Maritime transport is the transport of people or goods by water. It is the backbone of world trade and globalization. Twenty-four hours a day and all year round, ships carry cargoes to all corners of the globe. Maritime Transport focuses on the operational side of this important industry, covering many topics such as sea traffic currents, passenger transport, short sea shipping and dangerous cargoes. Parts one and two of Maritime Transport present the concepts, theory and background information, then part three presents more complex and deeper issues such as the maritime transportation of the…mehr
Maritime transport is the transport of people or goods by water. It is the backbone of world trade and globalization. Twenty-four hours a day and all year round, ships carry cargoes to all corners of the globe. Maritime Transport focuses on the operational side of this important industry, covering many topics such as sea traffic currents, passenger transport, short sea shipping and dangerous cargoes. Parts one and two of Maritime Transport present the concepts, theory and background information, then part three presents more complex and deeper issues such as the maritime transportation of the future. It covers topics such as intelligent shipping, data exchange at sea and maritime security. In addition, the book includes fascinating case studies and examples, such as maritime transport in the Baltic sea, ship strategies in Norway and Greece and the benefits of slow steaming. At the end of each chapter there are questions that will help students to gain a deeper understanding of the many topics covered.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Ulla Tapaninen is a Senior Transport and Logistics Specialist for the City of Helsinki. She is also in charge of Helsinki City maritime cluster programme, focusing on the city's unique arctic and smart marine industry with start-up companies. She is an adjunct professor of maritime logistics and was previously at the University of Turku. She has worked in key positions in two Finnish shipping companies, Finncarries Oy Ab and ESL Shipping.
Inhaltsangabe
Chapter 01: Global shipping; Chapter 02: World trade patterns; Chapter 03: Globalization and growth in shipping; Chapter 04: Sea traffic currents; Chapter 05: Passenger traffic; Chapter 06: Logistics definition; Chapter 07: Logistics costs; Chapter 08: Transport costs; Chapter 09: Transport modes; Chapter 10: Short sea shipping; Chapter 11: Cargoes; Chapter 12: Vessels; Chapter 13: Employment issues; Chapter 14: Sea transport market; Chapter 15: Cargo review; Chapter 16: Ship structure; Chapter 17: Port time; Chapter 18: Ship size; Chapter 19: Freight ticket registers and subsidies for shipping; Chapter 20: Other expenses; Chapter 21: Funding; Chapter 22: Operational cost accounting of the vessel; Chapter 23: Relocation agreement and shipping documents; Chapter 24: Cargo formation; Chapter 25: Delivery clauses and shipping conditions; Chapter 26: Operational operations of the port; Chapter 27: Cargo handling; Chapter 28: Environmental impacts of sea transport; Chapter 29: Dangerous cargoes; Chapter 30: Ship recycling; Chapter 31: Maritime security and social responsibility; Chapter 32: Supervision and regulation of shipping; Chapter 33: Developments in maritime safety regulations; Chapter 34: Security culture; Chapter 35: Logistics exchange; Chapter 36: Information exchange in the port; Chapter 37: Data exchange at sea and in shipping companies; Chapter 38: Intelligent shipping by sea