Merchant Shipping
Published on 30. September 1998
Book
Hardback
200 pages
978-1-85753-252-4 (ISBN)
Description
With an emphasis on freight rather than passenger-carrying vessels, this book examines the changing nature of demand for shipping, the organization of the shipping industry and the factors which influence the supply of merchant shipping: determinants of fleet capacity and development of the fleet by ship type and flag.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
HarperCollins Publishers
Dimensions
Height: 244 mm
Width: 169 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-85753-252-4 (9781857532524)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Written by David Hilling
Content
The demand for shipping services; the supply of shipping services; the general cargo ship; special ships; the bulk carrier - tanker and dry; crewing the ships; changing ports for changing ships; the merchantmen at war; merchant vessels of the future.