Kategoria BISAC: Business & Economics >> Industries - Transportation

Die Kreuzfahrtbranche boomt: Die Hafen verzeichnen seit Jahren eine stetige Zunahme an Anlaufen und Passagieren. Kreuzfahrten sind nicht mehr nur Nebengeschaft, sondern haben mittlerweile fur zahlreiche Hafen eine hohe wirtschaftliche Bedeutung erlangt. Es wird massiv fur mehr Anlaufe geworben, und hohe Investitionen, beispielsweise in den Bau neuer Terminals, werden getatigt. Insbesondere in Regionen wie der Ostsee, wo auf engem Raum zahlreiche attraktive Destinationen liegen, ist ein regelrechter Wettbewerb um die Gunst der Reedereien entstanden.

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From early 2020 for a period of two years at the end of which  this book was written, air transport suffered unprecedented setbacks due to the COVID-19 pandemic.  Although the pandemic may eventually fizzle out into another flu like occurrence, the restraint with which air transport services were offered would remain with us for a while with some practices being sustained, particularly those pertaining to public health.  One of the main areas of air transport that was and will be affected significantly by the changed circumstances  - is facilitation – a subject...

How was the European airline industry transformed from national fragmentation in 1957 to a point in 2006 where the European Commission could negotiate with the US for an Open Aviation Area on behalf of all twenty five members of the European Union? What can explain the change in mindset that saw conservatism and the tight regulation of the airline industry replaced with increased competitiveness and the subsequent rise of the low cost no-frills airline? In his new book, Alan P. Dobson draws from a mass of European documentation, including interviews with officials and airline executives...

This book offers unique insight into the public and private governance of international shipping from the 1970s through to the 2010s. Focusing on the part played by maritime classification societies, it highlights the role played by the European Union during this time and its influence in creating transnational maritime regulations. The emergence of the Treaty of Rome and the European Parliament in enabling market liberalisation within the shipping industry on the one hand and more stringent maritime safety regulation on the other is examined, alongside the common transport policy and...

This book examines the rural transition and transportation in China. It covers demographic change, settlement transformation, and infrastructure development in rural areas, as well as changes in transportation expenditures, travel behavior, and accessibility of basic public services among rural Chinese residents.

The book contributes to the new body of knowledge from an international perspective in three ways. First, it explores the changes in travel behavior of rural residents and related factors. Second, it provides new evidence on the relationship between rural social...