Journal of Political Studies‚ Vol. 19‚ Issue - 2‚ 2012‚ 57:69 Strategic Importance of Gwadar Port Hasan Yaser Malik ♣ Abstract The pragmatic facets like geography and history have always imprinted the demographical mosaic and development of a civilisation. The civilisations have always developed along the waters. The waters have been used as trade route since long and the modern trade has further enhanced the need of trade through waters. Pakistan being a gateway to the strategically
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Case Study DUBAI DUTY FREE Discuss the economics of duty free shops. Elaborate the history of Dubai and the reasons for the strategic shift from trade to tourism. Analyse the prerequisites for establishing duty free shops. Dubai was a colonization of fishing originally. A branch of Bani Yas’s tribe of the oasis of Liwa directed by Maktoum’s family that keeps on governing the emirate up to this day took possession of her in 1830. The traditional activities included the sheep’s sheepherding and
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Introduction Port of Rotterdam is located in the city of Rotterdam in the Netherlands. The high importance of this port is indisputable. It is the largest port in Europe and one of the busiest ports in the world. It used to be the busiest port in the world since 1962 until 2004 but now this title was overtaken first by Shanghai and then by Singapore. Rotterdam until 2009 also appeared on the list of ten world-largest container ports in terms of TEU (twenty-foot equivalent units) handled. The size
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Dubai Logistics City Introduction: Dubai Logistics City is part of Dubai government’s development program‚ in 1967 construction began in deep-water harbour‚ initially planned for four berths‚ but after completion it was able to harbour 35 berths. Later‚ a second port was developed in southern part of the city‚ which has become a world’s largest man made port. Dubai Logistics City (DLC) is the world’s first truly integrated logistics platform with all transport modes‚ logistics and value added
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Port Economics Port Economics is the study of the economic decisions (and their consequences) of the users and providers of port services. A port is an “engine” for economic development by providing employment‚ worker incomes‚ business earnings‚ and taxes for its region. The book provides a detailed discussion of types of carriers that use ports‚ the operation of cargo and passenger ports‚ as well as the operation of such specific ports as Hong Kong‚ Hamburg‚ Le Havre‚ Savannah‚ Miami‚ and Panama
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28‚ 2010 My Trip to Dubai Our first day of the trip consisted making sure we had everything we needed packed in our luggage. We arrived at the Greenville Spartanburg International Airport at nine-thirty‚ about an hour and a half prior to our plane taking off. When we did finally depart from GSP airport we took a two hour ride to Newark‚ from there we got on another plane and went to Frankfurt am Main changing planes once again and finally arriving at our destination Dubai. (Expedia‚ 2010) The
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Executive Summary Dubai is growing into one of the world’s most well known travel destinations. With this comes the insurmountable competition between rival resorts and hotels in the pursuit of excellence and customer satisfaction. It is this pursuit of excellence and customer satisfaction that brings an establishment’s operational management to the forefront of an executives mind. This report has been compiled to analyse Wendy and David’s experience at The Creek Hotel in Dubai in order to identify
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U.S. Port Industry America’s Ports: Gateways to Global Trade Seaports are gateways to domestic and international trade‚ connecting the United States to the world. Because of the nation’s port system‚ food grown by Iowa farmers reaches tables in Japan and Russia. Manufacturers in Texas can sell goods and services profitably to foreign countries. And Appalachian and Midwest coal moves through inland waterways and coastal ports to power plants domestically and around the world‚ providing the fuel to
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waiting impatiently to reach there‚ I though about my all-time dream coming true‚ visiting the modern wonder‚ Dubai. Since the United Arab Emirates were formed in 1971‚ Dubai has always been the most resourceful‚ united and modern of all. It has been very famous for a lot of tourist attractions like Burj Al Arab and Emirates towers. Additionally‚ the highest tower in the world‚ Dubai tower is currently being built and an above-ground metro is being designed for safe‚ fast transport around the
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geographical location as the shortest and the most secure route connecting Central Asian Independent States (CIS) and Afghanistan to warm waters and it’s proximately to one of the largest oil‚ gas and mineral resources of the world and as the only ocean port of the country. It is the closest and best access point of Iran to the Indian Ocean. For this reason‚ Chabahar is the focal point of Iran for development of the east of the country through expansion and enhancement of transit routes among countries
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