China's logistics industry on fast track

A lthough many Chi nese businesses stilldeliver their products to retail-ers themselves, China's profes-sional logistics industry hasbeen growing at a rocketing an-nual rate. The three countries, China,Japan and South Korea, boast-ing big trade volumes, showmuch potential for co-operation. TNT will grow as a com-pany with China, and to helpChina grow with activities in-strumental to the further eco-nomic development of China. Standardization will helpimprove the efficiency of logis-tics an…     

New trend and opportunities for China''''s water transport market development

The new millennium has sent the splendid yesterday of China's water transportation away and ushered in new development trend and unprecedented opportunities. The world economic and trade are heading towards the direction that is favorable to the international marine transportation. World economic integration, trade globalization, modern technologies have promoted the upgrading and adjustment of product mix of all countries,     

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The present international system, balanced and imbalanced
Under the background of the thorough development of world multi-polarization and economic globalization, the structural changes are continuous and the intemational pattem adjustment is profoundly. Balance is relative and imbalance is absolute. The current pattem of international imbalances show both the economic frictions between countries, territorial or resources disputes and security interests and turf wars, and the country＇s economic model, the competition between different value orientation and shock. Balanced and unbalanced situation of the international pattem is mainly reflected in four aspects： First, the overall world economy moves towards equilibrium but not synchronous development and asymmetric performance,     

不同状腿结构的自升式平台对比分析(英文)

The jack-up unit is one of the best drilling platforms in offshore oil fields with water depth shallower than 150 meters.As the most pivotal component of the jack-up unit,the leg system can directly affect the global performance of a jack-up unit.Investigation shows that there are three kinds of leg structure forms in the world now:the reverse K,X,and mixing types.In order to clarify the advantage and defects of each one,as well as their effect on the global performance of the jack-up unit,this paper commenced to study performance targets of a deepwater jack-up unit with different leg systems(X type,reverse K type,and mixing type).In this paper a typical leg scantling dimension and identical external loads were selected,detailed finite element snalysis(FEA) models were built to simulate the jack-up unit’s structural behavior,and the multi-point constraint(MPC) element together with the spring element was used to deal with the boundary condition.Finally,the above problems were solved by comparative analysis of their main performance targets(including ultimate static strength,dynamic response,and weight).     

China's logistics reform imperatiue

Despite current achievements and a possible 30 per cent growth rate in the coming years, China's logistics market is still fledgling and muddy, said Ding Junfa, vice-president of the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing. Logistics is an important ingredient for a country to succeed in a globalized economy, said Alan Waller, president of the United Kingdom-based Institute of Logistics and Transport, world's leading logistics certifying organization. China is reviving up efforts to solve bottlenecks haunting the country's logistics industry, officials say. "We are expected to come up with a set of new rules and policies to clean up industrial monopolies, excessive administrative intervention and regional protectionism," said Ma     

The Prospect of the Development Strategy for Shipping Industry in the New Century

Facing the economic globalization and rapid developmentof new emerging States economies, the old sea power framework will be confronted with challenges. The shipping con-figuration and its share reallocation are affected by HRallocation, the difference of…     

30th International Workshop on Water Waves and Floating Bodies

About the Workshop...
The International Workshop on Water Waves and Floating Bodies is an annual meeting of mathematicians and engineers with a particular interest in water waves and their effects on floating and submerged marine structures. The IWWWFB was initiated by Professor D.V. Evans （University of Bristol） and Professor J.N. Newman （MIT） following informal meetings between their research groups in 1984. First intended to promote communications between workers in the UK and the USA, the interest and participation quickly spread to include researchers from many other countries around the world. The workshop places particular emphasis on the participation of younger researchers, on the stimulation of discussions between engineers and scientists, and to the presentation of preliminary basic scientific work before its publication elsewhere. The workshop is an important reference point for organizing and spreading knowledge in this area. In particular, the workshop proceedings are freely accessible through the dedicated internet address www.iwwwfb.org where all contributions from 1986 on can be found.     

Reader's Guide

<正> Dear readers: Unforgettable 2003 is soon to end. The year's last period however fea-tures a great success in port sector across the country: Port of Shanghai hasgot a breakthrough record in container throughput of 10 million TEUs, rank-ing top three the biggest container port in the world; Port of Shenzhen hasclosely behind with expectation of over 10 million TEUs. At meantime, otherports of Rizhao, Nantong and Qingdao have also seen their traffic records in     

