Essays on Port

The average American requires a yearly movement of 57 tons of cargo to cater for all of their activities. In 2016, the freight transportation system handled nearly 16 billion tons of raw materials and consumer goods. All this movement is vital in supporting economic activities around the country. All the shipments including fresh produce, express packages among others require an extensive system comprising millions of vehicles supported by sophisticated information technology and managed by a big labor force. The USA is the largest consumer market in the world thus a need for a robust system to oversee the movement ...

According to the statistics of 2014, the population of Clallam County is estimated at 72,715 (Vleming). It is of particular importance for the economy and further development of the region to increase its population, not only in quantity but also in ethnic diversity. Relevant data demonstrates that the population of the county rose only to 1.8 percent (Vleming) during the four-year period whereas the populace on the county in general expanded to 5.0 percent (Vleming) over the same period. Speaking about the biggest city, Port Angeles, its rate of population growth reached only 1.1 percent after April 2010 ( ...

Interprocess communication (IPC) is a group of programming interfaces which enable a software developer or programmer to coordinate different tasks and activities among different program operations which execute simultaneously in the operating system. IPC enables a program to handle many user requests at the same time. An user request results in execution of multiple processes in the operating system. The processes must communicate with one other to carry out their tasks. The interfaces of IPC aids in communication,data exchange among the different processes. There are advantages and disadvantages present in every method of IPC. A single program can ...

I. Physical Network Design

Introduction

A. Network Topology Business Needs In order to complete the needed full-time assignment efficiently and effectively, the University of Maryland University College will need a system in addition to tools to help the student attain their objectives. This entails new office space, a library, classrooms and computer labs will be able to achieve this capacity and optimize student learning potential

Proposed Topology

In order to plan for the facility of the network, I am proposing a star network topology for the facilities networking. This kind of network infrastructure is considered expensive due to numerous network devices that ...

Pinewood Toronto Studios

Pinewood Toronto Studios is both a film and television studio complex based in Toronto State, Ontario, Canada. The studios operate both locally and internationally in the two field’s film and television industries. Its services include video shooting, music, and video production and airing of televisions shows to its clients. Pinewood Toronto Studios also have on-site media hub, 18 purposes built sound stages, workshop, TV studios, full-service post facility and black lots used for outdoor filming with a big land of natural forests. All these features of the studios integrate to make it a world-class production studio. The studio ...

Recently, there has been a dramatic increase in the number of maritime employment disputes (Washington 844). My client wants to terminate her employment contract with Barbossa and return to Port Royal, something that has been opposed by her employer. I am initiating a lawsuit against Barbossa on behalf of my client for the following reasons. Barbossa has failed to honor international maritime employment policies, which are clearly stipulated in the employment contract (Donn 35). This has made Elizabeth to grow disillusioned with her job on the Pearl. Refusal by the company to terminate her contract violates her rights all ...

In each of the following situations, please select which mode of transportation studied this week would be the most advantageous. Explain your answer. [8A, 8B, 8C]

Sending 350 40-foot containers from Shanghai, China to Los Angeles, California.

Maritime transport is the best for these kinds of shipments because ships can fill a given container or what is known as full container load (FCL) (Rushton, Croucher, & Baker, 2014, p. 391). Additionally, container ships can accommodate stackable cargo, which will be prepared using a stowage plan (Rushton, Croucher, & Baker, 2014, p. 393). There is also the possibility of reduced damage in products, which may be caused when using other types of cargoes. ...

America was beginning to become a powerful and vital nation in the world in the twentieth century. Power was based on the assumption that Americans felt the abundant life, which was a promise to the world along with the concept and experience of freedom. However, freedom was not experienced by everyone at home in America. Black people felt oppressed and marginalized all the days of their life. In the 1920s, America was beginning to grab attention in the international scene. Europe was fading, while America was appearing as a dominant nation. However, this is not because of the popularity ...

Raman spectroscopy is dependent on scattering of light. When light interacts with matter, energy exchange can take place through absorption, simulated emission, Raman scattering or spontaneous emission. In Raman scattering, the emitted photons have less energy and lower frequency in comparison with the absorbed photons. Some energy of the emitted photons is transferred to the molecules. Raman spectroscopy is a method which collects the chemical fingerprints associated with molecules. Every molecule has different levels of vibrational energy and the emitted photons experience shift in their wavelengths. The wavelength shifts are collected,examined and analyzed for sample identification. Raman spectroscopy ...

