Lessons Learned from a Florida Ship Fire

摘要

The Miami River is a busy seaport that loads freighters up to 300 feet in length with cargo for destinations in the Caribbean and Central America. Watching these "island freighters" being loaded is like taking a trip back in time, to the days before containerized shipping. Many of the ships on the Miami River are still loaded by dock hands using cargo nets hoisted by ship- or vehicle-mounted cranes-a very time- and personnel-intensive operation by today's standards.