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New Binhai District activates Tianjin Port Infrastructure construction of new Binhai District includes ports, airports, railways and highways. The completion of comprehensive auxiliary facilities of contain delivery system in new Binhai District will drive and power sustainable development of Tianjin Port, which is in the node of comprehensive transpor- tation and logistics network and will provide effective guarantees for Tianjin Port to realize the 1 lth Five-Year plans. The development of modem manufacturing industry in new Binhai District and the increase of radiation ability on economical development in hinterland will promote the growth of logistics businesses. Tianjin Port will face the historical opportunity of rapid growth of throughput and the rapid expansion of port scale. Tianjin Dongjiang Bonded Port, as an important carder and one of new regions of orientation of new Binhai District, is the bonded port approved by the State Council under the background of economical globalization, The Dongjiang Bonded Port enjoys six bests in the country, i.e. the largest area, the best conditions, most preferential policies, highest efficiency, most convenient customs declaration processes and most relaxed environment, Upon the establishment of the bonded port, the State had encouraged new Binhai District to carry out financial reforms and innovation. Key reforms in terms of financial companies, financial businesses, financial market and opening of financial industry were trial implemented in new Binhai District in Tianjin. With the deepening of financial system reforms of new Binhai District, Tianjin Port will meet new opportunities for development of financial industry and expansion of financing. P16[第一段]     

Implementing new logistics strategies to qccommodate E-commerce

The objective of this paper is to consider the two types of electronic trading and to review the logistics issues associated with each. The author then endeavours to propose a number of strategies that may be appropriate for managing the logistics operations which will be required to deliver the goods to customers whether they are other businesses or end consumers. For China this discussion is very appropriate as the country moves to setting up distribution channels to     

基于势流的水下滑翔机的飞行模拟器(英文)

Underwater gliders are recent innovative types of autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) used in ocean exploration and observation. They adjust their buoyancy to dive and to return to the ocean surface. During the change of altitude, they use the hydrodynamic forces developed by their wings to move forward. Their flights are controlled by changing the position of their centers of gravity and their buoyancy to adjust their trim and heel angles. For better flight control, the understanding of the hydrodynamic behavior and the flight mechanics of the underwater glider is necessary. A 6-DOF motion simulator is coupled with an unsteady potential flow model for this purpose. In some specific cases, the numerical study demonstrates that an inappropriate stabilizer dimension can cause counter-steering behavior. The simulator can be used to improve the automatic flight control. It can also be used for the hydrodynamic design optimization of the devices.     

多用途远程操作的海面运载器（英文）

Development of man-packable, versatile marine surface vehicle with ability to rescue a drowning victim and also capable of carrying mission specific sensor is explored. Design thinking methodology is implemented by using existing equipment/platform with the addition of external attachment to make it a functional product. Iterative prototyping process with extensive testing to achieve user-centric solution. Individual prototypes and their possible sub-configurations with their integration and cha...     

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Upgrade the China-ASEAN free trade area and create a diamond decade
China and the ASEAN have achieved significant progress in the past decade. The two sides have witnessed a golden decade of China-ASEAN cooperation, with bilateral trade volume increasing by fivefold and the scale of two-way investment expanding threefold. We built up the largest free trade area of the developing countries across the world,     

2005FIGURES OF WORLD SHIPPING （CHINA）SUMMIT年会人物：MITSUI 0.S.K. LINES,EXCELLENT AND RESILIENT COMPANY

Personal history I began my career with Mitsui O.S.K. Lines （MOL） upon graduation from Kyoto University in 1967. During my 38year career at the company, I have been involved in a broad range of maritime activities, and have witnessed dramatic changes in the industry as it has sought to meet the changing needs of societies and the globalization of economies. Key events in my career include a posting to Mitsui O.S.K. Lines＇ San Francisco Representative Office from 1975 to 1979;becoming a staff officer of the Planning Division in 1987, followed by a promotion to Deputy General Manager of the Division in 1988; appointment as General Manager of Europe and Oceania Division in 1993; being elected to a directorship in 1996; promotion to Managing Director in 1998, Senior Managing Director in 2000, Deputy President in 2003, and finally President in 2004. For me, the shipping industry is both a business and a passion. I am extremely excited about the changes and challenges that lie ahead for the industry as we begin the 21^st Century, and consider myself to be in a most enviable position leading Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, a company at the vanguard of shipping developments, in these exhilarating times.     

Numerical analysis of impact resistance of honeycomb structures with different Poisson's ratios北大核心CSCD

