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SAFETY FIRST Refits Service 5 Mins Before a Ship Comes in Time to Work Time to work on another mission... SAFETY SAFETY SAFETY FIRST FIRST FIRST Refits service_a ship comes in to the Pistsop Refits service_5 Mins Refits service_mission before a ship comes in compeleted in 14 days later Underwater service_operating the cleaning work to shell of a ship by using robotic cleaning machine Underwater service_5 Mins Underwater service_mission before a ship comes in, a completed a few hours later view from the control room of a cleaning ship moving forward to GIBDOCK Comic strips of "PITSTOP". Delft, the NL. Copyright © 2020 Eric Liao. Crewing service_5 Mins before a ship comes in, a This story that view from the quay of GIBDOCK and a few taxis shows a sequence already stand by of services to a containership in Crewing service_new crews have arrived and on-board while the ship is already refitted the this pitstop is one scrubber system in GIBDOCK of the viable M L Crewing service_ship crewa are sleeping in marine operations the inn Gibraltar hotel TAXI alongside with the TAXI TAXI strait of Gibraltar... TAXI TAXI SAFETY FIRST Refueling service_2 hours before a ship comes in, a view from the LNG station while the trnsition of refuels to a LNG refueling vessel Loading service_5 Mins before a ship comes in, a view from the loading area(aerial platform) and the quay(ground floor) LNG LNG Loading service_services of refit and the loading compeleted, gets enough supplies for long-haul traviling and about leaving out of the pitstop Refueling service_the ship is refuelling before Refueling service_a Post Panama size its journey to Asia containership gets everything it needs in the one stop shop and then goes back to work XL DOCK Richard checks automatic operations in loading area where need minimal human Richard is in the aerial platform assistance and makes sure that everything of works is on the tracks while a ship is docking GIBDOCK One-Stop-Shop services, 2020. 36 7’36.783 N System Type Scrubber Type 05 21’16.415 W 6% 63% Retrofit/Newbuild Vessel Type 30% SAFETY FIRST 51% 31% Training Center Training Richard talks to the worker about the following works of machining what will take place soon in the Richard gives a lecture about the workshop of the aerial platform PITSTOPPITSTOP IMO 2020 for new crews at the training center in GIBDOCK factory Inside the Reverse Osmosis system factory, Richard is doing a regular check to the system Charging Station Richard gazes a view from the Control tower to the quay for mentoring automatic vehicles and lifting machines Richard is in the charging station of cargo vehicle which co-exists together with an existing workshop introducing its function to a visitor The semi-automatic conveyor is working and moving forward on the loading platform to the large size dock, while Richard is away Comic strips of "PITSTOP". Delft, the NL. Copyright © 2020 Eric Liao. Algeciras-Ceuta 25miles Algeciras-Ceuta Gibraltar-Tangier Med 26.1miles Legend of shipping services of the bay of Gibraltar Northern Arica Port of Tanger Port of Tanger Med Port of Ceuta S Port of Tarifa E W N PITSTOP 36 7’36.783 N 05 21’16.415 W Southern Europe Offshore services D anchorage off port limits areas cleaning areas refueling areas Port of Algeciras monoboya Port services E C logistic areas bulks Port of Gibraltar refueling areas ferry stations loading & unloading areas repairing areas crewing areas cleaning areas B railway lines logistic Routes La Linea A Logistic sector 1 Airline services Complement area Solid Bulks airport / heliport Liquid Bulks There are 200 ships daily and 140,000 ships yearly cross the strait of Gibraltar. In the near future, the port of Gibraltar would co-exist alongside the port of Algeciras and the port of Tangier, embodies a shared network that channels the flow of marine operations in the Strait of Gibraltar. 1 3 mile Logistic sector 3 Logistic sector 4 Logistic sector 2 Comic strips of "PITSTOP". Delft, the NL. Copyright © 2020 Eric Liao. Oil Tanker Containership Passenger ship Status: Stopped Status: At anchor Status: Underway using engine Speed: 0.1kn Speed: 0kn Speed: 14.2kn S Course:0° Course:0° Course:175° Draught: 9.1m Draught: 10.6m Draught: 3.7m E W N Containership Status: Stopped Speed: 0kn Course:0° Draught: 5.5m Law enforce 36 7’36.783 N Status: Class B Speed: 31.7kn Course:165° Oil Tanker Draught: N/A Status: Underway using engine 05 21’16.415 W Speed: 9.9kn Course:145° Draught: 18.2m Yacht Status: Moored Speed: 0kn Oil Tanker Tanker Course:0° Draught: 3m Status: Stopped Status: At anchor Speed: 0.1kn Speed: 0.1kn Course:0° Course:0° Draught: 9.1m Draught: 14.6m Containership Status: Underway Speed: 0kn Course:0° Draught: 5.5m Oil tanker Status: Moored Speed: 0.1kn Course:0° Draught: 6.7m Oil tanker Status: Moored Speed: 0.1kn Course:0° Draught: 6.9m Pleasure craft Passenger ship Status: Class B Status: Underway using engine Speed: 5.6kn Speed: 5.6kn Course:45° Course:309° Draught: N/A Draught: 5m Containership Status: At anchor Speed: 0kn Course:0° Draught: 10.6m Anti-pollution Status: Class B Speed: 0kn Course:0° Draught: N/A LNG tanker Status: Underway using engine Speed: 4.5kn Course:304° Draught: 6.2m Comic strips of "PITSTOP". Delft, the NL. Copyright © 2020 Eric Liao. Early Containerships 1950 4*6 137x19x9 200x20x9 4*8 500-800 TEU Fully Cellular 1960 5*10 215x20x10 4*10 1,000-2,500 TEU A Panamax 6*13 1970 250x32x12.5 3,000-3,400 TEU 5*13 Panamax Max 8*13 Panamax is the max size that GIBDOCK can accommodate 290x32x12.5 6*13 3,400-4,500 TEU B with in its drydock currently. 1980 Post Panamax I 9*15 300x40x13 4,000-6,000 TEU 1990 5*15 Post Panamax II 9*17 340x43x14.5 6*15 2000 6,000-8,500 TEU C New-Panamax 2010 10*20 366x49x15.2 6*20 12,500 TEU D VLCS (Very Large Containership) 2020 10*22 397x56x15.5 8*22 Post Panamax vessels are pro- 11,000-15,000 TEU jected to represent 62% of total container ship capacoty by 2030. 2030 ULUS 10*23 400x59x16 8*23 2040 18,000-21,000 TEU E 20 days 20 20 days 20 Yantain Yantain Xiamen Xiamen Ningbo Ningbo Shanghai Shanghai Gibraltar Algeciras Gibraltar Algeciras Rotterdam Rotterdam Felixstowe Felixstowe Bremehaven Bremehaven GIBDOCK One-Stop-Shop services, 2020. 36 7’36.783 N PITSTPITST 05 21’16.415 W PP 160ft 160ft Currently, containerCurrently, shipping container shipping moves 95 percentmoves of all manu95 percent- of all manu- factory goods aroundfactory the goods world, around the world, in 2017, more thanin 2017,4 trillion more than 4 trillion 160ft 160ft dollars of the productsdollars sent of the over products sent over 9*17 9*17 the ocean, it is anthe industry ocean, that it is an industry that 9*15 9*15 6*15 6*15 offers the cheapestoffers way the to cheapestdeliv- way to deliv- 50ft 50ft 5*15 5*15 er items and that erunpinned items and the that unpinned the 39.5ft 39.5ft global economy. global economy. 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