Fender benders.The port of Santos The Port of Santos is located in the city of Santos, Brazil. As of 2006, it is the busiest container port in Latin America. [1] in Sao Paulo state upgraded to a laser docking system earlier this year to cushion itself from potential shipping accidents and hard docking, which occurs when a ship comes to port too fast. In the shipping industry. 18 centimeters per second is speeding and repairs can be costly. Replacing a ship's rubber fender can cost up to US$100,000, says Erik Nielsen Erik Hersholt Nielsen, DFC, QC, PC (born February 24 1924) is a former Canadian politician, and longtime Progressive Conservative Member of Parliament for Yukon. Born in Regina, Saskatchewan, he was Minister of Public Works in the short-lived government of Prime Minister Joe , docking manager at Danish shipping technology developers Marimatech, which makes the laser system. The laser can measure a ship's speed and detect how close it is to the dock. Laser technology is normally used in ports like Santos Santos (sän`t  s), city (1996 pop. 412,288), São Paulo state, SE Brazil, on the island of São Vicente in the Atlantic just off the mainland. that handle bulk cargo That which is generally shipped in volume where the transportation conveyance is the only external container; such as liquids, ore, or grain. such as petroleum and chemical products. The system also stores data in the same way that an airplane's black box does, malting it easier to figure out what went wrong and hold responsible parties accountable for damage. Each system costs between $100,000 and $150,000.
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