In most countries in the world, practically all imports and exports are done by sea. Maritime transport requires port facilities to facilitate the interchange with land transport or interior navigation. Thus, efficient ...

Every port is unique. Although all ports exist for the same basic purpose (to act as an interface in the transfer from one mode of transport to another), no two are ever organized in the same way.Ports may be classified ...

For a modal shift from road to inland waterway transportation, a new transportation service in the West German canal network, which is located in the hinterland of the Belgian, Dutch, and German seaports and between their ...

Descripiton on the back of the postcard: "Ariel [sic] View of the General Post Office and Docks on Wrightson Road, Port-of-Spain."

The image attached to this used postcard is the United States Embassy which is located around the Queen's Park Savannah at the corner of Marli Street in Port of Spain. Postcard number DT-77851-B.

The external trade of a country is closely linked with its geographical location, with the transport services that cover the distance to markets, and the ports through which that trade passes. Recent advances in maritime ...

Governments of the ECLAC region have promulgated labour regimes which support port workers' desire for stable wages and job security, isolate them from market signals and create cargo-handling monopolies. The advent of a ...

The state of Bahia, has one of the largest ports complexes in Brazil, formed bypublic Ports, terminals for private use, among which one specialized in container with a capacity of around 530 thousand TEUs per year. In turn, ...