ABSTRACT
Shipinvestmenthasanimportantinfluenceonshipmanagement andinvolvestheconsiderationofmanyfactors.Thischapter attemptstoexaminethevariousaspectsofshipinvestmentina practicalway.Itfocusesonthecurrentsituationandlikelytrends.It alsogivesvariouscasestudiesoffundingindifferentcountriesand anoverviewoftheshipbuildingindustryinthefutureinthelightof theOECD1996agreement.
