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SkyscraperCity Forum » Maritime
1w ago
Hi
Going on a cruise next year from new Brisbane cruise terminal and nothing much available in public transport. Looking for someone who is travelling to cruise terminal on same day as us 5.2.24 from brisbane city for to share cab fare.
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SkyscraperCity Forum » Maritime
4M ago
SkyscraperCity Forum » Maritime
4M ago
Panama's tight squeeze
Toll revenue will be lost if the country doesn't spend US$10-billion to expand its canal
Les canaux de Suez et de Panama engagés dans des travaux titanesques by Binyen, on Flickr
Rip Watson and Thomas Black
Bloomberg News
7 September 2005...
PANAMA | Panama Canal Expansion ..read more
SkyscraperCity Forum » Maritime
4M ago
The Saigon Waterbus is the first and multi-stop kind of public transportation in Ho Chi Minh City which utilizes the river. Just so you know rivers in Saigon are known as a focal point for commerce to come to hangout, promenade, work and live. The riverside land in Saigon is now developed into public spaces, condos, and offices. And therefore, the Saigon water bus has become a part of this transformation. Saigon water bus has really worth a try because it...
Saigon Waterbus across Saigon River from Bach Dang (District 1) to Binh An Wharf (District 2) - Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam ..read more
SkyscraperCity Forum » Maritime
4M ago
NEW CONTAINER TERMINAL EXPECTED TO UPGRADE KEY TAIWAN PORT
Tuesday July 26, 2005, 10:20 am
TAIPEI, July 26 Asia Pulse - A planned sixth container terminal is expected to help upgrade Kaohsiung Harbor's global competitiveness after the new wharf becomes operational in 2010, Minister of Transportation and Communications Lin Ling-san said Monday.
Lin said that the planned facility is the first stage of an intercontinental container shipment center development project...
TAIWAN | Kaohsiung Port ..read more
SkyscraperCity Forum » Maritime
6M ago
Scientists say artificial reefs may help restore red snapper stocks in the Gulf Coast
2 July 2009
BILOXI, Miss. (AP) - Marine biologists are studying how artificial reefs may help restore red snapper numbers.
The study is being conducted by Mississippi State University's Forest and Wildlife Research Center and the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources.
Commercial fishing for red snapper contribute about $40 million to the Gulf Coast economy, and more than...
Artificial Reefs ..read more
SkyscraperCity Forum » Maritime
6M ago
Dominant South Korean shipyards enjoy glut, worry about China
ULSAN, South Korea, May 15 (AFP) - The world's biggest shipyard is so busy, management had to reinvent shipbuilding to keep up with demand.
Ships are usually built in dry dock similar to a huge swimming pool without water.
But with 25 big ships under construction at nine crowded dry docks, the company had to innovate or turn away customers.
"Our drydocks are full until 2008. So we are now building...
South Korean Shipyards Enjoy Boom, Worry About China ..read more
SkyscraperCity Forum » Maritime
6M ago
The Forgotten Jewel of Ancient China
23 June 2009
China Daily
Source : http://www.pbase.com/andesheng/
It has existed for more than 2,500 years and has been a vital vein through which China's lifeblood has flowed, but conservation experts say the ancient Grand Canal is an all but forgotten relic that some people have no interest in protecting.
China announced this month it would be putting...
Grand Canal - China's 2500 Year-Old Transport Artery ..read more