Reeds Sea Transport: Operation and Economics (Reeds Professional)

Reeds Sea Transport: Operation and Economics (Reeds Professional)

<p>This book gives a complete picture of the Maritime Transport Industry<b> </b>so<br />that those involved with shipping can see their own specific field of<br />interest in perspective and understand how the basic model of this mode of transport<br />operates.</p><p>The sixth edition of <span style="font-style: italic;">Reeds Sea Transport</span><br />has been updated throughout to take account of<br />changes in the industry. It includes new data and statistics, new<br />advice on safety, a review of ship types including the growth in<br />tonnage and the increase in container ship sizes, as well as the effect<br />of the 'depression' over recent years, all of which make esssential<br />reading for professionals as well as students on courses concerned with<br />Shipping Ports and Transport.</p><br /><p>Modern transport professionals must be able to adapt to and<br />anticipate the implications of changes in their industry; this book<br />gives an insight into how management has coped with change over the<br />last century, and enables the reader to see how this essential<br />commercial activity has developed.</p><br /><br /><br /><p><b>'It is a book that should be owned and read by everyone who makes his or her living from the shipping industry' <i>Ships and Ports</i></b></p>