The Business of Shipping, 10th Edition

The Business of Shipping, 10th Edition, has been fully revised and updated to make timely and relevant this classic volume.
The Business of Shipping, 10th Edition, has been fully revised and updated to make timely and relevant this classic volume.

Updated chapters analyze enhanced shipping operations, increasingly stringent environmental rules and regulations, and technology that monitors and optimizes vessel and marine terminal operations.

The book addresses lessons learned by commercial carriers and passenger ship operators during the COVID-19 pandemic and their responses to geopolitical threats and decarbonization challenges.

The net result is that this invaluable volume provides a comprehensive and contemporary view of the dynamic and essential shipping industry and its role in the evolving worldwide supply chain. Four dozen new photographs illustrate important trends.

This authoritative text is required reading for a newcomer looking to understand basic shipping operations, regulations, and international cargo movement, or a specialized professional seeking insight into disparate industry segments.

The 10th edition reaffirms its claim as the cornerstone marine transportation text. Students at the six state maritime academies in the US, as well as at the US Merchant Marine Academy, use this text.

The book is included in the library collection of the International Maritime Organization at its headquarters in London and is available for reference or purchase at prominent maritime museums in Hamburg and Rotterdam.

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