Reeds Sea Transport: Operation and Economics (9781408131428l) By Patrick M. Alderton

Title: Reeds Sea Transport: Operation and Economics (Reed's Professional)
Author: Patrick M. Alderton
Publisher: Thomas Reed Publications
ISBN: 9781408131428
Published: February 2011
Format: Paperback
Pages: 336
Price: United Kingdom USA

Description

This book gives a comprehensive picture of the shipping industry
Maritime transport stakeholders can have their own specific area of interest in perspective and understand how the basic model of this mode of transport
Added recent changes in the industry in this edition
Contains new data and statistics, new safety information, an overview of types of ship
Includes the growth in tonnage and the increase in the size of the container ship, and the impact of "depression" in recent years
Provides an overview of how management has evolved during the last century
Enables the reader to understand how this key commercial activity has grown

Recommended for

This book is an essential reading for professionals and students of the courses offered with Shipping, Ports and Transportation.

Author Bio

Patrick Alderton - Qualified Extra Master after serving on most of the major types of ships. Became a lecturer on the commercial transport courses at the London Guildhall University. Appointed a CNAA Research Degree Examiner. Moved to the World Maritime University in Sweden as the Professor of Ports and Shipping. Written over 100 articles and papers on Maritime Transport.

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