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" International maritime transport : "
edited by Heather Leggate, James McConville and Alfonso Morvillo.
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1037397
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b791767
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| Title & Author
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International maritime transport : : perspectives /\ edited by Heather Leggate, James McConville and Alfonso Morvillo.
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| Publication Statement
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London ;New York :: Routledge,, 2005.
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Routledge advances in maritime studies ;; 8
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1 online resource (xxi, 304 pages) :: illustrations
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0203005651
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: 0415349907
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: 0415649250
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: 9780203005651
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: 9780415349901
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: 9780415649254
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: 9781134270545
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: 9781134270583
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0415349907
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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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.
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"The importance of the international maritime transport industry is difficult to overstate. This new book presents an interdisciplinary approach from a wide range of internationally based experts. International Maritime Transport includes chapters on topics across the spectrum of integrated subjects (non-sector specific subjects) supplemented with contemporary articles and papers." "The book is sure to be of great interest to students and academics working on maritime studies, as well as being extremely useful to professionals and policymakers in the maritime industry."--Jacket.
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Shipping.
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Shipping.
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TRANSPORTATION-- Ships Shipbuilding-- Pictorial.
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Shipping.
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| Dewey Classification
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387.5/44
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HE571.I673 2005eb
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83.72bcl
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83.72.bcl
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F550. 72clc
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F551clc
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Leggate, Heather.
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McConville, J.
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Morvillo, Alfonso.
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