World Shipping and Port Development

With the globalization of production and consumption, shipping and ports play an increasingly vital part in facilitating the world-wide movement of cargoes. Containing a selection of papers by some of the world's leading maritime economists, this book provides comprehensive and detailed analyses of the most critical issues affecting these sectors. Areas addressed include: the role of ports and shipping within the global supply chain; the development of international logistics and; the impact of public policy on competition, pricing and efficiency.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1403947538
• ISBN13: 9781403947536
• Release Date: June 2005
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.19 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 8.9"