quarta-feira, setembro 14, 2005

PORT OF OAKLAND, USA



Berths 57/58/59 ($85 Million) –The Tiburon Group provided Scheduling Support services to the Construction Manager on the Port of Oakland’s fast paced, multi-prime contract wharf and utility project which required the closing of the Golden Gate and Oakland Bay Bridges on two recent occasions to permit the delivery of the eight massive new cranes required for the project.
This challenging project involved the construction of a 3,600-foot long wharf, yard improvements for an 18-acre container terminal, and associated administrative and maintenance buildings at Berths 57,58 and 59. The project featured a rock dike, cement deep soil mixing, storm drainage system relocation of electrical and mechanical utility systems.
Thousands of feet of concrete piling, a new 15-inch forced main horizontally drilled under the Oakland estuary, major utility relocations, thousand of feet of new pipelines, grout injection soil stabilization, and the installation of thousands of yards of structural concrete were performed in the construction of this project.
Also as part of the project was the fast paced construction of a new design build contaminated ground water treatment plant and collection system.
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Photo John

terça-feira, setembro 13, 2005

PORT OF HELSINKI, FINLAND



The Port of Helsinki is primarily a unitized cargo port serving Finland´s foreign trade. It is also a major passenger port.
The Port of Helsinki is responsible for running the port and for providing services in conjunction with port operators.
All the operations are synonymous with corporation outstanding service, functionality and security in keeping with principles of sustainable development.
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Photo Kaj

segunda-feira, setembro 12, 2005

LIGHTHOUSE AND STORM XII



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Photo Jean Guichard

domingo, setembro 11, 2005

LIGHTHOUSE AND STORM XI



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Photo Jean Guichard

sábado, setembro 10, 2005

LIGHTHOUSE AND STORM X



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Photo Jean Guichard

sexta-feira, setembro 09, 2005

LIGHTHOUSE AND STORM IX



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Photo Jean Guichard

quinta-feira, setembro 08, 2005

LIGHTHOUSE AND STORM VIII



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Photo Jean Guichard

quarta-feira, setembro 07, 2005

LIGHTHOUSE AND STORM VII



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Photo Jean Guichard

terça-feira, setembro 06, 2005

LIGHTHOUSE AND STORM VI



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Photo Jean Guichard

segunda-feira, setembro 05, 2005

LIGHTHOUSE AND STORM V



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Photo Jean Guichard

domingo, setembro 04, 2005

LIGHTHOUSE AND STORM IV



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Photo Jean Guichard

sábado, setembro 03, 2005

LIGHTHOUSE AND STORM III



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Photo Jean Guichard

sexta-feira, setembro 02, 2005

LIGHTHOUSE AND STORM II



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Photo Jean Guichard

quinta-feira, setembro 01, 2005

LIGHTHOUSE AND STORM I



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Photo Jean Guichard

terça-feira, agosto 30, 2005

LAKE LEMAN, SWITZERLAND



The richness of its history, the beauty of its landscape as well as the serenity which emerges some, evoked per so many famous poets and men, always attracted many visitors and tourists of the whole world.

Leman Lake is the greatest fresh water mass of Central Europe.With equal distance of Geneva and Evian, Yvoire camps with the point of a headland offering the sight on totality or almost of Leman.
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Photo Nicolas

segunda-feira, agosto 29, 2005

HMS MANCHESTER OF BRITISH ROYAL NAVY





HMS Manchester is the third ship to bear the name and was launched on the 24 November 1980.
On her funnel she carries a bee which is taken from the coat of arms of the City of Manchester, signifying industry and endeavour.
She has battle honours from Norway and Spartivento, in 1940, the Arctic and the Malta convoys in 1942 and the Persian Gulf in 1991.

domingo, agosto 28, 2005

SURFING



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Photo David

sábado, agosto 27, 2005

ENCHANTMENT OF THE SEAS



A younger sister ship to Grandeur of the Seas, this ship was put into service in 1997.
Following an inaugural season in Europe, Enchantment of the Seas has been deployed in the Caribbean, year-round.
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Photo Jaime

sexta-feira, agosto 26, 2005

quinta-feira, agosto 25, 2005

El BUQUE PORTA CONTENEDORES MÁS GRANDE DEL MUNDO



Los del Libro Guiness de los Records, se van a tener que actualizar. Según ellos el buque portacontenedores más grande del mundo es el OOCL Shenzhen construido en Corea del Sur y botado el 30 de abril de 2003. Este barco tiene una capacidad de 8.063 TEUS.

Recientemente
hemos leído que Samsung (sí los de los televisores que también construyen barcos entre otras muchas cosas) han entregado dos buque de 9200 TEU el pasado día 11 de Julio, y que por cierto no son los más grandes del mundo.

Pero, ¿qué es eso del TEU?
Pues es el acrónimo de “Twenty-feet Equivalent Unit”, o para entendernos el espacio necesario para que en un barco pueda caber un contenedor de 20 pies, o lo que es lo mismo un contenedor 6,05 metros de largo por 2,43 de ancho por 2,59 de alto.
Así dicho, no parece mucho, pero ya querrían muchos estudiantes universitarios disponer de una habitación para ellos solos de este tamaño.
Los barquitos, para acomudar tal cantidad de contenedores, tienen 46 metros de manga, y 337 de eslora.
Aprovechando que los barcos los construyeron en Samsung, podríamos cargarlos con televisores de esos gansos de 29 pulgadas.
Total, los barcos son para una compañía europea, y de paso que los entregan, aprovechábamos el viaje.
En cada barco solo cabrían 1.200.000 televisores (que también se dice pronto).
No se extrañe de que la pantalla en la que usted está leyendo esto haya llegado en uno de esos contenedores.
Suponemos que los del Guiness no se molesten en actualizar el record.
Los coreanos ya están preparados para construir buques de hasta doce mil TEUs.
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