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Arabian Adventure (Hardcover): Rossi Arabian Adventure (Hardcover)
Rossi
R3,912 Discovery Miles 39 120 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

First published in 1996. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Shipboard Electrical Power Systems (Hardcover, 2nd edition): Mukund R. Patel Shipboard Electrical Power Systems (Hardcover, 2nd edition)
Mukund R. Patel
R4,590 Discovery Miles 45 900 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

The second edition of Shipboard Electrical Power Systems addresses new developments in this rapidly growing field. Focusing on the industry trend toward electric propulsion for cruise, navy, and commercial ships, the book aids new or experienced engineers in mastering the cutting-edge technologies required for power system design, control, protection, and economic use of power. Covering the latest emission standards on ships, and the clean power technologies necessary to meet such stringent regulations, the book compiles essential information on power system design, analysis and operation, uniquely bringing all three together under one cover. Beginning by covering power system basics, the book goes on to detail power generation, electrical machines and batteries, with new chapters on electric propulsion, shipboard emission regulations, and clean power technologies. Updated throughout to reflect this rapidly changing field, the second edition clearly explains complicated electrical concepts using mechanical and hydraulic analogies to aid marine engineers in understanding difficult elements of the field. The book is an indispensable resource for well-rounded engineering students and professional engineers. This textbook is essential reading for students of marine engineering, electrical power systems, and electrical engineering, alongside engineers working on commercial and navy ships, on ports, on land, and offshore rigs.

Safety and Security at Sea - A Guide to Safer Voyages (Hardcover): D.S. Bist Safety and Security at Sea - A Guide to Safer Voyages (Hardcover)
D.S. Bist
R5,096 Discovery Miles 50 960 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Safety and Security at Sea is concerned with the safe operation of ships and consequently with preventing errors and oversights. This book contributes to safety where it is most effective - right at the site of work, on board the ship itself. It is here, indisputably, that it will prevent accidents and save lives. It translates theory into practice besides covering several new and current topics. This book is aimed at every deck officer - at every rank and on all ships. The book also attends to other manifest needs and discusses piracy, stowaways, management of crew on board and several other new and current topics in the interest of safety. All deck officers will find, when preparing for professional examinations, that the area which the oral section of these examinations at any level (Class One, Two or Three) cover - safety - is the one in which this book specialises. It will be an invaluable aid in passing these exams. By discussing essential details in every part of a voyage, parts that form different subjects in the theoretical section, it becomes an excellent reference book for them. In addition, it will also asist the staff of shipping companies in compiling ship operation manuals. This book includes the advice of various notices from the Marine Safety Agency and of guidelines from the International Maritime Organisation. It explains their requirements - International safety management code, emergency pollution control plans and others. In order to deal with ship board work thoroughly, this book takes an entire voyage into account. That is the reason for the sequence of its chapters to correspond to the progress of an actual voyage. The book begins with a ship embarking on a voyage and, in succession, conveys its message in a comfortable language. The last chapter leaves the reader at the beginning of another, but a safer, voyage. A summary is included at the end of each chapter.

Cruise Operations Management - Hospitality Perspectives (Hardcover): Philip Gibson Cruise Operations Management - Hospitality Perspectives (Hardcover)
Philip Gibson
R5,239 Discovery Miles 52 390 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Cruise Operations Management provides a comprehensive and contextualised overview of hospitality services for the cruise industry. As well as providing a background to the cruise industry, it also looks deeper into the management issues providing a practical guide for both students and professionals alike. A user-friendly and practical guide it discusses issues such as: * The history and image of cruising * How to design a cruise and itinerary planning * Roles and responsibilities on a cruise ship * Customer service systems and passenger profiles * Managing food and drink operations onboard * Health, safety and security Cruise Operations Management presents a range of contextualised facts illustrated by a number of case studies that encourage the reader to examine the often complex circumstances that surround problems or events associated to cruise operations. The case studies are contemporary and are constructed from first hand research with a number of international cruise companies providing a real world insight into this industry. Each case study is followed by questions that are intended to illuminate issues and stimulate discussion. The structure of the book is designed so the reader can either build knowledge cumulatively for an in-depth knowledge of managerial practices and procedures onboard a cruise ship, or they can 'dip in' and make use of specific material and case studies for use within a more generic hospitality or tourism learning context.

