ABSTRACT

The book deals with a wide variety of subject areas relating to the maritime movement of goods, from the nature of cargo vessels and containerisation, global maritime organisations, through the use of international terms of delivery and freight costs, to the means and methods of developing strategies for greater efficiency in the international maritime movement of goods.

chapter 1|8 pages

Overview of the UNCLOS

chapter 2|36 pages

Types of marine cargo traffic

chapter 3|20 pages

CHARTERING AND BULK CARRIAGE

chapter 4|50 pages

Maritime organisations

chapter 7|24 pages

Perspectives from bridge and shore

chapter 8|32 pages

The audit trail

chapter 9|10 pages

Summary and appraisal