Introduction

The increasing use of electronic devices like mobiles and laptop has necessitated the constant supply of power. A power bank is increasingly becoming a ‘must have’ for people on the move. Kazam Mobile, the startup mobile company has come up with its Kazam Power Bank (KPB) which can power the batteries in use in mobiles and laptops. This report starts with the corporate objectives of Kazam. This is followed by a market overview of the power bank market in the UK. An internal and external audit of the market would be presented thereafter. The assumptions for the power bank ...

Introduction

Contemporary business environment makes companies compete in new, creative and more innovative ways, which enable sustainable competitive advantage through intangible assets. While some time ago, radical and breakthrough innovation could guarantee the leading position of the company, the reality of today’s business illustrates the ease of imitability of physical assets and tangible resources. Recognizing the need to differentiate itself through human capital, transition knowledge and unique proposition to the clients, companies more and more focus on flexibility and adaptability to the external market requirements and constantly changing customer expectations. With the above in mind, the investment I technology ...

Reply 1

Indeed nothing truer can be said about the importance of security in a computer network. Unlike the world of past years, nowadays most companies store their sensitive information on their computer networks and the cloud which exposes them to potential data security threats (Kaufman 2009). Loss of such information can be overly costly for the company and as such wins security the top priority in the list of considerations for a good computer network design. While other aspects of the network such as the convenience of using the network also do count, the losses one is likely to suffer ...

Introduction

Networks and computer systems are imperative to establishments in the present age. They have managed to simplify sending and receiving of information and colossal data processing over very short time periods. However, they are always facing threats and attacks from hackers. Dangers to the computing environment, network, and the database comes from everywhere. In such a high stake facility, it is critical to ensure that the main threats are identified and mitigated. The major threats can come from three areas: the physical installation, the users, and malicious attacks. The five top threats to the new network will be the ...

a. Discuss the risks associated with Penetration Testing and steps necessary to minimize the risk to both the tester and client. Penetration testing is used to discover any security risk present in an application or program. The risks of Penetration Testing are unknowingly gaining unauthorized access to an application which can harm a client’s security, and the tester may also be exposed to any kind of security glitch. It can also mean the loss of data or data being leaked out and in the case of a life-saving equipment; it may result in loss of life. The risks ...

Company Overview

GasLog Ltd. is an international firm engaged in managing, operating, and owner of the LNG carriers that includes a fully owned fleet of 22 carriers (Reuters). The company primarily operating in the liquefied natural gas market by providing worldwide maritime transportation including technical ship management services to five of the LNG carriers owned by third-party subsidiaries. The company’s corporate office is located at Rue Du Ga, Monaco, and currently trading in New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol GLOG after being incorporated in 2006 (Reuters). The discussion aims to analyze the GasLog Ltd. in terms of financial ...

Visual Impact Assessment- Airport Terminal

The consequences of visual transportation projects may either be a short or long term. The short-term impacts include visual degradation of debris, equipment, and staging the construction zone (Sinha & Labi, 2011). However, the facilities for construction influence the entire quality of the area through additional of physical elements on the landscape. The potential view catchment where there will be a visibility of the new airport terminal should extend longer distances to offer a direct view of the port due to the partial and complete screening effects of different elements of the landscape. According to the anticipation on the visibility, ...

 Fire Alarm Monitoring- contact Datawatch and have them change status to “testing” during any inspection or anything that could trigger the fire alarm. Fire Alarm Out of Service: Datawatch is the facilitator for fire alarm services in the building. The code of building is 966, and the contact number of Datawatch service center is 240-683-6520. He will take few minutes to come and resolve all the issues related to fire alarm without charging any additional amount as it is a free service.  Roof Leaks- Call Firestone. We use Tecta America as the company that provides the service. Our warranty ...

