The Business of Shipping by James J. Buckley, Lane C. Kendall (Based On Work by)

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  • 453pp
  • Sales Rank: 170,357

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  • ISBN-13: 9780870335808
  • Edition Description: New Edition
  • Edition Number: 8
  • Pub. Date: May 2008
  • Publisher: Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.

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  • Pub. Date: May 2008
  • Publisher: Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.
  • Format: Textbook Hardcover, 453pp
  • Sales Rank: 170,357

Synopsis

Long acknowledged as the most comprehensive and authoritative book in its field, this sixth edition of The Business of Shipping has been completely revised and updated. Describing and analyzing the shipping business as it exists today, the book is intended for executives and others who may be specialists in one branch of the business, but only marginally knowledgeable about its other aspects. It will also familiarize newcomers with the many facets of the shipping enterprise. Although not written as a textbook, it could be used as a basic resource for any marine transportation course.

The topics covered include tramp shipping; liner service; the passenger cruise business; shoreside activities, such as terminal operations, ship supply, and bunkering procedures; the actual functioning of many segments of a shipping company organization; and, uniquely, the management of tankers, including chemical carriers and liquefied gas transporters. The book's scope is broader and more attuned to the working of the industry than most other books on marine transportation.

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Long acknowledged as the most comprehensive and authoritative book in its field. Includes intermodal developments, the renaissance of cruise lines, and more.

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Per the preface to the first (1973) edition included here, this book's mission remains "to describe the business side of a commercial enterprise whose field is the entire civilized world" for both professional seafarers and curious landlubbers. This iteration updates information in the 1994 edition on aspects of maritime transportation such as US regulatory involvement, liner shipping, vessel operations, ship husbandry, contracts, and new technology. Includes b&w photos and a glossary. Kendall (d. 1999) was on the faculty of the US Merchant Marine Academy. Buckley teaches maritime management at the California Maritime Academy. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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