{"product_id":"9780412163500","title":"Economics of Shipping Practice and Management","description":"\u003ch1\u003eEconomics of Shipping Practice and Management\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eBranch, Alan E.\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eBY Sir Frederic Bolton, M.C. Chairman 0\/ F. Bolton Group Ltd, Director 0\/ Sealink Ltd and a past President o\/the General Council 0\/ British Shipping The shipping industry has always lacked a body which can confer professional status on would-be practitioners: in that sense, unlike those closely allied to his responsibilities - the marine engineer, the shipowner or manager is obliged to remain an unqualified amateur. The latest addition to Mr Branch's list of titles goes a long way towards correcting this position: a proper study of the material in his book would clearly go far to confer the status of 'complete ship operator' upon anyone who was examined on its contents. Know­ ledge as comprehensive as that acquired through Mr Branch's book must provide a sound base on which to build the experience of practice. Contents Foreword v Pre\/ace xi Acknowledgements xiii Diagrams xiv 1 Services Rendered by Sea Transport to International Trade 1 Function 0\/ shipping and its relationship to international trade. Balance 0\/ trade and balance 0\/ payments. Relationship between world seaborne trade and world mercantile fleet. 2 Economics of International Trade 13 Function 0\/ international trade. Survey 0\/ international trade. Commodity trades. Flow o\/manu\/actured goods. Multinational companies. Freight \/orwarding. Major trading areas o\/the world. Pre\/erential trading groups. International exchange rates. 3 Economics of Ship Design 31 Influence 0\/ cost, construction and sa\/ety \/actors. Ship design criteria. Economics 0\/ ship propulsion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 1982-08-19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9780412163500\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-1-4757-3967-1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 216cm x140cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 242\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer US","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44448483934348,"sku":"9780412163500","price":49.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780412163500.jpg?v=1775789422","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9780412163500","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}