Business of Shipping

Name: Business of Shipping
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ISBN: 9780870335808

ISBN-10: 0870335804

ISBN-13: 9780870335808

Edition: 8th 2008 (Revised)

Authors: James J. Buckley

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Long acknowledged as the most comprehensive and authoritative book in its field, The Business of Shipping describes and analyzes the shipping business as it exists today. Essential to professionals who are specialists in one branch of the business, but only marginally knowledgeable about its other aspects, it will also familiarize newcomers with volume for any course in marine transportation.

Book details

List price: $50.00
Edition: 8th
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing, Limited
Publication date: 6/30/2009
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 448
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.50" tall
Weight: 2.442
Language: English



Introduction



The Significance of Marine Transportation



Regulatory Involvement in Marine Transportation



Maritime Security



Tramp Shipping: Its Management and Operations



Chartering



Liner Shipping and the Conference System



Passenger Vessel Operations



Industrial and Special Carriers



Tanker Management, Operations, and Chartering



Vessel Management Companies



Vessel Bunkering



Ship Husbandry: Procurement of Vessel Stores, Supplies, and Services



The Logic of Ship Scheduling



Terminal Management and Operations



The Stevedore Contract



Containerization and Its Affect on Transportation



The Intermodal Transportation Concept



How Freight Rates Are Made



The Ocean Bill of Lading



The Traffic Study



Planning for a New Ship


Notes


Glossary


Index