Merchant marine

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"Commercial Shipping Handbook second edition provides a quick reference for everyone in international trade and a first step towards understanding the framework within which the international movement of goods is conducted. The book fills a need for a handbook that gives concise…

'The handbook of maritime economics and business' brings together contributions from many leading academics to give a comprehensive analysis of real life economic issues in the shipping world. A broad range of topics are covered, including shipping markets and shipping cycles, p…

This book is the founding title in the Grammenos Library. The diversity of the subjects covered is unique and the results of research developed over many years are not only comprehensive, but also have important implications on real life issues in maritime business. The new edit…

'The handbook of maritime economics and business' brings together contributions from many leading academics to give a comprehensive analysis of real life economic issues in the shipping world. A broad range of topics are covered, including shipping markets and shipping cycles, p…

"At one time British ships carried half of the world's trade, transporting every conceivable type of freight from and to all four corners of the globe - and in times of crisis the merchant fleet has also offered military assistance. In fact, the merchant convoys and armed cruise…

For more than three centuries, slave ships carried millions of people from the coasts of Africa to the New World. Here, the author creates a detailed history of these vessels and the human drama acted out on their rolling decks. He restores the slave ship to its rightful place a…