The business of shipping /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kendall, Lane C., 1912-1999 (Author)
Other Authors: Buckley, James J., 1950-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Centreville, Md. : Cornell Maritime Press, 2001.
Edition:7th ed.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • The significance of maritime transportation
  • Regulatory involvement in maritime transportation
  • Tramp shipping : its management and operations
  • Chartering
  • Liner shipping : its management and operations
  • 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
  • The logic of ships scheduling
  • Terminal management and operations
  • Containerization and its impact on transportation
  • The intermodal transportation concept
  • How freight rates are made
  • The ocean bill of lading
  • The traffic study
  • Planning for a new ship
  • New technology for the maritime industry
  • The business of shipping.