International maritime transport perspectives /
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London ; New York :
Routledge,
2005.
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| Series: | Routledge advances in maritime studies ;
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction / Heather Leggate, James McConville and Alfonso Morvillo
- Part 1. Financial strategy / editor : Heather Leggate
- Financial risks and opportunities / Heather Leggate
- Financial creativity / James McConville
- Investment strategies in market uncertainty / Helen Bendall and Alan F. Stent
- International comparison of market risks across shipping-related industries / Manolis G. Kavussanos, Arne Juell-Skielse and Matthew Forrest
- Perceptions of foreign exchange rate risk in the shipping industry / Koichi Akatsuka and Heather Leggate
- Part 2. People and skills / editor : Valentina Carbone
- Developments in the labour market / Valentina Carbone
- The future shortage of seafarers : will it become a reality? / Heather Leggate
- Finding a balance : companies, seafarers and family life / Michelle Thomas, Helen Sampson and Ming Hua Zhao
- Seafarers of the world's largest fleet / James McConville
- Part 3. Ports in transition / editors : H. Meersman and E. Van De Voorde
- Ports as hubs in the logistics chain / H. Meersman, E. Van De Voorde and T. Vanelslander
- Co-operation and competition in international container transport strategies for ports / T.D. Heaver, H. Meersman and E. Van De Voorde
- Northern range port strategy / Jan Blomme
- The peripheral port challenge in container port systems / Theo E. Notteboom
- Part 4. Logistics and ICT / editor : Pietro Evangelista
- Innovating ocean transport through logistics and ICT / Pietro Evangelista
- Responding to shippers' supply chain requirements / T.D. Heaver
- The end of the box? / Bart Kuipers
- ICT practices in container transport / Pietro Evangelista
- Part 5. The regulatory framework / editors : Patrick Alderton and Heather Leggate
- The surge in regulation / Patrick Alderton and Heather Leggate
- Green shipping : European policy and economic forces / Mervyn Rowlinson and Sarah Wixey
- Maritime legislation : new areas for safety of life at sea / K.X. Li and J. Wonham
- Raising world maritime standards / His Excellency William O'Neill.