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Dynamic Shipping and Port Development in the Globalized Economy : Volume 2: Emerging Trends in Ports
Lee, Paul T.-W. (ed.); Cullinane, Kevin (ed.) - 2016
This two volume book presents an in-depth analysis of many of the most important issues facing today's shipping and … port sectors. Volume 2 of Dynamic Shipping and Port Development in the Globalized Economy focuses on the emerging trends in …This two volume book presents an in-depth analysis of many of the most important issues facing today's shipping and …
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The World’s Key Industry : History and Economics of International Shipping
Harlaftis, Gelina (ed.); Tenold, Stig (ed.);  … - 2012
Maritime transport has been the main driver of trade growth, and the emergence and development of a global economy. This collection of essays from distinguished economists and historians takes an international and comparative perspective, covering topics ranging from technological advance and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012106303
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Sustainable Shipping : A Cross-Disciplinary View
Psaraftis, Harilaos N. (ed.) - 2019
International shipping is currently at a crossroads. The decision of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in …) emissions vis-à-vis 2008 levels epitomizes the last among a series of recent developments as regards sustainable shipping. It … decisions, policy alternatives and tradeoffs. For sustainable shipping, a spectrum of technical, logistics-based and market …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012396169
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Norwegian Shipping in the 20th Century : Norway's Successful Navigation of the World's Most Global Industry
Tenold, Stig - 2019
, such as the two world wars, and by long-term trends, such as globalization and liberalization. The shipping companies … -- 3. The First World War: The Neutral Ally -- 4. Crisis? What Crisis? Norwegian Shipping in the Interwar Period -- 5. The … Second World War -- 6. Bigger and Bigger: Shipping During the Golden Age, 1950-73 -- 7. The Shipping Crisis -- 8. Rebound …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012396964
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The International Handbook of Shipping Finance : Theory and Practice
Kavussanos, Manolis G. (ed.); Visvikis, Ilias D. (ed.) - 2016
The International Handbook of Shipping Finance is a one-stop resource, offering comprehensive reference to theory and … practice in the area of shipping finance. In the multibillion dollar international shipping industry, it is important to … alternative sources of capital available for financing the ships, including the appraisal and budgeting of shipping investment …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012397254
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Marine Insurance : Origins and Institutions, 1300–1850
Leonard, A. B. (ed.) - 2016
Since its invention in Italy in the fourteenth century, marine insurance has provided merchants with capital protection in times of crisis, thus oiling the gears of trade and commerce. With a focus on customs, laws, and organisational structures, this book reveals the Italian origins of marine...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012397378
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Annual Report on the Development of the Indian Ocean Region (2015) : 21st Century Maritime Silk Road
Wang, Rong (ed.); Zhu, Cuiping (ed.) - 2016 - 1st ed. 2016
This report, written by senior scholars of international studies and Indian Ocean studies, focuses on international relations in the Indian Ocean region and covers many aspects of the 21st-Century Maritime Silk Road. The report covers strategic reviews, major events and related data in this...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014018332
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Optimizing Liner Shipping Fleet Repositioning Plans
Tierney, Kevin - 2015
Introduction -- Containerized Shipping -- Liner Shipping Fleet Repositioning -- Methodological Background -- Liner … Shipping Fleet Repositioning without Cargo -- Liner Shipping Fleet Repositioning with Cargo -- Conclusion. …This monograph addresses several critical problems to the operations of shipping lines and ports, and provides …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014020156
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Shipping Derivatives and Risk Management
Alizadeh, Amir H.; Nomikos, Nikos K. - 2009
A comprehensive book on shipping derivatives and risk management which covers the theoretical and practical aspects of … financial risk in shipping. The book provides a thorough overview of the practice of risk management in shipping with the use of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012106187
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Global Shipping in Small Nations : Nordic Experiences after 1960
Tenold, Stig (ed.); Iversen, Martin Jes (ed.);  … - 2012
This anthology aims to explain why some Nordic shipping companies became world leaders while others failed to respond … alongside the various corporate responses to the many upheavals of global shipping. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012106243