The Handbook of Maritime Economics and Business

ISBN-13: 9781843118800 / Angielski / Twarda / 2010 / 1096 str.

Costas Grammenos

Opis

This book is the founding title in the Grammenos Library. The diversity of the subjects covered is unique and the results of research developed over many years are not only comprehensive, but also have important implications on real life issues in maritime business. The new edition covers a vast number of topics, including: Shipping Economics and Maritime Nexus International Seaborne Trade Economics of Shipping Market and Shipping Cycles Economics of Shipping Sectors Issues in Liner Shipping Economics of Maritime Safety and Seafaring Labour Market National and International Shipping Policies Aspects of Shipping Management and Operations Shipping Investment and Finance Port Economics and Management Aspects of International Logistics"

Spis treści

Part One: Shipping Economics and Maritime Nexus Chapter 1. Maritime Business During the Twentieth Century: Continuity and Change  Chapter 2. Globalisation – The Maritime Nexus  Part Two: International Seaborne Trade Chapter 3. Patterns of International Ocean Trade  Chapter 4. International Trade in Manufactured Goods  Chapter 5. Energy Economics and Trade  Chapter 6. Modal Split Functions for Simulating Decisions on Shifting Cargo from Road to Sea  Part Three: Economics of Shipping Markets and Shipping Cycles Chapter 7. The Economic of Shipping Freight Markets  Chapter 8. Economics of the Markets for Ships  Chapter 9. Shipping Market Cycles  Chapter 10. Recreating the Profit and Loss Account of Voyages of the Distant Past  Part Four: Economics of Shipping Sectors Chapter 11. An Overview of the Dry Bulk Shipping Industry   Chapter 12. The Tanker Market: Current Structure and Economic Analysis  Chapter 13. Economics of Short Sea Shipping  Part Five: Issues in Liner Shipping Chapter 14 Competition and Cooperation in Liner Shipping  Chapter 15. The Response of Liner Shipping Companies to the Evolution of Global Supply Chain Management   Part Six: Pollution and Vessel Safety Chapter 16 Using Economic Measures for Global Control of Air Pollution from Ships  Chapter 17. Vessel Safety and Accident Analysis  Part Seven: National and International Shipping Policies Chapter 18. Shipping Policy and Globalisation; Jurisdictions, Governance and Failure  Chapter 19. Government Policies and the Shipbuilding Industry  Part Eight: Aspects of Shipping Management and Operations Chapter 20. The Impact of Choice of Flag on Ship Management  Chapter 21. Fleet Operations Optimisation and Fleet Deployment – An Update  Chapter 22. Measuring Business Performance in Shipping  Chapter 24. Valuing Maritime Investments with Real Options: The Right Course to Chart  Chapter 25. Business Risk Measurement and Management in the Cargo Carrying Sector of the Shipping Industry – An Update  Chapter 26. Managing Freight Rate Risk using Freight Derivatives: An Overview of the Empirical Evidence  Chapter 27. Revisiting Credit Risk, Analysis and Policy in Bank Shipping Finance  Chapter 28. Shipping Finance and International Capital Markets  Chapter 29. Framing a Canvas for Shipping Strategy  Part Ten: Port Economics and Management Chapter 30. Port Management, Operation and Competition: A Focus on North Europe  Chapter 31. Revisiting the Productivity and Efficiency of Ports and Terminals: Methods and Applications  Chapter 32. Organisational Change and Effectiveness in Seaports from a Systems Viewpoint Chapter 33. The Economics of Motorways of the Sea: Re-defining Maritime Transport Infrastructure  Part Eleven: Aspects of International Logistics Chapter 34. International Logistics Strategy and Modal Choice  Chapter 35. IT in Logistics and Maritime Business

O autorze

Costas Th. Grammenos, CBE, BA (Athens), MSc (Bangor), DSc (City), FCIB, Hon FIMarEST, FRSA is Professor of Shipping, Trade and Finance; Pro Vice-Chancellor of City University London and Deputy Dean of its Cass Business School, where he founded the Centre for Shipping, Trade and Finance in 1983 (renamed The Costas Grammenos International Centre for Shipping, Trade and Finance in April 2007).