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  2. Jawaharlal Nehru Port - Wikipedia

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    Jawaharlal Nehru Port, also known as JNPT and Nhava Sheva Port, is the second largest container port in India after Mundra Port. [4] [5] Operated by the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust Authority (JNPTA), it is located on the eastern shores of Arabian Sea in Navi Mumbai, Raigad district, Maharashtra.

  3. Barracks ship - Wikipedia

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    US Navy barracks ship APL-61 in 2003. A barracks ship or barracks barge or berthing barge, or in civilian use accommodation vessel or accommodation ship, is a ship or a non-self-propelled barge containing a superstructure of a type suitable for use as a temporary barracks for sailors or other military personnel.

  4. Berth allocation problem - Wikipedia

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    discrete vs. continuous berthing space, static vs. dynamic vessel arrivals, static vs. dynamic vessel handling times, and; variable vessel arrivals. In the discrete problem, the quay is viewed as a finite set of berths. In the continuous problem, vessels can berth anywhere along the quay and the majority of research deals with the former case.

  5. Global Terrorism Index - Wikipedia

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    A world map indicating the GTI by country (2016) The fourth edition of Global Terrorism Index was published in November 2016. The study covered analysis of 163 countries. Overall, the global GTI score decreased by six per cent. In 2015, the number of deaths from terrorism decreased by ten percent, the first decline since 2010.

  6. Adani Ports & SEZ - Wikipedia

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    Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Limited (APSEZ) is an Indian multinational port operator and logistics company, part of Adani Group. [9] [10] APSEZ is India's largest private port operator with a network of 12 ports and terminals, including India's first port-based SEZ at Mundra and the first deep water transshipment port at Thiruvananthapuram.

  7. USS Mercer (APL-39) - Wikipedia

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    Mercer, a barracks ship built on an LST hull, commenced her career of berthing and messing large numbers of naval personnel at New York on 7 November 1945. Transferred to the Inactive Fleet in January 1946, for their first few days after they arrived in New York in March 1946 she served as quarters for the newly assigned 79 member Marine security detachment for the United Nations Organization ...

  8. Chennai Port - Wikipedia

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    A 335 m (1,099 ft) iron-screw pile pier capable of berthing larger vessels was built perpendicular to the shore in 1861. [26] However, the storms of 1868 and 1872 made the initial piers inoperative. In 1875, Edward VII laid the foundation stone for a new port, [8] and the masonry work for L-shaped breakwaters was started in 1876. The northern ...

  9. Cabin (ship) - Wikipedia

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    A cabin or berthing is an enclosed space generally on a ship or an aircraft. A cabin which protrudes above the level of a ship's deck may be referred to as a deckhouse . Sailing ships