International Shipping - The Role of Sea Transport in the Global Economy

Based on thoroughly researched texts and rare photographies this book describes the actual developments of international shipping and all the facets connected to overseas good flows. Main source for the deep reaching insight into the maritime industry are authentic reports carried out at the focusses of the shipping scene. By explaining the design und purpose of nowadays ship types, the different ways of cargo handling as well as the activities of shipowners and operators is painted a representative and rich-illustrated picture of the actual maritime scene.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Transport by sea.- Work at sea.- Recreation, travel and rescue at sea.

Über den Autor / die Autorin

The author

Ralf Witthohn has become one of the leading experts on shipbuilding, shipping and ports in the past decades after working in project planning, design and construction of ships as well as through the publication of books and numerous articles in international maritime journals

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Ralf Witthohn
• Verlag: Springer, Berlin
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 04.11.2023
• EAN: 9783658342753
• ISBN: 978-3-658-34275-3
• Seiten: 758
• Abmessung: 155 mm x 44 mm x 235 mm
• Illustration: LXXIII, 758 p. 1 illus.
• Thema: Naturwissenschaften, Medizin, Informatik, Technik > Technik > Maschinenbau, Fertigungstechnik