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Showing 1 to 13 of 13 for “"Port infrastructure"”.
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Port Infrastructure Resilience through Combined Wind-Surge Demand Characterization
… States economy is reliant on maritime transportation for 70% of imports and exports. Structures that are integral to the operation of ports, such as cranes, are jeopardized when tropical storms approach land. While wind is the only environmental load used to design dockside container cranes, …
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Geospatial Assessment of Port Infrastructure and Computational Modeling of Coastal Disasters
… of 121 federally declared disasters per year. Ports are critical to every country because they allow for the transport of commodities through that country and even internationally. If a natural disaster were to strike a port that was not properly prepared, the port would not only suffer, but …
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Decision Making Analysis for an Integrated Risk Management Framework of Maritime Container Port Infrastructure and Transportation Systems
… (OSP) in container terminals and maritime ports. Three main sections are formulated in this study: Section 1: Risk Assessment, in the first phase, all HEs are identified through a literature review and human knowledge base and expertise. In the second phase, a Fuzzy Rule Base (FRB) is …
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Measuring the capacity of a port system : a case study on a Southeast Asian port
… develop and trade routes change, investment in port infrastructure is essential to maintain the necessary capacity for an efficiently functioning port system and to meet expected demand for all types of cargo. However, these largescale, expensive investments in long-term infrastructure assets …
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International Engagement and Performance of New Zealand Firms
… amongst firm performance, merchandise exporting and inward foreign direct investment. In Chapters 3 and 4, firm-level comparisons identify the types of firms that export and the factors driving those firms to expand into additional export markets and relationships. A range of determinants …
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Linking Mining and Infrastructure Development in Sub-Saharan Africa: Towards a Collaborative Framework for Sustainable Shared-Use of Rails and Ports Facilities for Minerals and Non-Minerals Activities
… an appropriately co-ordinated regime for infrastructure sharing facilities development and regulation in SSA that could be utilised by the various stakeholders involved in mining infrastructure related activities, as well as those not involved in mineral-related activities, to enable …
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Extreme weather disaster resilient port and waterway infrastructure for sustainable global supply chain
Global supply chain is largely dependent on seaports and marine terminals. Ports serve international cargo traffic for imports and exports. About 90% of the world’s goods are transported by sea and over 70% as containerized cargo ships. Coastal hurricanes/cyclones and rainfall flood disasters cause …
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Review of Transnet National Ports Marine Concrete Infrastructure Asset Management and Maintenance
The South African Ports are considered a key engine for the economic growth of the country for import and export trade as well as passenger ships. In order to provide such services, the ports' waterside / wet concrete assets are pivotal to the business as trade and travel are reliant on the …
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Review of current asset maintenance in South African ports and recommendations for smart port maintenance
Transnet National Ports Authority's (TNPA's) waterside infrastructure is key to facilitating safe port navigation and operations in South Africa. Conflicting information regarding the asset condition of TNPA's infrastructure provides a need for objective asset condition assessments and ratings …
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PROPOSTA DE MANUAL PARA SISTEMA DE GESTÃO INTEGRADA PORTUÁRIA
… and interested for the System Brazilian, larger Port knowledge, mechanisms of to develop him/it and to insert him/it to the world competitive scenery through contemporary administration tools of high level. Initially we accomplished a historical abbreviation that is going of the " invisible " …
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Complexity and fragility: an assessment of New Zealand trade relations
… credit availability, corruption perception and port infrastructure are the most significant factors influencing OECD countries’ participation. The second, third and fourth studies assess New Zealand trade relationships by investigating the duration and survival of imports and exports in multiple …
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Η ΕΞΕΛΙΞΗ ΤΟΥ ΛΙΜΑΝΙΟΥ ΤΟΥ ΠΕΙΡΑΙΑ ΚΑΙ Η ΕΠΙΔΡΑΣΗ ΤΟΥ ΣΤΗΝ ΟΙΚΟΝΟΜΙΚΗ ΑΝΑΠΤΥΞΗ ΤΗΣ ΕΥΡΥΤΕΡΗΣ ΠΕΡΙΟΧΗΣ ΤΟΥ ΠΕΙΡΑΙΑ ΑΠΟ ΤΟ 1835 ΩΣ ΤΟ 1985
… EXAMINATION OF THE PROBLEMS OF THE CITY AND THE PORTOF PIREUS ON THE BASIC OF THE HISTORICAL EVOLUTION AND THEIR INTERACTION. ASCERTAINMENT AND ANALYSIS OF THE ROLE OF THE TRADITIONAL PORT IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE WIDER PIREUS AREA. THE IMPACT OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF THE CITY IN FURTHER …
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Optimización de la unidad de explotación del concesionario operador de terminal de contenedores. Aplicación al sistema portuario español
… mundial medido a través del conjunto de exportaciones de bienes y servicios se estima en unos 17.000 millones de dólares, de los cuales el 81% corresponden a exportaciones de bienes. El 90% del comercio internacional se transporta por vía marítima ascendiendo a un volumen de 7.700 millones …