The Geography of Sea Transport (Hardcover): Alastair Couper The Geography of Sea Transport (Hardcover)
Alastair Couper
R3,915 Discovery Miles 39 150 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book, originally published in 1972, discusses the impact of technological change in sea transport on trade links, shipping routes and economic activities. A brief historical perspective illustrates the vital role of the sea transport in the ancient and medieval worlds and the influence of merchant shipping on British economic growth in the nineteenth century. The author then discusses modern trends in world ship-owning, ship-building and ship types against a back-ground of supply and demand. Of particular importance is the assessment of the role of shipping in relation to developing countries.

Inland Waterway Transportation - Studies in Public and Private Management and Investment Decisions (Hardcover): Charles W Howe,... Inland Waterway Transportation - Studies in Public and Private Management and Investment Decisions (Hardcover)
Charles W Howe, Joseph L. Carroll, William J. Leininger, Steven G. Ramsey, Nancy L. Schwartz, …
R3,174 Discovery Miles 31 740 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Inland Waterway Transportation explores how tools of economic analysis can improve the efficiency of both public and private investment in inland waterway transportation. Originally published in 1969, this study investigates how waterway transportation has been affected by public operating policy, costs and charges for the use of waterways in the United States as well as the impact of relationships central to waterway policy and individual firms such as the effect of the waterway environment on a firm's efficiency. This title will be of interest to students of Environmental Studies and professionals.

Navigation Control Manual (Hardcover, 2nd edition): A.G. Bole, C.E. Nicholls, W.O. Dineley Navigation Control Manual (Hardcover, 2nd edition)
A.G. Bole, C.E. Nicholls, W.O. Dineley
R5,251 Discovery Miles 52 510 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Invaluable to participants of navigation control courses, candidates for Class 2 and Class 1 (master mariner) and all practising navigating officers.

Dry Docking and Shipboard Maintenance - A Guide for Industry (Hardcover, 2nd edition): David House Dry Docking and Shipboard Maintenance - A Guide for Industry (Hardcover, 2nd edition)
David House
R6,569 Discovery Miles 65 690 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book covers every aspect of the dry docking of sea going vessels. It provides a guide to industry for the different dock types and docking procedures inclusive of material management, steelwork operations and dry dock legislation. Many thousands of people worldwide are engaged within the perimeter of the docking and shipboard maintenance industries to ensure that our ships remain in Class and are kept seaworthy. Docking a vessel successfully involves many skills and trades, requiring a teamwork operation between ships crews and the shoreside docking personnel. This book describes dock types alongside the various methods of docking, stability concerns, repair activities, steelwork management, legislation and survey detail, as well as shipyard safety requirements. Includes a new chapter on steelwork and material management of the shipyard complex. Contains over a hundred photographs and illustrations, including a full colour plate section. Full coverage of dry dock operations, handling facilities, main ship building slips and shipyard repair activities.

Institutional Challenges to Intermodal Transport and Logistics - Governance in Port Regionalisation and Hinterland Integration... Institutional Challenges to Intermodal Transport and Logistics - Governance in Port Regionalisation and Hinterland Integration (Hardcover, New Ed)
Jason Monios
R4,359 Discovery Miles 43 590 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

While the operational realities of intermodal transport are relatively well known, the institutional challenges are less well understood. This book provides an overview of intermodal transport and logistics including the policy background, emerging industry trends and academic approaches. Establishing the three key features of intermodal transport geography as intermodal terminals, inland logistics and hinterland corridors, Jason Monios takes an institutional approach to understanding the difficulties of successful intermodal transport and logistics. Key areas of investigation include the policy and planning background, the roles of public and private stakeholders and the identification of emerging strategy conflicts. Substantial empirical content situates the theoretical and practical issues in real-world examples via three detailed case study chapters (covering the USA, UK and Europe), making the book useful to students as well as practitioners desiring an understanding of how intermodal transport and logistics work in practice. The identified challenges to intermodal transport and logistics are used to demonstrate how competing port and inland strategies can inhibit the necessary processes of integration required to underpin successful intermodal transport. The book concludes with a look at the future of institutional adaptation that may enhance the capacity of freight actors to engage with intermodal transport developments.

