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Tag Archives: ports
Largest “port” cities in the world
Below is a list of the largest cities in the world with the word “port” in their name. They are ranked by the core city population, not by metropolitan area and must have a minimum population of 20,000 residents to be … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Asia, cities, demographics, Europe, geography, land use, Language, Maps, North America, Oceania, South America
Tagged cities, geography, land use, language, maps, ports, transportation
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America’s busiest container ports in 2014
Interesting data provided in the chart below. Despite a labor strike in 2014, Los Angeles and Long Beach continued to the lead the way as the busiest container ports in the United States based on twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs). the … Continue reading
Posted in cities, commerce, economic development, economics, Economy, geography, globalization, history, infrastructure, Labor, land use, logistics, planning, Railroads, rivers/watersheds, shipping, Statistics, transportation, Travel
Tagged cities, commerce, container ports, freight, geography, harbors, intermodal, logistics, ports, shipping, transportation
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Great seaports from space – Atlantic Coast
Posted in aerospace, Cities, environment, geography, infrastructure, land use, logistics, Maps, Outer Space, planning, spatial design, transportation
Tagged harbors, harbours, ports, seaports, shipping, transportation
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Great seaports from space – North America’s Pacific Coast
Here are some great satellite images from Honolulu, Hawaii; Long Beach, California; Los Angeles, California; Mazatlan, Mexico, Oakland California; Tacoma, Washington; and Vancouver, British Columbia. Enjoy!
Posted in aerospace, cities, Communications, environment, geography, infrastructure, land use, logistics, Maps, North America, planning, spatial design, transportation, Travel
Tagged cities, freight, geography, harbors, harbours, land use, logictics, ports, seaports, shipping, spatial design, transportation
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Great seaports from space – Oceania
Posted in aerospace, cities, economic development, geography, infrastructure, land use, logistics, Oceania, Outer Space, pictures, planning, spatial design, tourism, Trade, Transportation, Travel, Uncategorized, urban planning
Tagged Australia, cities, freight, geography, harbors, harbours, infrastructure, land use, New Zealand, pictures, ports, seaports, shipping
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PortMiami Tunnel to open in May
The twin-tube 4,200 foot long PortMiami Tunnel is scheduled to open to traffic in May of 2014. Under construction since 2010, the $1 billion public-private partnership project will extend Interstate 395 under the Government Cut shipping channel separating Watson Island and Dodge … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, Cars, cities, commerce, downtown, economic development, entertainment, geography, government, infrastructure, land use, logistics, Maps, pictures, placemaking, planning, product design, skylines, spatial design, Statistics, technology, tourism, transportation, Travel, tunnels, urban planning
Tagged cities, cruise ships, Florida, harbors, infrastructure, land use, logistics, Miami, planning, PortMiami, ports, seaports, shipping, tourism, transportation, travel, tunnels
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Great seaports from space – East Asia
Some of the best seaport images yet, come from East Asia. Enjoy!
Posted in aerospace, Asia, China, cities, Communications, density, economic development, environment, geography, infrastructure, land use, logistics, Maps, Outer Space, pictures, planning, spatial design, transportation, Travel, Uncategorized, urban planning
Tagged cities, freight, harbors, harbours, infrastructure, land use transportation, logistics, ports, satellite images, seaports, shipping, travel
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Great seaports from space – Southeast Asia
Posted in aerospace, Asia, cities, commerce, economic development, environment, geography, infrastructure, land use, Maps, Outer Space, planning, product design, spatial design, Trade, transportation, Travel, urban planning
Tagged cities, harbors, harbours, Hon Kong, Manila, Penang, ports, seaports, Singapore, spatial design, Surabaya, transportation
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Great seaports from space – South Asia
Posted in aerospace, Asia, cities, economic development, geography, infrastructure, land use, logistics, Maps, Outer Space, planning, spatial design, Trade, transportation, Travel, urban planning
Tagged harbors, harbours, India, Karachi, land use, Mumbai, Nehru Port, Pakistan, planning, ports, seaports, shipping freight, transportation
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Great seaports from space – Africa
Some of the most spectacular images yet come from the great seaports of Africa. In particular, the marvelous black and white satellite shot of Dakar, Senegal resembles the angry mouth of a sea monster ready to devour its prey. Along … Continue reading
Posted in aerospace, Africa, cities, commerce, Communications, economic development, environment, geography, infrastructure, land use, logistics, Maps, pictures, planning, spatial design, transportation, Travel, urban planning
Tagged Alexandria, Algiers, Casablanca, cities, Dakar, Durban, harbors, harbours, land use, picture, ports, satellite images, seaports, spatial design, trade, transportation
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