1st Edition
The Shipping Industry The Technology and Economics of Specialisation
By Edmund J. Gubbins
Copyright 1986
138 Pages
by
Routledge
138 Pages
by
Routledge
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First published in 1986, The Shipping Industry is a comprehensive study of the shipping industry. It shows how technological advances at the time in shipping design led to improved efficiency and the transportation of more sophisticated cargoes, promoting international trade. Analyzing the complex interplay between technological developments, economic pressures, and political forces that... Read more
Preface 1. Introduction 2. Cargo liners 3. Containerisation 4. Other Unit Load Systems 5. Dry Bulk Cargoes 6. Bulk Carriers 7. The Tanker Trades 8. Crude Carriers 9. Product Carriers 10. The Future
Biography
Edmund J. Gubbins
Review of the first publication:
‘…this is a well written and produced book… It is a useful addition to the literature on shipping.’
— Craig Rich, Plymouth Polytechnic
