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The International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code is an amendment to the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) Convention (1974/1988) on Maritime security including minimum security arrangements for ships, ports and government agencies. Having come into force in 2004, it prescribes responsibilities to governments, shipping companies ...
The Port Reception Facility Database (PRFD) went online 1 March 2006, as a module of the IMO Global Integrated Shipping Information System (GISIS). The database logs data on reception facilities detailing each category of ship-generated waste.
The port is situated 12 nautical miles (22 km) from the international shipping lane. It has 3.09 km 2 (763 acres) of land within the port area and a 4.5 km shoreline facing the Straits of Johor. The port has 5 jetties and 2 cargo wharfs. [1]
With these facilities, the port operated 1.4 million tons of cargo in 1911. [6] Between the two World Wars, the port was equipped with a corn drier and a floating dock; a new building for the port administration was built and a stock exchange was established. In 1937, the amount of cargo handled was 6,200,000 tonnes (6,100,000 long tons ...
The port would improve existing facilities, and acquire land from General Motors, which is closing its Antwerp factory. Unlike the Port of Rotterdam, which has been able to expand westwards along the river Maas to Europoort and extend into the North Sea with Maasvlakte , Antwerp has little scope for further westward expansion.
It is the fourth nationwide port in freight traffic behind Algeciras, Valencia and Barcelona. [2] [3] It occupies the eighth place in relation to the number of cruises. [2] 60% of exports and the 80% of imports from the Region of Murcia are made through the port of Cartagena. [4] More than 40% of the tourism that Cartagena receives is made by ...
Large-sized port, also known as ANGOLA. [1] The port is located in the Luanda Bay, which is separated from the Atlantic Ocean by the island of Luanda. [2] The largest port in the country and the main import and export terminal for long-haul cargo in the nation. [3] Port of Namibe: Namibe Province: Moçâmedes
Limassol's New Port is now the principal seaport of the island. This was largely a result of the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974 leaving the Port of Famagusta within occupied territory and inaccessible. [4] Cyprus is an established player in the shipping industry. [5] The city of Limassol is a centre for numerous global shipping companies.