The coupling of low-frequency oscillatory modes a harbor with horizontal motions moored ships can amplify the latter, causing operational and safety problems. objectives this study were to analyze infragravity waves their effect on ship motions; validate Wavelet Transform Analysis (WTA) method for studying port-ship resonance in Outer Port Punta Langosteira, Spain; climatic forcing downtimes. e...

the statesmen of the first pahlavi formulated strategies for the economic renovation based on the export potential. before that, the harbor of busher had a central place in foreign trade of the country due to having harbor infrastructure, proximity to economic centers and the fact that many merchants lived there. after the implementation of the new plan the khuzestan area became the main center...

archaeological evidence from islamic era reflects trade contacts and flourishing commerce in the persian gulf. indeed, some regional infrastructures surviving from sassanian times could have acted as the basis for these interactions. mahruban is one of the most important ports in the persian gulf with evidence of extensive trade contacts with such neighboring ports as basra, siniz and ganaveh o...

Ballast water (BW) is a major transport vector of exotic aquatic species and pathogenic microorganisms. The wide-ranging spread of toxigenic Vibrio cholerae O1 from harbor areas has been frequently ascribed to discharge of contaminated BW into eutrophic coastal environments, such as during the onset of the seventh cholera pandemic in South America in the early 1990s. To determine the microbiolo...

1 Key Laboratory of Coastal Disaster and Defence of Ministry of Education, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China 2 College of Harbor, Coastal and Offshore Engineering, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China 3 State Key Laboratory of Hydrology-Water Resources and Hydraulic Engineering, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China 4 Department of Port & Harbour Engineering, Myanmar Maritime Univers...

Protecting a harbor against intentional and accidental threats is extremely difficult. Harbors are not closed systems. Rather, they are focal points for the movement of people and cargo, both in land and on water. As such, threats can arise from many sources that range from the smuggling of illegal and dangerous goods to the placement of mines to damage or destroy shipping. To detect the many d...

The purpose of this paper is to discuss the resources, including operations and information technology that have contributed to the competitive position of the Port of Singapore. We present a detailed discussion of the Port and its resources, and analyze the case using the resource-based view of strategy. A firm with a competitive advantage excels in time, quality, or cost, or a combination of ...