The Pilbara Ports Authority has begun clearing large
vessels out of the ports of Dampier and Ashburton, ahead of a cyclone which is expected to hit the Pilbara coast by tomorrow morning.
Not exact matches
The first
vessel used was a ship
out of Adramyttium, a
port on the northwest coast near Troas, which was sailing back from the south and stopped to pick up passengers at Caesarea.
Hybrid Tug Tugboats may look like something
out of another era, but they play an essential role in ocean shipping as they push, pull, and prod large
vessels into (and back
out of) the tight quarters
of a
port.
Mariners share the concern
of wildlife officials and environmental groups, said Dick McKenna, executive director
of the Marine Exchange
of Southern California, which monitors all
vessel traffic in and
out of the Los Angeles and Long Beach
ports.
«The Ritz - Carlton Yacht Collection will have a distinctive personality and the
vessels are sure to be true stand
outs in some
of the most glamorous
ports around the world,» said Herve Humler, president, The Ritz - Carlton Hotel Company.
They offer something
out of the ordinary compared to most cruises because for them the itinerary is the most important element
of a cruise, something which has been lost over the last few decades due to the development
of newer, larger
vessels which can only dock in large
ports.
Few lives and little cargo was lost from ships in the area because the
ports were closed, and
vessels moved
out of the area.
And a lack
of coastal infrastructure, such as deepwater
ports, means that spills
of the heavy fuel oil that powers most
vessels could wreak havoc on both ecosystems and reputations, because clean - up missions would have to set
out from much farther away and would take much longer to be effective.
N A: Chris was instructed on behalf
of the Charterers in this unsafe
port claim arising
out of the grounding
of the
vessel and a serious oil pollution incident in Venezuela.