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International Ocean Shipping

Bernhard J. Abrahamsson

Published: 2019-03-13

Total Pages: 204

Intended as a basic text on ocean shipping, this book provides a basis for understanding how the industry functions and the problems and issues that arise because of its international character. Dr. Abrahamsson makes no attempt to judge the relative merits of various developments, arguments, or positions; rather, he explains concepts and principles

The Box

Marc Levinson

Published: 2016-04-05

Total Pages: 540

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In April 1956, a refitted oil tanker carried fifty-eight shipping containers from Newark to Houston. From that modest beginning, container shipping developed into a huge industry that reshaped manufacturing. But the container didn't just happen. Its adoption required huge sums of money, years of high-stakes bargaining, and delicate negotiation on standards. Now with a new chapter, The Box tells the dramatic story of how the drive and imagination of an iconoclastic entrepreneur turned containerization from an impractical idea into a phenomenon that transformed economic geography, slashed transportation costs, and made the boom in global trade possible. -- from back cover.

Ninety Percent of Everything

Rose George

Published: 2013-08-13

Total Pages: 305

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Revealing the workings and dangers of freight shipping, the author sails from Rotterdam to Suez to Singapore to present an eye-opening glimpse into an overlooked world filled with suspect practices, dubious operators, and pirates.

Economics of Sea Transport and International Trade

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 240

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Economics can be a difficult subject for non-economists to grasp. This text provides an accessible explanation of the subject for those working in the shipping industry, and will also be of interest for those studying for the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers qualification.