MANAGEMENT OF CISCO INTERNETWORK

Introduction With the advancement in modern technology in the area of microelectronics and computing there is the attendant need to share information, making information and communication the hallmark of the digital age. This development has necessitated the need to interconnect various networked electronic devices in a manner that would permit exchange of information and sharing other resources. These networked devices are mainly computers and other similar technological gadgets that make information processing possible. At the heart of this need is Cisco Systems which designs technologies and manufactures devices that enable the interconnection of networked devices for the purpose of ...

The Ford Company was relatively new in the Automobile sector in the Chinese economy at the time of its incorporation in the country in the year 1995. With the growing market in automobiles, luxury and otherwise, the Company has successfully been able to occupy its share in the market, and the said share continues to grow as the automobile market grows in a size bigger than it already is. Unfortunately, the future for the company could take either of two directions where only one is for the better. The more pessimistic possibility arises in the face of the territorial ...

Part 1

Information gathering is a significant part of the hacking process given that it presents the hacker with the crucial information and knowledge about the target organization. Foot printing and port scanning are some of the initial stages and processes of hacking. Foot printing entails all the processes of information gathering about the target organization (Lyon, 2009). Hackers use different methods and source of information to collect crucial information about the target organization. Some of the sources of information include; the target organization’s website, company directories, Google hacking, alternative websites, social engineering and USENETS. The information gathered through foot ...

1. Historical evolution of Mumbai Mumbai has a long history of evolution that spans for 1000 years. In 1343 the cluster of seven islands was controlled by the Sultanate of Gujarat, and later in 1534 following Portugal invasion, the area was converted into a trading center (The British Library Board). The Portuguese coined the term Bom Bahia, meaning ‘the good bay’, and developed dwelling units, factories as well as ship building yards in the Island cluster, which later became known as Bombay (The British Library Board). With the establishment of East India Company, the British ousted Portuguese, and used ...

<Please Enter Name> <Please Enter University> A light tracking system was created to search for the brightest spot in the room and display its location from a reference point on a liquid crystal display (LCD). The system comprised a microcontroller, servo motor, two phototransistors, a universal asynchronous receiver/transmitter (UART), an LM358 operational amplifier, battery and battery holder, LCD, and associated wiring.

Methods

The microcontroller was programmed to direct the servo motor to search the room within 180 degrees, and to continue in search mode, until the brightest light was detected by the phototransistors within two feet of the ...

Successful planning, construction, and completion of a large scale project like the one undertaken for completing the One World Trade Center is not easy since it requires a strategic focus on the construction plans in a realistic manner. Project leaders need to give external reviewers an opportunity to have an outside view of the whole project and suggest ways that can ensure completion within the stipulated time while avoiding deviations from the initial budget. The delays experienced during the construction of the Freedom Tower create the impression of how ineffective functional operations can lead to major changes in designs ...

Introduction

Windows operating systems provide certain advantages over other operating systems in specific environments. However, for certain operations such as those required by Linx LLC new research and development group, a new version of Linux operating system triumphs Windows operating system. It is imperative to point out that Microsoft no longer offers support for Windows XP operating systems. Also, it is worth noting that the new research and development group for Linx LLC has several computers and systems running and operating on Windows XP. Given the lack of support by Microsoft in addition to other factors such as security issues ...

1) Download a copy of Kali Linux from this site: https://www.kali.org/downloads/ *Grab the correct version for your computer and virtual machine 2) After you have setup your VM with the following parameters – 2 CPUs, 2048MB ram, 20GB HD, and let networking as the default, link the Kali ISO and start the VM. 3) Install the distribution if you like or you can run it as a live drive. (Hint—if you run it as a live drive you will need to hand write your results as the live version will not save results for you) 4) First—open the ...

Exit Partner Analysis: Schneider Company

Brief Summary and History of Schneider Company Schneider Company is one of the largest trucking firms in America. The company was started in 1935 after Al Schneider sold his car to buy the first truck. The company provides a range of services that include intermodal, truckload and logistics. Schneider deals with different solutions that include expedited, bulk, dedicated, long haul, supply chain management, cross dock logistics, regional, intermodal and port logistics (Muller, 2012). The company was privately owned by members of Schneider and was a small player until 1980s when the industry of trucking was deregulated. During this time, ...

