Shipping Industry

Another interesting publication on the contemporary maritime piracy shedding some more light on the current situation and concentrating of the real hazards and dangers associated with the shipping industry of today. The author of the book, John Burnett, sailed alone and was attacked by the maritime pirates passing one of the world's busiest waterways.

Luckily he managed to survive and the experience he gained at that time served as a basis for this work telling readers the truly shocking first-hand story. Nowadays the pirates sailing across the oceans has actually noting to do with the colorful, brave and some kind romantic cutthroats that are commonly painted by the popular history books and movies.

In fact the modern pirates are rather local seamen or former seafarers who are recruited by some crime entities looking for the quick score. The publication provides interested readers with the new and fully up-to-date information. We would recommend it to all people from the maritime shipping industry as well as to the ones with general interest in maritime world. Even people far from shipping will find something interesting in the pages of this really breathtaking sea tale.

This work prepared by one of the most recognized industry experts is intended to provide an excellent introduction to the world of modern maritime piracy which is unimaginably dangerous. The maritime piracy is commonly associated with the figures from blockbuster films and picture books; however, in fact this is not that romantic and pirates of today are terrorizing oceans of the world, claiming human lives and presenting real threat.

Mariners are attacked by pirates on regular basis, and the attackers are very well armed, most of them having automatic guns and some of them possessing even rocket launchers. The victims are dumped overboard, injured, seized as hostages and even killed. The present book will tell readers about all aspects of modern maritime piracy covering many disasters at sea.

One of the last occasions was the container vessel Maersk Atlanta attacked by the armed pirates, it was the subject of the very popular Captain Philips movie capturing the imagination of the broad audience - it helped a lot to raise people's awareness of the piracy. Have a look in this volume if your job may be affected by the maritime pirates or if you are interested in the shipping since unfortunately the armed maritime piracy is becoming one of the integral parts of the industry.

The present publication contains the results fo the study conducted by the IHS specialists in the field of determining the economic significance and impact of the GOM, i.e. Gulf of Mexico, offshore hydrocarbons exploration industry covering both today's situation and future prospects. The authors of the study have addressed the economic values and jobs as well as the government revenue.

This analysis is also showing the significance of the independent operators to the industry; it is also providing the required framework for the assessment of the future policy choices. The offshore oil and gas exploration and production sectors are continuously growing fields both in the U.S. and globally. The American offshore fields and primarily GOM produce around thirty per cent of the oil and ten per cent of the gas of the overall production.

That is why it is treated as one of the central elements of the American energy security. Though it is commonly very well recognized, the importance of the offshore activities extends so far beyond the direct contribution. The jobs that are generated within the offshore industry in the area includes wide range of activities including mechanical engineering pipefitting, equipment supply, and others...

One shall apply system approach when analyzing the port activities. Such approach is usually applied when solving the specific problems of the ports. The author of the present publication has made an attempt to introduce the system analysis to the port system using the top-bottom method. In the first chapter of his dissertation the author provides the discussion on the basic port system theory together with its relation to port.

The interrelations taking place within port are categorized in the intangible, half-tangible and tangible types. The second part of the document examines the port system in general and also introduces the analytic tool which is used throughout the rest part of the volume. The analysis of the subsystem is presented in the third part of the dissertation dealing with the cargo operation system.

The next chapter contains two case studies selected by the author for inclusion into his work and demonstrating how exactly port managers could benefit from system vision. The content of this work is definitely not aimed at the general reader but it will be interested to the people having deep professional interest in port systems and willing to get more information in addition to what can be found in the publications available today.

The content of the present document was developed by the recognized industry experts to provide required guidance related to the regulatory and legislative tools that commonly affect activities and processes in connection with the freight transportation logistics. The guide has been arranged in general format.

The full title of the eLOGMAR-M project is mobile and we based solutions for the collaborative working environment together with the maritime and logistics applications. The findings addressed in this report are considered affecting all international intermodal and multimodal supply chains.

The list of contributors includes experts from different countries. While the first chapter provides brief introduction into the topics, the second one explains the background of this study. The third and fourth chapters discuss the international conventions relating to the transport.

In the fifth chapter the administrative and legal barriers are identified; it also contains summary of the information requirements governing the transportation and logistics including the demands of the marine ports and container terminals. The closing chapters of the document contain conclusions and bibliography.

Here is the official publication by Informa. The maritime shipping industry has always been something about global markets and risks including physical, financial and commercial risks. All three of them are needed to ensure the timely and safe delivery of the cargoes transported on board marine vessels every year. The marketplace is a true hero of the global maritime business.

The publication will be of great interest to the people involved or interested in the shipping industry. It opens with some historical background including the Lloyd's List timeline and brief information on the shipping markets as well as the associated market cycles and information in the period from 1734, i.e. time of foundation, and up to today. The main part of the publication has been arranged in several parts dealing with the people, i.e. manning problems, secrets of success in the shipping industry, and interesting info about the so-called human factor.

The next part is covering trade, with particular attention paid to the changes in maritime trade, ship management, container shipping and major trends in the industry... the other parts of the book address the communication at sea, innovation and technology, protection of the environment, ship construction yards, risk and insurance matters, security, and finance. The content of the volume is prepared by the world respected experts.

The content of the present guidebook was compiled by the world recognized experts of the maritime shipping industry. The premise behind it is quite simple - that casualties are commonly not that straightforward plus that the mariners involved in the casualties rarely have any previous experience. The authors of the publication have ad an ultimate intention to give some practical assistance to the mariners who were unfortunate enough to get into a casualty.

The book features a nice combination of the expertise and huge practical experience of the masters of the ships and salvors. Each of the chapters in these guidelines provides the background as to what masters or crew members should expect from people or organizations that may be engaged as the casualty gets unfolded.

The demands can actually be quite contradictory, sometimes confusing and unclear and even present a combination of all three. The chapters have been arranged in chronological order - such approach has been applied by the editor to demonstrate how ship masters would be dealing with people and also in order to give some general idea of what exactly should be undertaking, touching the major priorities and responsibilities...

Michael Roe, the author of this book, is providing readers with the original analysis of the various problems that commonly face global governance; particular attention has been paid to the shipping industry as it is one of the most globalized industries. Obviously, the difficulties faced by the international maritime shipping industry originate from its globalized nature.

The characteristics of the global governance are mainly dwarfed by the existing problem of fixation meaning that the policies addressing the current safety, security and environment problems are not adequate. The publication will provide a discussion of how exactly the governance could be animated globally to prevent the dynamical development of the maritime industry problems.

The unique approach of the author to the global governance has made this volume a truly essential reading for the policy makers and persons engaged in the analysis of the important maritime issues together with the people interested in governance in a wider sense.

The author has examined the controversies surrounding the governance with specific reference made to the maritime sector. Note that we have another book by Michael Roe on similar subject, it is devoted to the maritime governance and policy-making.