Maritime Logistics Value in Knowledge Management (Hardcover): Eon-Seong Lee, Dong-Wook Song Maritime Logistics Value in Knowledge Management (Hardcover)
Eon-Seong Lee, Dong-Wook Song
R4,214 Discovery Miles 42 140 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Knowledge management has been widely applied to various industries as a good strategy to help improve firms' performance. As globalisation accelerates and international trade increases more and more, maritime transport operations have become one of the vitalest industries to receive large attention from international managers. This is because the managers have perceived that the maritime transport system is an integrated entity within the global logistics and supply chain, and it should be therefore managed in the most efficient and effective ways possible, as an organic body within a global logistics system. Taking this approach, this book examines how maritime transport operators - such as shipping companies, port terminal operators and freight forwarders - could successfully play a role within the global logistics flow wherein they are embedded by improving their logistic value, i.e. maritime logistics value. As per the objective, the current book suggests a knowledge management based solution. It attempts to systematically investigate what types of knowledge are needed in the maritime logistics industry, how maritime operators could effectively acquire the knowledge, and whether the acquired knowledge would help maritime operators enhance maritime logistics value. This book provides not only comprehensive understandings of knowledge management strategy, but also its practical application to the maritime logistics industry. This would therefore be a useful guidebook for the managers, academics, and undergraduate / postgraduate students in the field of maritime transport and global logistics, to help them to gain comprehensive knowledge of the application of knowledge management strategy to the industry--

BP Shipping Pictorial - The Golden Years 1945 - 1975 (Paperback): Ray Solly BP Shipping Pictorial - The Golden Years 1945 - 1975 (Paperback)
Ray Solly
R559 R502 Discovery Miles 5 020 Save R57 (10%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

This is an in-depth appraisal of the 30-year post Second World War period that covered significant changes in the history of British Petroleum Shipping. These major changes were vital to the development of the company's fleet from modest 12,000 summer deadweight tonnage vessels to the Very Large Crude Oil (VLCC) class ships which ranged up to British Respect with her capacity of 277,746 sdwt. The author starts with a concise history of BP from its beginnings around 1915, including early developments in the design and construction of tankers. Losses during the Second World War were countered by developments in conversion of vessels for wartime duty and the ongoing construction of new vessels. Post-war, and after considerable losses, the drive to repair vessels and build new tankers was paramount and led to the growth of the 1950s. In many areas, BP was instrumental in designing and implementing safety rules long before they became international law and the effects of these changes are considered in detail. Also featured is the recovery of the fleet following the ravages of the Second World War which was influenced by an unprecedented international demand for oil. There were also numerous political upheavals that had a direct influence on ship routeing and fluctuations in the growth of the parent company, BP International, which affected the shipping arm, BPTC. This was a period of serious oil pollution that caused worldwide consternation. This concern led to the formation of the International Maritime Consultative Organisation (IMCO) which was ratified in 1948 and renamed the IMO in 1982. This organisation became a major innovator of a raft of consultative documents which eventually led to numerous protocols and conventions, leading the marine transport industry and the tanker industry in particular to becoming the most widely-regulated form of transport in the world. This brief was extended to encompass professional certification across all ranks of seafarers, helping to correct numerous problems which affected crews during this 30-year period. Tank construction and ship stability problems are discussed along with a major overhaul of the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea. Other issues confronted during this period include preliminary work which would later be extended to include ballast water transference worldwide and air pollution, etc.

