Elements of Shipping
7th Edition
Published on 28. March 1998
Book
Paperback/Softback
552 pages
978-0-7487-6039-8 (ISBN)
Description
Elements of Shipping was first published in 1964 and has become established as a market leader over its many editions. This latest version is entirely updated to take in the many changes that have occurred in the shipping industry in recent years and features new chapters on multimodalism, seaports and electronic data interchange.
Emphasis is also placed on professionalism and the need to have the latest technology and professionally qualified personnel to operate a shipping service today. It remains essential reading for the shipping executive along with students and academics with an interest in the shipping industry.
Emphasis is also placed on professionalism and the need to have the latest technology and professionally qualified personnel to operate a shipping service today. It remains essential reading for the shipping executive along with students and academics with an interest in the shipping industry.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Weight
816 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7487-6039-8 (9780748760398)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Previous edition
Alan E. Branch
Elements of Shipping
Book
06/1989
6th Edition
Chapman and Hall
€85.55
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Content
1. Introduction 2. The ship 3. Ship design and construction 4. Ships and their cargoes 5. Manning of Vessels 6. Customs house and ships' papers 7. Maritime canals and inland waterways 8. Services performed by principal shipping organizations 9. Passenger fares and freight rates 10. Liner conferences 11. Ship operation 12. Bills of lading 13. Cargoes 14. The shipping company 15. Charter parties 16. Containerization 17. Seaports 18. Multi-modalism 19. The international consignment 20. Information technology and electronic data interchange 21. Ship management 22. Political Aspects Appendix A: Shipping terms and abbreviations