1st Edition

International Ocean Shipping Current Concepts And Principles

By Bernhard J. Abrahamsson Copyright 1980
    252 Pages
    by Routledge

    252 Pages
    by Routledge

    This book focuses on economic, technological, legal, political, and institutional developments and relationships in the ocean shipping industry. It provides a basis for understanding how the industry functions and the problems and issues that arise because of its international character. .

    Other Titles of Interest -- Preface -- Merchant Shipping in Transition: An Overview -- Transportation Economics -- Basic Concepts and Principles -- Frieght Rates and Tariffs -- The Elements of Ocean Shipping -- Functional Types of Ships -- Types of Transport Contracts -- Marine Insurance -- Rate Determination: The Tramp and Liner Markets -- Flags of Registry -- International Organizations -- Appendixes -- International Conventions on Bills of Lading -- International Conventions on Marine Pollution Controls

    Biography

    Bernhard J. Abrahamsson