The use of electronic patient record systems and their associated information applications has received considerable political support over the past decade. For example, in the United States, health care informatics was a primary component in the presidential campaigns of both Senators Barrack Obama and John McCain (Hoffman and Podgurski, 2008). Accordingly, after Obama was elected to the seat, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act was passed in 2009. This law is traditionally referred to as the “Stimulus Bill”. In the following year after it was implemented, the Unite States government invested $148 billion in the health care of which ...

Summary of the Dubai Reading

Kazim (2010) wrote a historical article about Dubai, tracing the economic steps of this important city from the early XIX to the beginning of the XXI century.

Dubai in the Early Colonial Period (1820-1945)

Kazim reports that the British took over the area known as the Trucial Emirates (the current United Arab Emirates, UAE) with the destruction of the Al-Qawasin, an Arab mercantile group, in the 1820s (Kazim, 2010, pg. 75). The British leveled the existing key mercantile cities, took over the ports and established their colonialism, which contained the trade only within the British Empire. This was a harsh blow to a region which traded ...

More than 95% of the imports of U.S arrive by ship. According to the information provided by the U.S department of transportation, global foreign trade has increased by 35%. To accommodate the increased volume of goods, shipbuilders are making larger ship. To accommodate such large ship, Panama City decided to expand the Panama Canal port. The Panama Canal connects the Caribbean Sea to the Pacific Ocean. This canal is the main source of income for the Republic of Panama. The port faces competition from U.S ports and Suez Canal Port. The ports along the eastern cost of U.S are ...

Is Wal-Mart Good for America?

1-How has Wal-Mart changed the power relationship between retailers and manufacturers? Give examples from the documentary. Wal-Mart has had an enormous impact on American producers. In the film Is Wal-Mart Good for America, narrator talks about “the revolution” in the relationship between retailers and manufacturers that took place in the USA when Wal-Mart decided to cooperate with foreign suppliers. In the past manufacturers determined what to produce and at what price to sell their products. However, Wal-Mart that heavily relies on the economies of scale was able to overcome the old “push-production” system and now successfully dictates suppliers and ...

Literature Review

Abstract Innovations and modifications that produce cost reductions and enhance performance have driven the evolution of the classic solid rocket and the liquid bipropellant rocket into hybrid models that integrate the predominant solid and liquid model features into more sensical, more economical fabrications of design. The commercial spacecraft demands for aerospace propulsion have also evolved to include a market for environmentally sustainable hybrid rocket engines that has yet to fully mature to the Technology Readiness Level (TRL). Numerical modeling has been used as a tool to test the feasibility of new solid fuel types. ABS has been considered as ...

“Student’s Name”

“Institution Affiliation” “Instructor’s Name” “Date” Abstract Libratone intends to expand into Brazil introducing its two unique Zipp Speakers that use new technology. Because market entry is not an easy thing, it becomes necessary to investigate economic conditions that favor and challenge entry decision. Further, once economic conditions are determined, a marketing approach to facilitate entry and penetration is required. In this study, market conditions in relations to economic environment of Brazil are investigated. The study establishes that Brazil presents favorable macro-economic factors such as high growth economy and stubborn inflation that guarantee sustainability and profitability of the company. ...

Question One

The two factors for delay include; propagation and serialization. Propagation is the amount of time taken before data can travel at the speed of light from the data source to the destination. Serialization is the process of converting data stored from bytes into a stream of bits that can be transmitted over the networks.

Question Two

One of the causes of packet jitter is the congestion in the IP network. The other reasons include route changes, and timing drift.

Question Three

Making use of a jitter buffer will help reduce the delays in the packet delivery. The applications consuming the packets in the ...

Section

The Bidding Charterparty invited tenders for the construction of a new cruise-liner, to be called the Ocean Carpathia. Donelly was invited to tender. However, the person responsible for receiving tenders left work early.

ISSUE: WON Donelly Brothers can compel recognition of its bid? HELD: Yes

DISCUSSION: Similar to the case of Blackpool v Blackpool, it is the duty of the entity requesting for bids to inspect all those which have been submitted. In the case at bar, MC Donelly was actually able to submit its bid on time. It is not the fault of the bidder that their documents were not received in time, as it was the responsibility of the ...

