The Business of Shipping
eBook - ePub

The Business of Shipping

  1. 448 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

The Business of Shipping

About this book

The classic Business of Shipping (now in its ninth edition) remains North America's most comprehensive industry-focused book that explains and analyzes marine transportation and related industries, both domestic and international. This is an authoritative text that is required reading for a newcomer looking to understand basic shipping operations, regulations, and international cargo movement, or a specialized professional seeking insight into other industry segments. Revised and fully updated, the ninth edition reaffirms its status as the cornerstone text in marine transportation education.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover 
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents 
  6. Preface
  7. 1 The Significance of Marine Transportation
  8. 2 Supply Chain Software
  9. 3 Marine Transportation Regulation
  10. 4 Maritime Security
  11. 5 Tramp Shipping: Management, Operations, and Evolution to Voyage/Time Charters
  12. 6 Chartering
  13. 7 Liner Shipping and the Conference System
  14. 8 Passenger Vessels
  15. 9 Inland/Domestic Transportation
  16. 10 Industrial and Special Carriers
  17. 11 Environmental Rules and Regulations
  18. 12 Tanker Management, Operations, and Chartering
  19. 13 Vessel Management Companies and Corporate Management
  20. 14 Vessel Bunkering
  21. 15 Ship Husbandry: Procurement of Vessel Stores, Supplies, and Services
  22. 16 The Logic of Ship Scheduling, Voyage, and Passage Planning
  23. 17 Terminal Ownership, Management, and Operations
  24. 18 The Stevedore Contract
  25. 19 Containerization and Its Affect on Transportation
  26. 20 The Intermodal Transportation Concept
  27. 21 How Freight Rates Are Made
  28. 22 The Ocean Bill of Lading
  29. 23 The Traffic Study/Strategic Planning
  30. 24 Planning, Financing, and Specifying Additional Tonnage
  31. 25 The Future
  32. Appendix: Time and Voyage Charter Examples
  33. Endnotes
  34. Glossary
  35. Index
  36. About the Author