Overview

The management, operation, design and building of maritime works and ports is a field which is continuing to experience rapid change. This volume seeks to provide managers, operators, designers and the scientific and academic communities with state-of-the-art information on developments and changes. Featuring papers presented at the Second International Conference on Maritime Engineering and Ports, it includes discussion of a wide range of topics including construction, freight handling, multimode transportation, emerging technologies, ergonomics, multiuse of ports, and environmental , information technology, financial and legal aspects.

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Author:   J. Olivella ,  C. A. Brebbia (Wessex Institut of Technology)
Publisher:   WIT Press
Imprint:   WIT Press
ISBN:  

9781853128295

ISBN 10:   1853128295
Pages:   350
Publication Date:   04 September 2000
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Section 1: Port management - The economical and social influence of the ports of Catalonia in its territorial organization. Considerations about the optimisation of its resources; Economic evaluation of port deepening projects; Conversion of a commercial dock for use by leisure craft; Port logistics cost of multiple countries consolidation (MCC) cargo: a comparative analysis between Kaohsiung and Hong Kong; Numerical modelling studies to predict the potential impact on the sediment transport of a proposed Outer Harbour at Great Yarmouth, UK;Dynamic control concept for port development; The composition of the crews of the vessels entering Barcelona harbour. Section 2: Ship and port operations - The safety of ship movement in a port water area; Co-operation in maritime and port industry and its effects on markets structure; Enhancement of human reliability in port and shipping operations; Ports for Mediterranean transportation system with mobile interchange structures; Container stowing plans in a maritime terminal; The influence of wake wash in ports operation. Section 3: Environmental aspects - Environmental impact of port activities; Analysis of pollution incidents at sea and those caused by port operations; The new EU directive on port reception facilities for ship-generated waste and cargo residues: an evaluation; Development of a monitoring model for a North-African port and lake system - a new design approach; Guidelines for port environmental management; Sustainable development of the Scheldt Estuary: building an integral vision on navigation, environment and safety. Section 4: Marinas and ports issues - Economic and environmental impacts from the operation of marinas: the Greek case; The conditions and problems of Turkish yacht tourism; Prospects of boating in Italy. Section 5: Information systems for ports issues - The neural method of sea bottom shape modelling for the spatial maritime information system; An expert system for the vessel traffic management in the Szczecin-Swinoujscie fairway; The MARSK II project: development of a system of maritime skill training through information and communication technologies. Section 6: Marine engineering works - Innovations in breakwater design: driven caissons & bridge breakwaters; Beirut sea front hydraulic design; Proposal on advanced monitoring system and data analysis for ship structural safety; Minimization of the environmental impact produced by the biofouling treatment in tubular surfaces made of stainless steel AISI 316L by means of different chlorine techniques; Experimental investigation of the seismic response of rubble - mound breakwaters; Increase of bearing capacity of foundation soil in Port of Koper (Slovenia). Section 7: Maintenance problems - Damages to goods transported in dry box containers by maintenance deficiencies; Basic ice handling method in Finnish ports; Estimation of chloride ingress into concrete in marine environment; Three dimensional soil-structure analysis of Port-Said east key wall.

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