01954nam a2200289Ia 4500 304135 20160527184833.0 2008009223 9780415275583 9780415275583 (pbk.) 041527558X (pbk.) (OCoLC)212432568 (OCoLC)227918301 (OCoLC)503065950 PUCPR cicg HE 735 .S76 2009 387.5 22 Stopford, Martin. 280894 Local Maritime economics Martin Stopford. 3rd ed. London New York Routledge 2009. xxiv, 815 p. ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) 26 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. [783]-791) and index. Part 1: Introduction to shipping. Sea transport and the global economy ; The organization of the shipping market -- Part 2: Shipping market economics. Shipping market cycles ; Supply, demand and freight rates ; The four shipping markets -- Part 3: Shipping company economics. Costs, revenue and cashflow ; Financing ships and shipping companies ; Risk, return and shipping company economics -- Part 4: Seaborne trade and transport systems. The geography of maritime trade ; The principles of maritime trade ; The transport of bulk cargoes ; The transport of specialized cargoes ; The transport of general cargo -- Part 5: The merchant fleet and transport supply. The ships that provide the transport ; The economics of shipbuilding and scrapping ; The regulation of the maritime industry -- Part 6: Forecasting and planning. Maritime forecasting and market research. Stopford provides an introduction to the organization and workings of the global shipping industry, outlining the economic theory behind this large and complex subject, and dealing with many of the operational practicalities involved. Merchant marine 135405 Local Shipping 169755 Local 222754 222754 0 0 lc 0 HE_735_000000000000000__S76_2009 0 cil 67863 7 7 4 2016-05-27 Routledge Taylor & Francis Group 85.00 485257 0 HE 735 .S76 2009 70000000892507 2016-05-27 00:00:00 r:304135 6