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Port Activities and Management
Build a
three-dimensional model of a marine terminal, dry-dock facility,
or airport. Include the primary work areas and describe the activities
which occur there.
Divide
up into teams to research each of the 23 ports in Oregon.
Prepare maps and charts showing the natural water and land features
of the area and how the port intersects with other transportation
modes. Show how the activities of each port relate to the agriculture,
raw materials, and other major industries of the area. Which ports
do you think have the most potential for growth in the future?
Prepare
a plaster model of a dam with fish ladders and locks
for river transportation. Identify the equipment needed for operation
and how it works.
In order
to compete in today’s world, ports in developing
countries must provide modern pier or quay facilities, extensive
upland areas and intermodal transportation, adequate channels
and properly trained port workers in order to keep down the transportation
costs for their country’s exports or imports. Research the
efforts of the United Nations, the Organization of American States,
and the International Association of Ports and Harbors and discuss
the programs they have initiated to help developing countries
compete in international trade.
 Eugene
Bailey on the life of a longshoreman in Coos Bay
Research the
Longshoreman’s Union. What effect has this union had on port
development in Oregon and vice versa?
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