UK schoolchildren learn about ports first-hand

摘要

A new scheme hopes to enthuse school children to consider a ports career. A charity run by port businesses in northeast England, UK, has launched a scheme to raise awareness of port activities among young people, in the hope that some will later find a career in a port or logistics-related industry. The pilot project allowed a dozen 12-14-year-olds to visit a number of businesses around Teesport, outside school hours. As well as gaining an insight into such business activities such as commercial shipping, shipbroking, engineering and dockside operations, the 12 also visited a transport firm and Asda supermarket's local distribution centre to learn about logistics and onward transport.