 There are plenty of ship-tracking web resources available today; if you open any of them, you will see lots of dots and each of those dots is a vessel. Each of those vessels, in turn, is laden with hundreds or thousands of boxes full of cargo. The transportation is one of the key elements of the economy, without which the world of today would simply not work.
This publication will be of great value to anyone interested in the shipping industry, not limited to the industry professionals. The material presented by the author is truly absorbing and timely. The experts have found the book revelatory and engrossing because the author has explored a relatively covered world of the modern commerce; in addition, the readers of this volume will be introduced to the people. The publication is full of detailed accounts and anecdotes and it is a really easy-reading.
The readers have found the book a superb, perfectly written and remarkably bravely researched. A must-have one, considering the value that the shipping industry has and the way it impacts everyone's life. The author has managed to show the readers a sort of representative slice showing what exactly the contemporary world is like. You will ready about piracy, important environmental issues, and of course day-to-day life and operations on board…
 There have been thousands maritime robberies and violent pirate attacks reported to the IMB, i.e. International Maritime Bureau of the ICC. The huge threat and danger of maritime piracy to the people engaged in maritime shipping industry, as well as to the efficiency and security of the transportation process, have led the IMO to adopt the famous motto "Piracy - orchestrating the response" - this theme was used for another World Maritime Day.
The Conference was hosted by the WMU in this regard and the results of the conference as well as most interesting documents presented in the course of it have been reflected in the pages of this volume. The book covers all important aspects of the contemporary maritime piracy, including kidnapping, armed robbery, murder and torture at sea, anti-piracy legislation, economics and law of the maritime piracy, counter-piracy operations, Somali piracy, risk assessment and modeling, core strategies of security and many other critical matters. A good one for the people willing to be in the loop of the recent happenings in the field.
 Two editors of this volume, Chung-Yee Lee and Qiang Meng made it focusing on the impact which ocean transport logistics has on the global supply chains. In fact, this is the first publication dedicated solely to this topic, it is linking the interaction of all involved parties along this supply chain, including ship owners plus line carriers and terminal operators.
There are three main parts in this book covering the innovation and trends, as well as the competition and business model of these operations, showing how operational and tactical management is usually used in shipping liners, and also exploring the so-called global supply chain management.
It shall be underlined that throughout the content of this volume the immediate effect of the ocean transport logistics is highlighted with the focus made on the effect it has on the global supply chain. A good information resource for all participants of the international maritime shipping industry.
 The global logistics is entailing the trade-offs in the location of the facilities and distribution networks, scheduling and routing of the deliveries by various travel modes, procurement issues, and, eventually, the overall management of the worldwide supply chains. Today, with the global economy continuously increasing, logistics is becoming a critically important matter to be taken into account to get to the success the organization.
It is deservedly considered one of the integral parts of the supply chain management involving operations management considerations and also production engineering and even regional science matters. The content of the volume is organized in ten chapters each of them arranged in discrete sections examining logistics itself, free-trade zones, innovative features, case studies and future prospects.
The author has used valuable contributions by the industry experts from nearly all parts of the world an this approach has resulted in the content covering the global logistics indeed. The book will be of practical interest to the industry participants as well as to the scientists and researchers. It may also serve as a reading (required or supplementary) in the logistics courses.
 Taking into account the limited nature of the liability of the ship owners, the classification societies are normally considered exempted from liability. The present publication by Nicolai Lagoni is intended to analyze the actions of the class societies that could potentially give rise to the claims.
The author of the volume is also analyzing whether or not the classification societies shall be exempted from liability under American. German or English maritime law. Moreover, the content of the volume is developing the fundamentals of the international convention concerning the limitation of liability of the class societies.
There are not too many books available today that would address this issue which, however, is quite important. Since classification is one of the key aspects of ship building and operation, it is critically important to have clear understanding of the liability matters.
Therefore, we would highly recommend this document to all participants of the shipping process, i.e. not only to the class societies but also to the ship owners and operators directly engaged in the commercial and legal aspects since they will all definitely appreciate the content.
 This handbook is an excellent one-stop resource since it offers readers a truly comprehensive reference covering both theoretical and practical knowledge in shipping finance. It has been well met and appreciated in the industry as it offers all necessary information in a single volume. In the international maritime shipping industry of today it is critically important to have a good understanding of all issues related to the finance.
This would typically include identification and also evaluation of potential capital sources to finance the vessels, budgeting the investments, maritime insurance and important legal aspects, financial analysis and so many other matters. The content of the handbook has been prepared by two world recognized experts on the basis of the valuable contributions from twenty five professional shipping market practitioners.
The financing of the maritime shipping activities and financial management have both become particularly important after the 2008 financial collapse. The book will provide a perfectly balanced combination of the theory and practice giving great value and contributing to the education and training. That is why the volume shall be a must-read one for every single person of the shipping industry.
 This book is covering a very wide range of the relevant topics giving so interesting in-depth discussions and analyses of the real failures commonly occurring in the governance practice. It may serve as an excellent reference source for the policy-makers as well as for the newcomers since it is discussing the existing maritime policies together with the political history of the shipping industry.
Michael Roe, who is also the author of another publication on the same topic and coming under "Maritime governance - speed, flow, form, process" title, is providing readers with the detailed professional analysis of the jurisdictional arrangements currently in place.
The book is addressing the basic questions of the jurisdiction, governance and policy-making, applying them to the maritime shipping field. Such approach makes the publication much more interesting to the wide audience including specialists, researchers, students and government officials - it will also be appreciated by all people having commercial or industrial interest in maritime sector.
 The content of this volume is providing readers with a good introduction to the shipping industry covering all important aspects. It shall be treated as a very valuable source of relevant information to be used by the students of maritime shipping law and by the people willing to get a proper understanding of maritime services.
The publication contains the information as well as the analytical content on both international and national shipping practices. This is a new edition of the volume; the previous book represented a general intro to the shipping explaining the maze of shipping regulations and analyzing the main relevant issues.
The present edition, apart from giving a first-rate introduction, is covering several additional aspects of the industry. It covers different sectors of the industry, co-operation issues in liner shipping, maritime governance matters, protectionism and liberalization, private shipping organizations, maritime security and applicable safety standards, limitation of liability and other topics. There are several data tables provided in the appendices to give some additional information on the cases and legislation as well as Conventions and other regulatory documents.
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