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    When maritime expansion began, China participated not because they were interested in trading rather they wanted to broaden their empire to show the rest of the world their power and achievements. Trade did come into play when the Ming sought to expanding the empire, however it was more about curiosity of the new lands. China did set up trading with Western countries for a short period of time before they realized that the West did not offer them as much as they had hoped for. The Europeans still

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    Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport College of Engineering and Technology Electronics and Communication Project: Variable-Gain, Hi/Lo Response Audio Preamplifier Presented By: Mohamad Tarek El-Mistikawy 13107371 Amany Ayman Abdalla 13104214 Supervised By: Dr.Hanady Hussein Eng. Mostafa Guda Eng. Marwa Said ACKNOWLEDGMENT This project would not have been completed before the deadline without the help of many individuals and our respected professors. We would like to thank

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    Hazardous Materials Incident Response Essay

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    Hazardous materials can be important in everyday life when properly handled. However, when improperly handled, they can result in injury, death, and destruction as well as have lingering effects that may last for years to come. To address the risk of an uncontrolled hazardous materials release, there must be a coordinated effort to identify, locate, and quantify the hazardous materials in a particular location (Drexel University Safety & Health, 2001). Typically, industry and government agree that

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    Boat Failure

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    When it comes to boat detailing, you want a qualified professional that has a background in boats and knows how to provide you with the best professional services. At Attention To Detail in FORT LAUDERDALE, FL, you can easily find a technician and schedule your detailing appointment. There are many companies that claim to be the best but will usually fail to provide you with an efficient service. Although you may come across tons of boat detailers, they do not all have the right experience or they

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    SAMUEL CRAWFORD KENNEDY appears to have gone on to have a prosperous maritime career. Born in 1852 in Renfrewshire, Samuel fol-lowed in the footsteps of his Cook kin and his own forefathers and went to sea. It seems to have been a straightforward career choice for Samuel in his youth, and, in 1871, while still living under his mother’s roof, he was apprenticing as a sail maker. He likely completed his apprenticeship be-tween 1873 and 1876, serving for periods aboard the steamships Caledonia and

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    Assess the factors which stimulated Atlantic Maritime exploration in 15th century During the period of time 1400-1499 great gains were made by the Europeans in their quest for knowledge of the world they lived in. In this time period the Europeans circum-navigated Africa, located the territories of the West Indies and basically redrew the map of the world. All these things had one thing in common; they were the result of extensive Atlantic maritime exploration. The reasons that European engaged

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    first explorer to travel as far as China and report of his findings. Consequently, seldom was known of the customs and cultures abroad. Marco traveled from Venice to China using both the Maritime route, as well as the Silk Road. For this paper however, I am solely focusing on Marco Polo’s travels over the Maritime route. More specifically, his reports of the coastal trade, customs, and cultures he encountered through this journey. Provinces of India, the coastal islands of Southeast Asia, the Middle

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    The IOR with its plethora of resources is the epicenter of the world’s maritime trade. In the present century the posturing of the contending parties over rival claims over maritime resources is therefore becoming increasingly belligerent . The jostling for power which the world is witnessing in the region has given rise to three main contenders India, China and US. Having seen the geopolitics, the economic arena and the maritime security environment it is imperative on us to carry out a systematic

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    Since the 1990s, tensions between Japan and China have been on the rise on the topic of the Senkaku, or Diaoyu islands in the East China Sea. The eight uninhabited islets, which are believed to be near rich oil and natural gas deposits, have been administered by Japan but historically claimed by China. China, asserting that its Ming Dynasty, which was from the years 1368-1644, covered the islets as part of its territory and included them on various maps and documents. However, China had never established

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    Traghetti Del Mediterraneo (TDM) and Tirrenia di Navigazione (‘Tirrenia’) are two maritime transport companies which in the 1970s ran ferry services between mainland Italy and the islands of Sardinia and Sicily regularly . In 1981, TDM brought proceedings before the Tribunale di Napoli (Naples District court) against Tirrenia seeking compensation for the damage that it claimed to have suffered during the preceding years as a result of the low-fare policy operated by Tirrenia . Decisions reached by

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