LEADER 04616nam 22006614a 450 001 9910458027003321 005 20211014220055.0 010 $a1-134-27059-3 010 $a1-280-25644-3 010 $a9786610256440 010 $a0-203-00565-1 035 $a(CKB)1000000000359769 035 $a(EBL)201221 035 $a(OCoLC)252748098 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000181428 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11170005 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000181428 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10158880 035 $a(PQKB)11532722 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC201221 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL201221 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10162542 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL25644 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000359769 100 $a20040609d2005 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aInternational maritime transport$b[electronic resource] $eperspectives /$fedited by Heather Leggate, James McConville and Alfonso Morvillo 210 $aLondon ;$aNew York $cRoutledge$d2005 215 $a1 online resource (302 p.) 225 1 $aRoutledge advances in maritime studies ;$v8 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-415-64925-0 311 $a0-415-34990-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntroduction / 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. 330 $aThe importance of the international maritime transport industry is difficult to overstate. This new book presents an interdisciplinary approach from a wide range of internationally-based experts. International Maritime Transport represents a radical departure from previous works in its structure and approach. The section editors each discuss the state of the art in the opening chapter, before introducing a selection of works providing a wide-ranging analysis of the subject. Wide discretion of approach has provided literary freedom for individual opinion and analysis within th 410 0$aRoutledge advances in maritime studies ;$v8. 606 $aShipping 606 $aTransport marítim$2lemac 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aShipping. 615 7$aTransport marítim. 676 $a387.5/44 686 $a83.72$2bcl 701 $aMcConville$b J$01031873 701 $aMorvillo$b Alfonso$01031874 701 $aLeggate$b Heather$01031875 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910458027003321 996 $aInternational maritime transport$92449413 997 $aUNINA