Thursday, April 21, 2005

Logistics

The U.S. military finally has established relatively good lines of communication in Iraq, though it is eating up Transport vehicles--250 per month for complete overhaul. Much the same can be said for Trade: We are handling the volume, but We have clogged lanes. Oil Production also suffers the same condition. The Transportation Sector endures structural overuse of Components, and it cannot last forever.

China and South Korea are both producing Supertankers which are 'State of the Art'. They, though, will not be enough. They will also have to sail through overdriven Sea lanes. Oil drilling, Oil processing, tank storage, and Refining capacity hold a wealth of Plant and Equipment which has not been properly maintained; the Refinery accidents in the South was only the Tip of the Iceberg. Nuclear Power Plant has been overused Worldwide, what with the increased alternate Fuel generation costs; Management is delaying the Maintenance Shutdown schedules. Overuse breeds Accidents, and We can afford none, and not solely in the arena of nuclear power. lgl

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