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| | | Shipping, Ports and World Trade |
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| | Ports of the world | | |  Ports are the link between maritime and land-based trade. Traditionally ports were located where the geography was favourable. In some cases this meant that the coastline at that point provided a sheltered anchorage ? Sydney and Freetown in Sierra Leone are examples. Other ports were located near the mouths of rivers, enabling river and sea traffic to meet: Hamburg, Rotterdam, Shanghai, London and New Orleans are examples. Others are to be found on straits between landmasses ? like Istanbul ? or where major trade routes pass ? such as Singapore.
See More... | | | | Shipping and World Trade | | |  It has been calculated that more than 90% of world trade, in tonnage terms, goes by ship. Despite the technical innovations that have transformed transport in the last two centuries, ships remain the most economical means of moving large quantities of goods from one place to another. They are cheaper to build and run than other forms of transport, such as road and railways, and they can carry huge amounts of cargo ? some modern oil tankers can carry more than half a million tons of oil at a time.
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 | | | | | | | Institute Name | International Maritime Organization
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| | Short Institution Name | IMO | | Description | The purposes of the Organization, as summarized by Article 1 (a) of the Convention, are "to provide machinery for co- operation among Governments in the field of governmental regulation and practices relating to technical matters of all kinds affecting shipping engaged in international trade; to encourage and facilitate the general adoption of the highest practicable standards in matters concerning maritime safety, efficiency of navigation and prevention and control of marine pollution from ships". The Organization is also empowered to deal with administrative and legal matters related to these purposes. The Organization has over 160 Member States and two Associate Members. | | Keywords | MARITIME SAFETY; MARINE POLLUTION; TECHNICAL COOPERATION; NAVIGATION; SHIP DESIGN; DANGEROUS GOODS; RADIOCOMMUNICATIONS; FIRE PROTECTION; TANKERS | |
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| Type of Institution | Non-governmental organization | |
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| Address | | 4 Albert Embankment | | London | | United Kingdom SE1 7SR | |
| | Telephone | +44 (0)20 7735 7611 | | Fax | +44 (0)20 7587 3210 | | Email | info@imo.org | | Homepage | http://www.imo.org | |
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