Modern terminal facilities; Good hinterland connections. Statements that make a port modern and desirable for ship owners to call and make part of their liner scheduls: Modern terminal facilities; Deep port approach; Politically stable country; Safe and secure handling; Fast and relieble service; Good hinterland connections. Terminal a part of a port: Consisting of one or more quays; Specially designed for certain cargo. Can be owned by/operated by: Port authorities; Private capital; Ship owners. Tasks of HCC, Harbour coordination centre: Safety in the port; Control on incoming and outcoming vessels; Information centre. Consists of: Planning en coordination; Central traffic management; Dangerous goods. Service providers in the port: Government: Customs; Port police
The City of London History The City of London occupies one square mile in the middle of the capital. It once made up the entire town of London, surrounded by the wall first built by the Romans. The Roman Londinium grew up on the northern side of the "London Bridge" in the past. Products such as olive oil, wines and fruit were brought by ships from different parts of the Roman Empire and unloaded onto wooden quays along the river. In AD 61 the native Celtic Iceni tribe, led by Queen Boudicca, rose up against The Romans. They burnt Londinium to the ground but Roman armies eventually defeated Boudicca. The city was rebuilt and was gradually surrounded with a wall of stone and brick which lasted for many centuries. During the archeological excavations in 1954 the Roman Temple of Mithras was revealed. It was a pagan temple dedicated to the Persian Sun-god. The Temple
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