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  2. Shiplift - Wikipedia

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    Whereas "shiplift" is the word that is normally used, the term used by Lloyd's register is "Mechanical Lift Dock". There are two different kinds of platform design, the articulated and the rigid. [1] The articulated platform has hinged connections between the main and the longitudinal beams. A rigid platform, the beams are bolted or welded ...

  3. Kirby Corporation - Wikipedia

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    Kirby Corporation, headquartered in Houston, Texas is the largest tank barge operator in the United States, transporting bulk liquid products throughout the Mississippi River System, on the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, along all three U.S. Coasts, and in Alaska and Hawaii.

  4. ArcBest - Wikipedia

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    As of June 2021, ArcBest and its subsidiaries operated over 240 facilities in North America. [12] The company ranked fifteenth on Transport Topics Top 100 For-Hire carriers list for 2020 with over 4,000 company-owned tractors, over 22,000 trailers, and 83 straight trucks in its fleet.

  5. Roll-on/roll-off - Wikipedia

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    Roll-on/Roll-off car carrying ship being boarded by articulated haulers at the Port of Baltimore RoRo ports and inland waterways of the United States. Roll-on/roll-off (RORO or ro-ro) ships are cargo ships designed to carry wheeled cargo, such as cars, motorcycles, trucks, semi-trailer trucks, buses, trailers, and railroad cars, that are driven on and off the ship on their own wheels or using ...

  6. Economy of Houston - Wikipedia

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    The economy of Houston is based primarily on the energy industry, particularly oil.However, health care, biomedical research, and aerospace also constitute large sectors. In 2021, the gross domestic product (GDP) of the Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land metropolitan statistical area (MSA) was 537 U.S. dollars billion, the fourth-largest of any metro area in the United States. [1]

  7. JPMorgan Chase Tower (Houston) - Wikipedia

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    However, flying glass debris must be entirely governed by drag and lift forces that overcome gravity for a considerable time period. Also, the high-wind-speed-in-confined-spaces theory is not entirely justified since the height of damage seen in the tower exceeded too significantly the height of the Chase Center parking garage next to the tower.

  8. Denver Harbor, Houston - Wikipedia

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    Denver Harbor is a historic community located in eastern Houston, Texas, United States near the Houston Ship Channel. The community, bounded by Wallisville Road, the Union Pacific Railroad , and the Port Terminal Railroad Association , was first settled in the 1890s and platted in 1911 and 1913. [ 1 ]

  9. Houston Metro - Wikipedia

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    Houston Gardens Kashmere Transit Center East Houston Mesa Transit Center I-610 Service Rd, Wallisville Rd, Oates Rd, E Houston Rd 14.9 miles (24.0 km) 144,803 98 Briargate Central Southwest Hiram Clarke Transit Center Fondren Gardens Missouri City Park & Ride Fuqua St, Fondren Rd 7.4 miles (11.9 km) 87,790 99 Ella – FM 1960 Acres Homes