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RECORD NUMBER: 67 OF 136| Main Title | Maritime economics / | |||||||||||
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| Author | Stopford, Martin. | |||||||||||
| Publisher | Routledge, | |||||||||||
| Year Published | 2009 | |||||||||||
| OCLC Number | 212432568 | |||||||||||
| ISBN | 9780415275576; 0415275571; 9780415275583 (pbk.); 041527558X (pbk.); 9780203891742 (e-book); 0203891740 (e-book) | |||||||||||
| Subjects | Merchant marine ; Shipping | |||||||||||
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| Edition | 3rd ed. | |||||||||||
| Collation | xxiv, 815 p. : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 26 cm. | |||||||||||
| Notes | Includes bibliographical references (p. [783]-791) and index. |
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| Contents Notes | Part 1: Introduction to shipping. Sea transport and the global economy ; The organization of the shipping market -- Part 2: Shipping market economics. Shipping market cycles ; Supply, demand and freight rates ; The four shipping markets -- Part 3: Shipping company economics. Costs, revenue and cashflow ; Financing ships and shipping companies ; Risk, return and shipping company economics -- Part 4: Seaborne trade and transport systems. The geography of maritime trade ; The principles of maritime trade ; The transport of bulk cargoes ; The transport of specialized cargoes ; The transport of general cargo -- Part 5: The merchant fleet and transport supply. The ships that provide the transport ; The economics of shipbuilding and scrapping ; The regulation of the maritime industry -- Part 6: Forecasting and planning. Maritime forecasting and market research. |