The Routledge Handbook of Transport Economics (Paperback): Jonathan Cowie, Stephen Ison The Routledge Handbook of Transport Economics (Paperback)
Jonathan Cowie, Stephen Ison
R1,416 Discovery Miles 14 160 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The Routledge Handbook of Transport Economics offers the first state of the art overview of the discipline of transport economics as it stands today, reflective of key research and policy. Transport is an important area of study and one which is problem rich, stimulating a great deal of debate in areas which impact on everyday lives. Much of this focuses on the practicalities of the modern-day phenomenon of mass movement and all of the issues which surround it. The discipline of economics is central to this debate, and consequently the study and application of transport economics has a chief role to play in seeking to address subjects relating to major transport issues. It can be argued that at the very heart of any transport issue or problem lies the underlying economics of the situation - understand that and you alleviate the problem. Featuring contributions from world-leading scholars and practitioners from across the globe, all of the chapters within this book are written from a practical perspective; theory is applied and developed using real-world examples. The book examines concepts, issues, ideas and practicalities of transport provision in five key topic areas: public transport public transport reform economic development and transport modelling transport and the environment freight transport. A real strength of the book is in linking theory to practice, and hence the 'economics' that are examined in this text are not the economics of the abstract, but rather the economics of everyday living. Practical and insightful, this volume is an essential reference for any student or researcher working in all areas of transport provision, ranging from planning, appraisal, regulation and freight; and for all practitioners looking to develop their professional knowledge and who are seeking professional accreditation.

Leith-Built Ships - Vol. II, Leith Shipyards 1918-1939 (Paperback, 2nd New edition): R. O. Neish Leith-Built Ships - Vol. II, Leith Shipyards 1918-1939 (Paperback, 2nd New edition)
R. O. Neish
R488 Discovery Miles 4 880 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This volume includes some very famous ships with tales of adventure and new trade routes, also sadness, the launch and then the loss of the largest sailing ship ever built in a British shipyard - the five-masted auxiliary sailing barque, Kobenhavn. It recounts the days when shipbuilding should have flourished and into the tough times of the Great Depression. It remains a testimony to the skill and determination of the people who built the ships and those who served on them. The fortunes of the three main shipyards are followed through good times to eventual closure or assimilation by the man who would open up the shipyard that took his name. Henry Robb Ltd, shipbuilders and engineers, began without a yard in which to build ships, but eventually took over firstly the old S&H Morton Shipyard, now occupied by Hawthorns & Co. Ltd. That gave Robb control of the Victoria Shipyard, and a few years later he would take over the Cran & Somerville yard, before acquiring the plant and goodwill of the Ramage & Ferguson Shipyard - the cream of the Leith shipyards. This last yard would always have a ship on one of its slipways; at the peak they had nine slips, and were pioneers in the building of diesel-powered coasters. Always innovative and with some of the best craftsmen in the industry, the shipyard of Henry Robb quickly acquired the reputation as builders of special ships. Leith Shipyards 1918-1939 continues the chronological story begun in Volume I and provides a fascinating illustrated story that reveals the remarkable and ongoing story of shipbuilding for which Scotland and the UK were renowned.

International Maritime Transport - Perspectives (Paperback): Heather Leggate, James McConville, Alfonso Morvillo International Maritime Transport - Perspectives (Paperback)
Heather Leggate, James McConville, Alfonso Morvillo
R1,544 Discovery Miles 15 440 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The importance of the international maritime transport industry is difficult to overstate. This new book presents an interdisciplinary approach from a wide range of internationally-based experts. International Maritime Transport represents a radical departure from previous works in its structure and approach. The section editors each discuss the state of the art in the opening chapter, before introducing a selection of works providing a wide-ranging analysis of the subject. Wide discretion of approach has provided literary freedom for individual opinion and analysis within the overall framework: this permits a level of innovation which is perhaps stifled by the more standardized model. Whilst each perspective can be seen as exclusive, together they form a comprehensive volume of issues in contemporary maritime transport. Topics covered include: ports as interfaces, logistics, manpower and skills, financial risk and opportunities, the regulatory framework. Each chapter contains an introduction which explains the context of the chapter within the book and the contemporary state of the art. Under the editorship of maritime experts James McConville, Alfonso Morvillo and Heather Leggate, the book is sure to be of interest to students and academics working on maritime studies, as well as being useful to professionals and policy makers in the maritime industry.

