ports have indeed been drivers of economic and social change. For many years now these three cities and many others have thrived off the revenue generated by their ports. The growth of a port has ongoing economic and social ripple effects that change not only the shape of the city but the country as a whole . The aim of this essay is to show how the role of port cities contributes towards such changes. The three cities mentioned
Yokohama Port is a top-class port in Japan, which has a long history over 150 years since it was opened to foreign trade in 1859. Japan's sharp economic boom changed the way many of its markets worked, including the Port of Yokohama. There are a variety of industries in Tokyo, Yokohama and its surrounding area. In fact, the area has a nearly 30 percent share of the shipment value of product of Japan. Typical cargo types for this port are nonferrous metals, crude oil, steel, cars. In addition, 40
History of the Port of Long Beach The San Pedro Bay breakwater began construction in 1899. This was to facilitate the building of the Port of Los Angeles. It served well as a breakwater for both ports. In 1909 the Los Angeles Dock and Terminal Company purchased about 800 acres of marshes and mudflats at the mouth of the Los Angeles River. On June 24, 1911, in a grant from the State of California, the City of Long Beach was given the tideland areas in trust for the people of the state. The theory
The Analysis of the Port Sunlight In the context of the Victorian era, in which it was conceived, the creation of Port Sunlight Village by William Hesketh Lever was unparalleled. The tumultuous changes wreaked by the Industrial Revolution still had not been fully embraced even as late as the early twentieth century. The combination of a content, healthy and efficient workforce was a vision held by some philosophers and luminaries of the time but Lever was one of the first entrepreneurs
Port Orchard, Washington is a town overflowing with rich forests, fresh air, and spectacular views. As Isaac Suttle walks from his front door, he can see the Two Brothers to the west and Mt. Rainier to the east. His home sits quietly in an area of Port Orchard surrounded by trees, the nearest neighbor hundreds of feet away. Like that of most western Washington, the weather is cool and rainy throughout the year with little relief in the summer. The drizzly rain can last for months; Isaac can remember
Since Martin Bryant’s massacre on Port Arthur, the legal system in Australia is amended and reformed gun laws to create a more effective legislation. Gun-related deaths have since been drawn to more efficient attention in Australian psyche, whilst the issue of gun-laws on a global level still remains as a conspiracy in many countries. The massacre left the Australian nation in shock, with a heavily involved attitude on behalf of local and national police, and thousands devastated at the aftermath
of the biggest home front disaster of World War II is in Port Chicago, California. This place of importance is often overlooked by many but has a great history behind it. The area is concealed by the surrounding Suisun Bay, Belloma Slough, and other bodies of water. The history of Port Chicago also includes racial issues which involve African-Americans and the cases that followed up some incidents in court until recently resolved. In Port Chicago, California stands a permanent memorial honoring the
for their port characteristics. In the course of urbanisation, port cities initially began to act as the core of all economic activities. This part of the city represented the core of the city, its main marketplace and its identity. Through concentration of production activities at collective centres, globalization trends entailed the need for greater ports and this way followed by relocation of harbour activities independently far from central areas of the city. The relocation of port activities
course, was home to the nearly ice-free Port Arthur; Russia’s other naval ports were frozen for a large part of the year. In addition, “control of Port Arthur gives [Russia] a large measure of control over the water approaches to Peking.”<<2 Asakawa, K. The Russo-Japanese Conflict. (Port Washington: Kennikat Press, 1970), 49.>> Moreover, by controlling the southern coast of Korea, “Russia would not merely possess a truly ice-free, and the best naval port to be found in East Asia, but also at last
of transportation. It can therefore be referred to as a center of combined modes of transport. It is a point where transportation routes on land and sea meet. A port is also where the exchange of goods and passengers take place between ships and land transportation vehicles. A modern seaport is a supper – harbor. It is a deep water port that assists in handling the largest tankers and transportation methods. These seaports are controlled by harbor masters. The harbor masters control them from a high-tech
