Most vexing, he added, is that a better alternative exists: San Francisco, Los Angeles and Seattle are among the West Coast ports that employ a process called cold ironing, in which docked vessels plug into what amounts to a giant extension cord from the shore.
The International Organization for Migration in Indonesia estimated 4,000 foreign fishermen are stranded on remote eastern islands in the archipelago after being abandoned by their boat captains following a government moratorium on foreign fishing that has docked vessels to crack down on illegal operators.
The 10-year $750-million Middle Harbor Redevelopment Project proposed by the Port of Long Beach Californiaa) would, among other pollution mitigation strategies, provide shoreside electricity for docked vessels.
China's ambitious space programme was boosted when the first Chinese crew docked a vessel, the Shenzhou-9, in space.
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That will help you decide if a cruising boat is right for you, or if a smaller, easier to dock vessel is a better idea even for a larger family.
The navy's fleet of landing dock vessels and supply ships is also expected to be cut.
The Coast Guard, already overburdened, needs to remove debris to protect docking vessels, and flooded railways and roads may keep dockworkers from unloading vessels and putting cargo on trains and ships.
"Being able to dock vessels of this size will bring significant benefits to consumers and industry in the long-run, as the increase in supply logistics and efficiencies should lead to a reduction in price that can be passed on to the end user". LCC also owns an oil terminal at Maydown as well as having interest in electricity and gas distribution and the Go petrol station chain.
"New vessel operators should be given the opportunity to practice docking ferry vessels without passengers aboard," investigators said.
