Branch's elements of shipping

1. Introduction -- 2. The ship -- 3. Ship design and construction -- 4. Ships, their cargoes, trades and future trends -- 5. Manning of vessels -- 6. Customs house and ship's 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 : global supply chain management and international logistics -- 19. The international consignment -- 20. Information technology and electronic data interchange -- 21. Ship management -- 22. Political aspects.