The Box - How the Shipping Container Made the World Smaller and the World Economy Bigger - Second Edition with a new chapter by... The Box - How the Shipping Container Made the World Smaller and the World Economy Bigger - Second Edition with a new chapter by the author (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition)
Marc Levinson
R542 R488 Discovery Miles 4 880 Save R54 (10%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

In April 1956, a refitted oil tanker carried fifty-eight shipping containers from Newark to Houston. From that modest beginning, container shipping developed into a huge industry that made the boom in global trade possible. The Box tells the dramatic story of the container's creation, the decade of struggle before it was widely adopted, and the sweeping economic consequences of the sharp fall in transportation costs that containerization brought about. But the container didn't just happen. Its adoption required huge sums of money, both from private investors and from ports that aspired to be on the leading edge of a new technology. It required years of high-stakes bargaining with two of the titans of organized labor, Harry Bridges and Teddy Gleason, as well as delicate negotiations on standards that made it possible for almost any container to travel on any truck or train or ship. Ultimately, it took McLean's success in supplying U.S. forces in Vietnam to persuade the world of the container's potential. Drawing on previously neglected sources, economist Marc Levinson shows how the container transformed economic geography, devastating traditional ports such as New York and London and fueling the growth of previously obscure ones, such as Oakland. By making shipping so cheap that industry could locate factories far from its customers, the container paved the way for Asia to become the world's workshop and brought consumers a previously unimaginable variety of low-cost products from around the globe. Published in hardcover on the fiftieth anniversary of the first container voyage, this is the first comprehensive history of the shipping container. Now with a new chapter, The Box tells the dramatic story of how the drive and imagination of an iconoclastic entrepreneur turned containerization from an impractical idea into a phenomenon that transformed economic geography, slashed transportation costs, and made the boom in global trade possible.

Queen Elizabeth - A Photographic Journey (Hardcover, New Ed): Inger Klein Thorhauge Queen Elizabeth - A Photographic Journey (Hardcover, New Ed)
Inger Klein Thorhauge
R636 Discovery Miles 6 360 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Queen Elizabeth: A Photographic Journey allows the reader to travel aboard Cunard's newest ship, the second largest ship to carry the Cunard colors. The ultimate in luxury cruising awaits aboard Queen Elizabeth. From the three-story Royal Court Theater, complete with box seating, to the opulence of the Queens Room, the authors have captured the interior elegance of Queen Elizabeth with never-before-published images. Explore the areas not so easy to see with a tour of the engine room, stores, and the bridge before returning to the passenger areas to explore bars, lounges, restaurants, and cabins. With an afterword by Captain Wells and memories from Commodore Rynd this beautifully updated soft cover edition is the perfect Queen Elizabeth souvenir.

The Handbook of Maritime Economics and Business (Hardcover, 2nd edition): Costas Grammenos The Handbook of Maritime Economics and Business (Hardcover, 2nd edition)
Costas Grammenos
R11,908 Discovery Miles 119 080 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Handbook of Maritime Economics and Business brings together, contributions of over fifty internationally known academics from thirty different countries, all of whom are members of the International Association of Maritime Economists (IAME). Second edition contributors are John Theotokas, Douglas K. Fleming, Mary R. Brooks, Michael Tamvakis, Manfred Zachcial, Merv Rowlinson, Patrick Alderton, Siri Pettersen Strandenes, Martin Stopford, Amir H. Alizadeh, Nikos K. Nomikos, David Glen, Enrico Musso, William Sjostrom, Peter Marlow, Bernard Gardner, Trevor D. Heaver, Wayne K. Talley, Heather Leggate, Michael Roe, Peter Marlow, A. Guldem Cerit, Anastassios N. Perakis, Photis M. Panayides, Stephen X.H. Gong, Helen Thanopoulou, Helen Bendall, Manolis G. Kavussanos, Nikos N. Nomikos, Amir H. Alizadeh, Eddy Van de Voorde, Hilde Meersman, Kunio Miyashita, Ernst G. Frankel, Lauri Ojala, David Menachof, Alfred J. Baird, Kevin Cullinane, Jan Hoffman, Shashi Kumar, Joon Soo Jon, Andreas Vergottis and

