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It is appropriate that the second edition of this established textbook sold in over 150 countries and regarded by many as the standard work on the subject -should be published at a time of great change in the international shipping industry. This edition reflects such change. It also places considerable emphasis on the need for a professional approach in all areas of shipping practice and management in order to provide the high quality service required to sustain and expand international trade, and will help to establish that professionalism. The book is ideal not only for students preparing for shipping examinations but also for persons employed in shipping companies, ashore and afloat. In short it is an aide-memo ire to those engaged in the industry throughout the world and is regarded by many as the shipping executive's handbook. Readers who wish to know more about the basic elements of the subject should also study the com panion volume Elements of Shipping (fifth edition). In addition, the sea port operator or executive should study my recently published book Elements of Port Operation and Management. The opportunity has been taken to widen the scope of the book. New chapters have been included on the economics of container ization, computerization, roll on/roll off (Ro/Ro) vessels and their features, and counter-trade. In addition, a number of existing chapters have been expanded in the areas of marketing, budgets, political factors, ship finance, BIFFEX, ICHCA, IMO, GCBS, and shipping company mergers and acquisitions.
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The author is to be congratulated on this new second edition of one of the most useful of basic books on the subject. The Seafarer; ...whatever shipping problem has to be studied, the use of this book is essential to ensure that no aspects of that problem are overlooked. It is recommended that any company in the business of shipping, place several copies of this book in their libraries for the permanent use by their senior staff. Marine Engineers Review
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Book Title: Economics of Shipping Practice and Management
Authors: Alan E. Branch
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-1227-4
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
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eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive
Copyright Information: Alan E. Branch 1988
Softcover ISBN: 978-0-412-31030-0Published: 31 March 1988
eBook ISBN: 978-94-009-1227-4Published: 06 December 2012
Edition Number: 2
Number of Pages: 256
Number of Illustrations: 2 b/w illustrations
Topics: Business and Management, general