Port Authority Showdown
A catastrophic buildup of silt has rendered the main shipping channel unusable for deep-draft vessels. With 12 container ships waiting offshore and losing $80,000 per hour each, you must navigate byzantine regulations and hostile bureaucracy to secure emergency dredging permits before the port's economy collapses. Your career and the region's commerce hang by a thread.
Challenges
0
Survivors
0
Popularity
0
Difficulty
B1-B2
Scenario Overview
Your Role
Deputy Harbor Master
Conversation Partner
Director Victoria Chen
Setting
Glass-walled corner office overlooking a congested harbor, emergency lights from coast guard vessels reflecting off the rain-slicked windows. Multiple phones ringing simultaneously.
Location
Port Authority Command Center - 32nd Floor
Learning Objectives
Secure emergency dredging permits while maintaining environmental compliance
Document economic impact of delay ($960,000 per hour across all vessels)
Navigate jurisdictional overlap between Port Authority, Coast Guard, and EPA
About This Scenario
A catastrophic buildup of silt has rendered the main shipping channel unusable for deep-draft vessels. With 12 container ships waiting offshore and losing $80,000 per hour each, you must navigate byzantine regulations and hostile bureaucracy to secure emergency dredging permits before the port's economy collapses. Your career and the region's commerce hang by a thread.
How It Starts
“Deputy, those ships burning fuel off my coast are an environmental nightmare. Fix this NOW, but if you think I'm signing any rushed permits without full environmental compliance, you're finished in this industry. The press is breathing down my neck. What's your proposal?”
This is how Director Victoria Chen's greeting will start.
Practice Details
Scenario ID
#24
Category
General
Location Tag
Port Authority Command Center - 32nd Floor
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