Fire systems are designed for different services such as to warn people of fires, to stop fires, to create a safe environment for people in a fire among other reasons. The installation of these system depends on the buildings and occupants or the kind of materials in the buildings such as flammable liquids or electronic devices. The selection of these systems should meet the set standards by the different fire-related organisations. The following is a look at some of the fire and prevention systems.

Standpipe System

Standpipe systems are a number of pipes that connect a water supply to hose connections. ...

The WW1 erupted in the year 1914 and continued for about four years. The main participating countries were from Europe, N. America, Middle East, as well as other nations. The war was fought between two alliances, that is, the Central Powers versus the Allies. The Central Powers majorly comprised Germany, Turkey, as well as Austria-Hungary while the Allies was made up of France, Russia, Japan, Great Britain, Italy, as well as the U.S, which joined later in 1917 towards the end of the war. The WW1 was unique in its nature, marked with mass human killings, property destruction, as ...

Introduction:

Outsourcing is a cost saving practice in which one company provides different goods and services to another company. It is used by different companies to transfer some portions of work to outside suppliers instead of completing it internally. It describes the strategic use of outside resources to perform organization's internal activities. It help the companies to get more skills and expertise from outside suppliers. Outsourcing is an act of acquiring products or services from an outside company that is known as vendor or supplier. The history of outsourcing is embedded with a history of the growth of modern technology ...

The battles of the two coalitions during World War II deployed on the space of the four basis theaters of war: the Pacific, the Mediterranean, the West European and the Eastern ones, with the Pacific playing the role of the primary battleground that witnessed the great sea battles between the Japanese and Allies. Apart from Nazi Germany, Military Japan also had expansionist plans in its strategy during WWII. As long as in 1931 it made an attempt to occupy Manchuria and North China, as well as the invasion into the depth of China in 1937 (Japanese Conquest). The expansion ...

Introduction

The question that comes to mind is what is Trojan horse? Trojan horse is stated to be a malicious program that looks harmless however, it is used to hack into people’s computers. The term Trojan horse is derived from Trojan War a Greek mythology (Christensson, 2006). The myth talks about the wooden horse that was pulled by the people from Troy. The legend claims that inside the horse there were Greek soldiers in it who emerged at night and seized the city. This fact can be observed from the program where a person installs the application unaware that ...

The Opium Wars and Taiping Rebellion shook Qing China. Two armed conflicts between China and the states of West, known as the "Opium Wars" (1839-1842 and 1858-1860), led to a terrible Chinese national disgrace, completely loss of political independence and the separation of China to zones of influence between foreign powers. At first, the casus belli was closure of the vast China market for countries of West. All the foreign states were forced to market only to certain Chinese companies situated at the port area in the Guangdong Province, without possibility of trade within the city, this caused artificial ...

Describe the different courses of the Revolutionary War in New England, the middle colonies, and the South. What role did the battles in each region play in the eventual American victory? The American Revolutionary War was characterized by three phases being the New England phase, the middle colonies phase, and the Southern phase, which took place between 1775 and 1783 (Grossberg & Tomlins, 2008). New England colonies consisted of 13 colonies, which included Rhode Island colonies, Massachusetts, Providence Plantation, and New Hampshire among others. France attempted on several occasions to colonize New England but failed. New England, mainly carried out ...

The Modern period from the late 19th to the early phase of the 20th century served as the catalyst for the beginning of avant-garde works of different artists whose works isolated their styles from the rest of the artistic movements that emerged in the previous eras. These new designs spearheaded the development of the comic book art wherein the iconography of the subjects attempted to portray the real world yet in an animated way without closely resembling the reality. The artists who popularized these method includes Andy Warhol, Robert Rauschenberg, and Larry Rivers each of the defined the early ...

The hierarchy of politics is a complex subject of principle. At the start of human civilization it is inevitable that the existence of politics is needed. The basic structure of society needs leadership. Politics is there to serve as the science of governance. However, there are many different views on how to govern a certain society. Moreover, there are also different views on how to perceive democracy. It has been one of the hottest topics nowadays. Obviously, it is intertwined with the view on what to do with the current situation of politics. Conservative and liberal are one those ...

