container tonnages of each port Port of Melbourne The Port of Melbourne is the largest container and general cargo port in Australia and one of the top four container ports in the southern hemisphere. The port now has around 3‚400 commercial ship calls per year and handles more than 2.5 million twenty foot equivalent units annually and around 1‚000 motor vehicles and 7‚000 containers per day on average. In the 2011 to 2012 financial year‚ the total trade of Melbourne Port increased to a record 87
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Port State Control is a waste of a State’s Resources- Discuss for or against Port State Control (PSC) as defined by wikipedia.com is the inspection of foreign ships in other national ports by PSC officers (inspectors) for the purpose of verifying that the competency of the master and officers onboard‚ the condition of a ship and its equipment comply with the requirements of international conventions (e.g. SOLAS‚ MARPOL‚ STCW‚ etc.) and that the vessel is manned and operated in compliance with
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looked good‚ but really they weren’t. The Great Chicago Fire was something that tremendously impacted everything in its path including people‚ infrastructure‚ and nature. Due to the Great Chicago Fire devastating Chicago and the surrounding areas‚ it left the city in a large amount of debt‚ thousands of people homeless‚ and massive destruction to the city. The Great Chicago Fire devastated many regions surrounding the area. The causes of the Great Chicago fire are uncertain but a theory a cow in a
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Living in a big city is a lot different than living in the country. Cities are compact ‚ loud‚ and always busy; the country is usually isolated‚ tranquil‚ and underpopulated. In a city like Chicago‚ which is home to about 2.8 million people‚ there are so many things that contrast from the country. In Chicago‚ there are about 16 houses per block‚ there are about two schools within a five mile radius‚ schools are packed‚ sports aren’t well funded‚ and education was kind of like a repeat every year
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On Sunday I attended a Chicago Bears football game for the first time. They played against the Tennessee Titans‚ and it turned into an absolute thriller that came down to the very last play. Although they didn’t win‚ I left the stadium with a smile on my face and a very sore throat. For three hours or so‚ I stood screaming‚ chanting‚ booing‚ laughing‚ and cheering as I watched my favorite team. Seeing the game in person is far different‚ and better‚ then watching it on t.v. The breeze coming off
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The Chicago School is known for its urban sociology and for developing Symbolic Interactionism approach. The Chicago School put a lot of attention to the human behavior‚ which would be determined by social structures and physical environmental factors than the genetic and personal characteristics. The Chicago School believed that the natural environment which the community inhabits is a major factor in shaping human behavior‚ and that the city functions as a microcosm for human interactions‚ relations
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Fred Rogers. Chicago has 77 different neighborhoods from North to South. Each neighborhood all together has 2‚706‚101million people that in habits it. The two most known neighborhoods in Chicago are Englewood and Lake-View. Englewood has approximately 97‚000 people living in the neighborhood‚ but its sharply declined since 1960. Lake View has approximately 97‚968 people living in the neighborhood‚ its one of the best neighborhoods in Chicago. These two neighborhoods are what make Chicago what it is
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Chicago Public Schools should focus on Quality not Quantity Next year‚ the school day for all Chicago Public Schools will be longer. The majority of the students that will be attending a public school next year have been complaining and oppose this extended school day. On the other hand‚ Mayor Rahm Emanuel is determined to extend Chicago’s short school day due to the ridiculous dropout rates. Mayor Emanuel‚ as well as many parents‚ believes that the time a student spends in a class should directly
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Towards the end of the 19th century and early 20th century‚ Chicago was one of the most desirable cities for immigration. It had railway access and ports and its slaughterhouse and industrial business provided for unskilled workers. Most immigration to Chicago started in or near the 1830s to 1850s. In the 1840s‚ large amounts of Irish immigrants came to Chicago because of the Great Potato Famine in Ireland. Large numbers of Germans‚ Irish‚ Swedes‚ Norwegians‚ Canadians‚ Czechs‚ Poles‚ Greeks‚ and
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Eric Kim’s Chicago‚ 2013 is a collection of psychological feelings that have been captured in one instance of time. Initially giving the image of a busy working man‚ the subject featured in this picture is a model of the average working man. Taking a look at the surroundings‚ the businessman’s true mentality begins to peak. This man is exhausted‚ stressed‚ and lonely. Despite all of these characteristics‚ this picture still gives encouragement and inspiration in an unusual way‚ which is what the
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