primary harbours since the 4th century AD, the Great Harbour (Megas Limin) and the Eunostos, of which the Western one was the chief commercial centre and the site of the customs house and numerous warehouses for cotton, grain, sugar and wool. ‘The ports of Alexandria flourished during the Hellenistic, and the Roman periods up to the last decade of the 4th century AD.’[1] Indeed, the harbour established an enclosure as described by Strabo, but was essential in ensuring Alexandria’s control over
nuclear weapons, chemical weapons are less damaging, but are easier to acquire. Both threats could be delivered in a containe... ... middle of paper ... ...ked, the port customs team will be required to inspect the shortfall. An automated system would track the status (checked/unchecked) from beginning to end. At the port of embarkation a US customs team will work in conjunction with local customs officials to ensure the accuracy of the program. The current technology being used for screening
are involved simplifies the establishment of a freight rate for this particular movement. To the capital charges of ownership and the expense of administration and overhead must be added the cost of running the ship, handling the cargo, and paying port fees and harbor dues. Against this total is set the number of tons to be hauled, and the resultant figure is what the tramp must charge, per ton of cargo loaded, to break even on the contemplated voyage. If competitive conditions permit, a margin for
citizens, it was the logging industry that started it all. In this paper, I will discuss the growth of the logging industry, specifically in relation to Seattle, and the resulting extension industries in the development of what is now our nations largest port city. I. The early industry: The laborers who sat idle during the fur trading off-season were of great concern to George Simpson, resident governor of the Hudson’s Bay Company in 1821. As he sat in his newly transferred building situated on
cruise vacationers while maintaining the market that already exists. There are numerous ways to go about this. Royal Caribbean is being creative in its methods. Generally, Key West is one of the most frequented ports of call. However, as Phillips (2005) states The Sentry is canceling 26 port calls next year, and the Rhapsody of the Seas normally goes every week while next year it will only go every other week. RCL has had the same schedule for a long time and now they want to try other things. This
The Fishing Industry in Gloucester Gloucester Massachusetts is known for its fishing industry. Over 1200 people’s jobs in Gloucester lay in the fishing industry. The fishing industry first derived when people from Europe came over looking for a better life. Gloucester is America’s oldest seaport, and now it is fighting to survive. Now with new rules, and diseases in the sea, the fishing industry will never be what it was decades ago. One of the earliest settlements, Gloucester, Massachusetts
QUANZHOU PORT Port of Quanzhou is a sea port with a complete facilities in Quanzhou city which is in the south eastern part of Fujian province, China. Quanzhou Port is more than 1,300 years and the world's largest port in the history. It is the only starting point of the maritime Silk Road recognized in the world. Due to the 541 km length of the coastline Quanzhou Port became one of the three major ports in Fujian Province. Historically, Quanzhou Port jurisdiction over the 4 Bays, 5 Ports, and 16
Quanzhou Port in ancient times known as the "Erythrina port" is the ancient Chinese maritime Silk Road starting point, the ancient Chinese world's largest port. Located in Quanzhou City, Jinjiang downstream of the southeast coastal harbor, north to Quanzhou Meizhou Bay in Australia, south to Quanzhou Wai Tau Bay Tongan District Lianhe. Port resources, the coastline of 541 km in length, is one of the three major ports in Fujian Province. The history of the four to sixteen Hong Kong famous in the world
productivity aspect. 2.0 Location According to the information of Matitime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), the strategic location will be the important element for the success of seaport. The strategic location of seaport can let the port have a well connection with global as transportation network, market accessibility, global meeting place and extensive communications network. Ports are heterogeneous, differing considerably, depending on their location, in the types of vessel
On May 31, 2018 at approximately 1445 hours, I was dispatched to the lobby of the Port Richey Police Department located at 6333 Ridge RD Port Richey, FL in reference to a domestic violence injunction violation. Upon my arrival, I made contact with the complainant, who was identified by her Florida identification card as Alice Lorraine Lindahl. Alice was with a witness, who was identified by his Florida identification card as David Carl Koorey. Alice advised she had an active DVI against Joe Martinez