REPORT NUMBER 3

PRACTICAL 3: LOGIC GATE CHARACTERISTICS The report presented is the sole work of the author. None of this report is plagiarised (in whole or part) from a fellow student's work, or from any un-referenced outside source. PRACTICAL 3: LOGIC GATE CHARACTERISTICS

AIM:

INTRODUCTION: This experiment is about the hardware implementation and analysis of the operation of TTL and CMOS logic gates. The type of logic gate tested in this experiment is the inverter. The TTL inverter logic gate is the 74LS04 Hex Inverter; the CMOS inverter logic gate is the 74C04 Hex Inverter . In the analysis part, the TTL and ...

Islamic State of Iraq and Syria

Background The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) is a terrorist group that was formerly known as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). The group gained ground during and after the Syrian civil war between 2012 and 2014 where they got new recruits and resources (Wood, 2015). The group had close ties to Al-Qaeda that is another terror organization and was officially formed in April 2013 from it. Since then, ISIS has broken ranks with Al-Qaeda and has become one of the main jihadist organizations fighting the Iraqi and Syrian governments. The group also took ...

Historiography about how the U.S. and Germany went from allies to enemies from 1871-1918

Introduction Today, the German and the US diplomatic relations are becoming more solid that it was initially in the entire of Europe. The USis beginning to have confidence that they can establish a lasting diplomatic relationship with Germany after their long separation since the World War II. It has not been an easy journey for both countries as historical scholars have studied. The two countries share the same level of enthusiasm and western civilization despite the difference in geographic location. It is also interesting to ...

Tata Steel UK – Port Talbot

Introduction This paper entails a critical analytical review of a business entity which operates in the United Kingdom and which has recently encountered operational difficulties that have necessitated the formulation of a solution from a strategic management stand point. The business entity which will be evaluated in this paper is Tata Steel, which has vast interests across the United Kingdom as well as in other parts of the globe. The paper will analyze the problems that the entity currently faces as well as propose viable solutions that will lead to the resolution of these operating issues going forward.

Tata Steel UK Background

The ...

Introduction

The hydrographic printing is a technology with more than twenty years where a printed layer is transferred to a surface using an immersion process. In 1992 was registered the first patent for the technology and currently there are important companies in United States of America and Germany that have important experience in this field. There is a project to install a hydrographic service in Kuwait to offer the service inside the country taking the advantage to be the only company in the country to offer the service. The characteristics of Kuwait give competitive advantages to develop the business in ...

One of the main points of interest that seems to stick out in Season 2 episode 1 of The Wire is the expansion of the plot to involve not only the characters, which were introduced in the first season, but to inform the audience of an underlying condition upon which the series will be built. This is the decay of the American working class. Within the show, the city of Baltimore is shown to have moved towards servicing rather than manufacturing. This is an important idea to understand in regards to how the episode is presented and the considerations ...

Organizational change is about revising and amending management structures . Organizations must adjust to make it against larger opponents. In order to be better than the competition, organizations need to look for ways to do things more resourcefully. Change should not be feared. It should be viewed as a step to ensure success. An organization’s change drivers include the competitive surroundings, new technologies, consumer request, economic situations and government policy actions . Outsourcing and virtual collaboration are made possible with the Internet. There are regulations that are imposed by the government that can force an organization to implement change. When ...

The oil on canvas “Rocks at Belle -Isle” by Claude Monet is currently featured in the online catalog in the Art Institute of Chicago. The Institute keeps on featuring different artists time to time displaying a variety of art forms (Rocks at Port-Goulphar, Belle-Île 188). Claude Monet, the famous impressionist painter, was born in Paris on November 14 in the year 1840. Monet was the founder of French Impressionist paintings; the term was taken from his painting Titled “Impression, Sunrise”. The paper will discuss and analyze the magnificent and strikingly beautiful artwork “Rocks at Belle –Isle” by him ...

