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Puget Sound Pilotage: Dispatch in a Busy, Multi-Port District
Puget Sound is the opposite problem from a remote inlet: not too little traffic to see, but a great deal of it, spread across many ports, threaded with ferries and a traffic separation scheme. Here's the dispatch challenge of a dense district and what helps.
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Houston Ship Channel Pilotage: Dispatch in One of the Busiest Waterways in America
The Houston Ship Channel pairs enormous petrochemical traffic with a long, narrow, two-way-restricted channel and frequent fog closures. Dispatching it is an exercise in managing congestion and meeting situations. Here's the challenge and what helps.
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