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With all the infrastructure, institutions, knowledge, and processes, shouldn’t the US ports function better than “freaking Kenya”?
by SV_BubbleTime 5y ago
With all the infrastructure, institutions, knowledge, and processes, shouldn’t the US ports function better than “freaking Kenya”?
- dredmorbius 5y agoChina tops efficiency ratings. Chinese ports also exhibit occasional recent issues affecting both cargo and neighbouring districts (headphone wearers, turn down volume): https://yewtu.be/watch?v=993wlZ6XFSs https://yewtu.be/watch?v=993wlZ6XFSs https://yewtu.be/watch?v=hUtrkfLKyFE https://yewtu.be/watch?v=hUtrkfLKyFE (language, first videographer did not survive) https://yewtube/watch?v=Ikm1CXgOTLo https://yewtube/watch?v=Ikm1CXgOTLo https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_Tianjin_explosions https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_Tianjin_explosions It's been a considerable time since any comparable event in a US port. Galveston (1947) and Port Chicago (1944) come to mind, both military cargos, during wartime. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_City_disaster https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_City_disaster https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Chicago_disaster https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Chicago_disaster
- chmod775 5y agoConsidering a port is really useful for exploitation, I wouldn't be surprised if the ports in some of those countries are working quite efficiently.
- InitialLastName 5y agoI'll bet the efficiency ratings look a lot better if you account for environmental damage, workers' safety and other externalities of running a port.
- kaesar14 5y agoThe top ranked port is Yokohama. Do you think Japan is worse in the regards that you listed than the United States?