TY  - BOOK
AU  - Stopford,Martin
TI  - Maritime economics
SN  - 9780415275583
AV  - HE 735 .S76 2009
U1  - 387.5 22
PY  - 2009///
CY  - London, New York
PB  - Routledge
KW  - Merchant marine
KW  - Local
KW  - Shipping
N1  - 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
N2  - 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
ER  -