Port Management and Operations

TRAMA

Port Management and Operations is the only book which provides a complete picture of port management and is a crucial guide to all those involved in the maritime industry. This third edition provides an analysis of the major issues in the fast moving transport environment, offering a complete picture of the ports industry. The book discusses port administration, management, economics, and operation, as well as new port developments and changes in maritime transport security. Port Management and Operations avoids unnecessary jargon ensuring that it is readily understandable to those with little knowledge of ports, but it has sufficient depth to be of interest and value to those professionally engaged in the industry. Contents include: port development the impact of changing ship technology on ports sea approaches and maritime services port administration ownership and management port policy berths and terminals cargo and cargo handling port labor time in port and speed o

NOTE EDITORE

Port Management and Operations your essential guide to port management in the twenty-first century. • Provides the reader with a complete understanding of total port activity • Enables managers working in specific areas of ports to see where they fit into the port’s operation and commercial practice as a whole • Offers an analysis of the many types of ports along with the common essential elements that enable them to function, including administration, management, economics and operations

SOMMARIO

Chapter 1. Ports Chapter 2. Port Development Chapter 3. Impact of Changing Ship Technology on Ports Chapter 4. Port Approaches Chapter 5. Port Administration, Ownership and Management Chapter 6. Port Policy Chapter 7. Berths and Terminals Chapter 8. Cargo and Cargo Handling Chapter 9. Port Labour Chapter 10. Time in Port and Speed of Cargo Handling Chapter 11. Port Costs, Prices and Revenue Chapter 12. Port Environmental Matters- Sustainable Development

AUTORE

Patrick Alderton qualifiedas an Extra Master,and then became a lecturerof commercial transport at the London Guildhall University in the 1970s.He latermoved to the World Maritime University in Sweden as the Professor of Ports and Shipping in the late 1980s.

ALTRE INFORMAZIONI

• Condizione: Nuovo
• ISBN: 9781843117506
• Collana: Lloyd's Practical Shipping Guides
• Dimensioni: 9.25 x 6.25 in Ø 1.05 lb
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Illustration Notes: Illustrations
• Pagine Arabe: 224