［Objectives］This papers aims to analyze the impact resistance of honeycomb structure with different Poisson's ratio. ［Methods］Based on the explicit dynamic finite element method, this paper analyzes the dynamic mechanical properties of honeycomb structures with different Poisson's ratios under in-plane impact load, and explores the influence laws of Poisson's ratios on their impact resistance. Three typical honeycomb structures with negative/zero/positive Poisson's ratios (reentrant hexagon, hexagon and semi-reentrant hexagon) are selected, their geometric parameters are changed to give them the same relative density and different Poisson's ratios (−2.76 – +3.63), and their dynamic mechanical properties under low/medium/high-speed dynamic displacement loads are analyzed. ［Results ］ The results show that the zero Poisson's ratio semi-reentrant honeycomb structure has the best structural stability without transverse deformation under compression deformation; without structural instability, the platform stress has little correlation with the Poisson's ratio; and the compact strain and total energy absorbtion increases with the absolute value of the Poisson's ratio. Negative Poisson's ratio honeycomb structures with large t/l and small θ are suitable for applications with high platform stress (strong deformation resistance), and negative Poisson's ratio honeycomb structures with small t/l and small θ are suitable for high total energy absorbtion applications, while zero Poisson's ratio semi-reentrant honeycomb structures are suitable for applications with high platform stress (strong deformation resistance). ［Conclusions］This study can provide references for the type selection and geometric parameter design of side impact honeycomb structures. © 2023 Authors. All rights reserved.     

Who Dominates the Semi-submersible Rig Market?

Currently, the US and Europe are the centers for the design of semi-submersible rigs.The American company FRIEDE & GOLDMAN was founded in the 1950s. At present, over 100 mobile offshore drilling units and production platforms in the world are designed by this company, which mainly has two types of deepwater semi-submersible rig, F&GExD and MillenniumSA. F&GExD is the semi-submersible rig of the sixth generation and its operational depth can reach up to 3050m. MillenniumSA is semi-submersible rig of the fifth and half generation with an operational depth of 2400m.     

A study on Automatic Reefer Monitoring Solutions in Container Terminals

With the fast improvement of the technology of refrigeration in reefer containers (hereinafter referred to as 'reefer' or 'reefers'),the scope of containerizable reefer cargos is expanded continuously in the past years,from the fish that should be frozen at minus 60 degrees Celsius to the flower bulbs at 30 degrees Celsius and from the temperature-sensitive goods whose deviation should be less than 1 degree Celsius to the fresh fruits and vegetables controlled by humidityventilation adjustment system.Being an important node in the logistics chain,the container terminal (hereinafter referred to as ‘CT') should pay more attention to these state-of-the-art techniques and adopt the accordingly suitable technology to optimize its reefer monitoring business in order to provide the highly cost-effective services to ship owners (or their agents) and shippers / consignees (or their brokers).     

Floating production platforms and their applications in the development of oil and gas fields in the South China Sea

This paper studies the current available options forfloating production platforms in developing deepwater oil fieldsand the potential development models of future oil and gasexploration in the South China Sea. A detailed review of currentdeepwater platforms worldwide was performed through theexamples of industry projects, and the pros and cons of eachplatform are discussed. Four types of platforms are currently usedfor the deepwater development： tension leg platform, Spar,semi-submersible platform, and the floating production systemoffloading. Among these, the TLP and Spar can be used for dry treeapplications, and have gained popularity in recent years. The drytree application enables the extension of the drilling application forfixed platforms into floating systems, and greatly reduces the costand complexity of the subsea operation. Newly built wet treesemi-submersible production platforms for ultra deepwater are alsogetting their application, mainly due to the much needed payloadfor deepwater making the conversion of the old drillingsemi-submersible platforms impossible. These platforms have beenused in different fields around the world for different environments;each has its own advantages and disadvantages. There are manychallenges with the successful use of these floating platforms. A lotof lessons have been learned and extensive experience accumulatedthrough the many project applications. Key technologies are beingreviewed for the successful use of floating platforms for fielddevelopment, and potential future development needs are beingdiscussed. Some of the technologies and experience of platformapplications can be well used for the development of the SouthChina Sea oil and gas field.     

Dynamic plastic response of clamped stiffened plates with large deflection

Study on the dynamic response, and especially the nonlinear dynamic response of stiffened plates is complicated by their discontinuity and inhomogeneity. The finite element method （FEM） and the finite strip method are usually adopted in their analysis. Although many useful conclusions have been obtained, the computational cost is enormous. Based on some assumptions, the dynamic plastic response of clamped stiffened plates with large deflections was theoretically investigated herein by a singly symmetric beam model. Firstly, the deflection conditions that a plastic string must satisfy were obtained by the linearized moment-axial force interaction curve for singly symmetric cross sections and the associated plastic flow rule. Secondly, the possible motion mechanisms of the beam under different load intensity were analysed in detail. For structures with plastic deformations, a simplified method was then given that the arbitrary impact load can be replaced equivalently by a rectangular pulse. Finally, to confirm the validity of the proposed method, the dynamic plastic response of a one-way stiffened plate with four fully clamped edges was calculated. The theoretical results were in good agreement with those of FEM. It indicates that the present calculation model is easy and feasible, and the equivalent substitution of load almost has no influence on the final deflection.     

英文导读

<正> Dear readers: Inspired by the third session of Sixteenth Congress of the Communist Partyof China, port and harbours across the country have seen their great effortsmade to reform, and particularly to concentration on innovation with the up-and-up of business.