Stage One: Initial Settlement and Growth

Siu Hoi Wan is located in the southern part of Canton, and has been populated by Cantonese-speaking Han people known as the Hakka since this time. Initially settled in 206 BC during the Qin Dynasty, the area has been occupied since (Van Dyke). The Hakka found Siu Hoi Wan, or “little bay,” to be largely protected from the worst of the typhoons that annually strike the southern regions of China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. Because of the historical infighting that existed between the different city-states, the people of Siu Hoi Wan found the area to be particularly helpful in ...

Intermodal Containers

Introduction The intermodal container is one of the most common sights in ports, harbors and docks. It is so common that its importance and significance to modern logistics is often overlooked. But despite the seemingly simple design of intermodal containers, its universal usefulness in transporting goods could not be undermined that it can be considered as one of the most important development in the field of transportation and logistics. Despite its importance in commerce and logistics, the intermodal container is also at risk of being utilized by the lawless elements of society. Without proper security, containers can be used ...

Convergence of Transportation Congestion and Security at U.S. seaports

Introduction

The convergence of transport congestion and security at U.S sea ports is quite alarming. Prevalent transport congestion tends to restrain operations at the marine depots. The shipping companies are forced to interrupt the regular loading and offloading of cargo vessels for either night or weekend shifts. Occasional traffic congestion block the berths and the inbound ships find themselves stacked up leading to a delay of transportation of cargo loads. U.S sea ports security has been viewed as an important subject by the U.S homeland security. The Bureau of Customs and ...

A telephonic interview was conducted with a senior technician working in the Boeing manufacturing unit in the Greater Charleston metro area regarding the economic growth of the metropolis and future prospects for the industry. The interview was conducted with the aim of getting ground knowledge of the conditions in the city and what officials of the government feel are the reasons for the current state of affairs and what improvements can be made in the short-term and medium-term future. The questions focused on getting detailed information regarding the main drivers of the economy, industry and employment in the region, ...

Introduction

Natural disasters are known to have an undesirable effect on humanity. The aftermath of such occurrences is often characterized by mass suffering and dependency on human aid for the victims to survive. All over the world, there are many organizations that play a significant role in ensuring victims receive the necessary support. Different types of disasters present various kinds of challenges. It is upon these lines that humanitarian support is structured. To mount a successful humanitarian aid, there is need to understand the unique challenges involved and structure tailor-made solutions. For earthquakes, a number of challenges have been reported. ...

Critical Thinking

The 1803 purchase of Louisiana from France had a profound effect on America; it not only changed the geography of the country but also its social, political and economic pillars. The purchase, which occurred during the term of President Thomas Jefferson, had the effect of almost doubling the landmass of America (Fleming, 46). It would be interesting to evaluate America's continental and global position had the purchase not taken place. This is especially the case given that the country would have had access to the Gulf of Mexico hence denying farmers on the frontier an opportunity to engage in ...

Rome brought light to the darkest and the most barbaric places of the world, and if and when it did, these were areas that posed value to the strategic interests of the empire rather than be regions that needed civilizing. Britain was the island whose unique geography allowed founding a city serving the imperial interests well. Its conquest improved the image of the empire as a formidable force to reckon with and enhanced the reputation of the emperor. Furthermore, the introduction of religious and cultural buildings into Londinium served the ideological purpose of exposing the new subjects to the ...

Essay on Supply Chain and How to Improve.

Essay on supply chain and how to improve it Description of case company (Coca-Cola South Africa) Coca-Cola Fortune (CCF) has been operating in South Africa since 2002 as a franchise and is one of certified soft drink bottle. The Company operates from Port Elisabeth. The company has five production plants located at Port Elisabeth, Polokwane, Nelspruit, Bloemfontein, and Port Shepstone. It has a large number of workers from the diverse ethnicities of South Africa that creates an energetic, vigorous and challenging workplace. I visited Port Elizabeth during an industrial class visit where I observed the following. The company produces ...

The forcible removal and transportation of millions of African men and women to the Americas took place for over three centuries starting in the mid 1400’s and ending in the late 1800’s. The importation and enslavement of Africans resulted in great economic growth as well as a resettling of the American Continents. An estimated 6.5 million people came to the Western Hemisphere. 83 percent of the people arriving were African slaves. The slave trade sets the precedence for capitalism. This was because the labor of the slaves generated great wealth for businesses in America and Europe. The ...