TY  - BOOK
AU  - Branch,Alan E.
AU  - Robarts,Michael
TI  - Branch's elements of shipping
SN  - 9781138786677 (hardback)
PY  - 2014///
CY  - New York
PB  - Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
KW  - Shipping
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction -- The ship -- Ship design and construction -- Ships, their cargoes, trades and future trends -- Manning of vessels -- Customs house and ship's papers -- Maritime canals and inland waterways -- Services performed by principal shipping organizations -- Passenger fares and freight rates -- Liner conferences -- Ship operation -- Bills of lading -- Cargoes -- The shipping company -- Charter parties -- Containerization -- Seaports -- Multi-modalism : global supply chain management and international logistics -- The international consignment -- Information technology and electronic data interchange -- Ship management -- Political aspects
ER  -