Shipping Industries Books

New and Published Books

1. Maritime Slavery

   Edited by Philip Morgan

   Think of maritime slavery, and the notorious Middle Passage – the unprecedented, forced migration of enslaved Africans across the Atlantic – readily comes to mind. This so-called ‘middle leg’ – from Africa to the Americas – of a supposed trading triangle linking Europe, Africa, and the Americas...

   Published May 17th 2012 by Routledge
2. The World Shipping Industry (Routledge Revivals)

   By Ernst Gabriel Frankel

   First published in 1987, this book surveys the state of the world shipping industry worldwide and the problems confronting it. It reviews the expanding role of developing countries in shipping and evaluates the contribution of shipping to development. The changes in the institutional and...

   Published March 25th 2012 by Routledge
3. Serving the Rule of International Maritime Law

   Essays in Honour of Professor David Joseph Attard

   Edited by Norman A. Martínez Gutiérrez

   Series: IMLI Studies in International Maritime Law

   International maritime law is far from inert, everyday international affairs constantly test existing law and, in many occasions, require its development. Serving the Rule of International Maritime Law is thus not limited to a description of the current state of the law, but contains innovative...

   Published December 12th 2011 by Routledge
4. Bengal Industries and the British Industrial Revolution (1757-1857)

   By Indrajit Ray

   Series: Routledge Explorations in Economic History

   This book seeks to enlighten two grey areas of industrial historiography. Although Bengal industries were globally dominant on the eve of the industrial revolution, no detailed literature is available about their later course of development. A series of questions are involved in it. Did those...

   Published February 7th 2011 by Routledge
5. Limitation of Liability in International Maritime Conventions

   The Relationship between Global Limitation Conventions and Particular Liability Regimes

   By Norman Martínez Gutiérrez

   Series: IMLI Studies in International Maritime Law

   Limitation of liability for maritime claims is a concept of respectable antiquity which is now deeply entrenched in the maritime industry. Under this concept, the shipowner is entitled to limit his liability for maritime claims up to a maximum sum regardless of the actual amount of the claims. The...

   Published December 16th 2010 by Routledge
6. A Global Union for Global Workers

   Collective Bargaining and Regulatory Politics in Maritime Shipping

   By Nathan Lillie

   Series: Studies in International Relations

   This is a book about how global unionism was born in the maritime shipping sector. It argues that the industrial structure of shipping, and specifically the interconnected nature of shipping production chains, facilitated the globalization of union bargaining strategy, and the transnationalization...

   Published June 17th 2010 by Routledge
7. Port Economics

   By Wayne K. Talley

   Port Economics is the study of the economic decisions (and their consequences) of the users and providers of port services. A port is an "engine" for economic development by providing employment, worker incomes, business earnings and taxes for its region. The book provides a detailed discussion of...

   Published April 29th 2009 by Routledge
8. Maritime Economics 3e

   3rd Edition

   By Martin Stopford

   For 5000 years shipping has served the world economy and today it provides a sophisticated transport service to every part of the globe. Yet despite its economic complexity, shipping retains much of the competitive cut and thrust of the “perfect” market of classical economics. This blend of...

   Published December 18th 2008 by Routledge
9. Aquaculture Law and Policy

   Towards principled access and operations

   Edited by David L. VanderZwaag, Gloria Chao

   Series: Routledge Advances in Maritime Research

   The aquaculture industry is fast expanding around the globe and causing major environmental and social disruptions. The volume is about getting a 'good governance' grip on this important industry. The book highlights the numerous law and policy issues that must be addressed in the search for...

   Published August 23rd 2006 by Routledge
10. Towards Principled Oceans Governance

    Australian and Canadian Approaches and Challenges

    Edited by Donald R. Rothwell, David L. VanderZwaag

    Series: Routledge Advances in Maritime Research

    Australia and Canada have been at the forefront of efforts to operationalize integrated oceans and coastal management. Throughout the 1990s both countries devoted considerable effort to developing strategies to give effect to international ocean management obligations. This key book focuses on...

    Published April 26th 2006 by Routledge