Routledge Handbook of Marine Governance and Global Environmental Change (Hardcover): Paul G. Harris Routledge Handbook of Marine Governance and Global Environmental Change (Hardcover)
Paul G. Harris
R6,425 Discovery Miles 64 250 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Provides a comprehensive overview of the subject of marine governance and environmental change, which will serve as a key reference textbook. Reflects the immense global concern over issues such as sea level rise, marine biodiversity including coral reefs, fisheries, maritime trade and shipping. Draws on and will apeal to a wide range of dsiciplines including marine biology, climate science, geography, law, politics and international relations.

Cruising in the Global Economy - Profits, Pleasure and Work at Sea (Hardcover, New Ed): Christine B.N. Chin Cruising in the Global Economy - Profits, Pleasure and Work at Sea (Hardcover, New Ed)
Christine B.N. Chin
R4,204 Discovery Miles 42 040 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The business of cruise tourism in recent years has commanded news media attention especially on issues of environmental pollution, passenger safety and worker rights, yet consumer interest in cruise vacations has not been adversely affected by negative publicity and it continues to grow at an average of 8-9% per annum. This unique mode of business focusing on the production and consumption of pleasure at sea and on land offers us an unprecedented opportunity to analyze the manner in which ongoing economic restructuring processes to bring about free markets in goods, services and labour can and does involve both life on land and at sea. This interdisciplinary analysis elicits an examination of states' relationship to the maritime regulatory structure governing ship ownership, management and operations, cruise lines' business strategies, development of port communities to capture cruise-related revenue, changing leisure consumption patterns and meanings, and the employment of foreign migrant workers as seafarers.

Economics of Maritime Business (Hardcover): Shuo Ma Economics of Maritime Business (Hardcover)
Shuo Ma
R4,113 Discovery Miles 41 130 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the economics of the business of maritime transport. It provides an economic explanation of four aspects of maritime transport, namely, the demand, the supply, the market and the strategy. The book first explains why seaborne trade happens and what its development trends are; it then analyses the main features of shipping supply and how various shipping markets function; the book finally addresses the critical strategic issues of the shipping business. The full range of different types of shipping are covered throughout the chapters and cases. The book combines the basic principles of maritime transport with the modern shipping business and the latest technological developments, particularly in the area of digital disruption. The ideas and explanations are supported and evidenced by practical examples and more than 160 tables and figures. The questions posed by the book are similar to those that would be asked by the students in their learning process or the professionals in the business environment, with the answers concentrating on the reasons for what has happened and will happen in the future rather than merely fact-telling or any specific forecast. The book is most suited for students of shipping-related disciplines, and is also a valuable reference for maritime professionals.

Waterways of the West Midlands (Paperback): Robert Davies Waterways of the West Midlands (Paperback)
Robert Davies
R465 R383 Discovery Miles 3 830 Save R82 (18%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This enjoyable new book delves into unexplored areas of history surrounding the great network of the West Midland Canals. It provides a new insight into its most fascinating figures and places, including interviews with some of the last true boatmen, whose world disappeared forever during the turbulent 1960s. It reveals fascinating figures like John Corbett, who became one of the richest men in Britain during the 19th century, through salt and canals. He built a fabulous chateau for his unfaithful wife on the outskirts of Droitwich that can still be visited today. We also have an account of how the Droitwich Canals have been wonderfully restored to the navigation system, with old and new photographs depicting the changes. And not forgetting such pivotal characters such as Boulton and Watt, who were an essential part of the canal story. We at The History Press are sure that this book will appeal to canal enthusiasts and all who love the West Midlands with its amazing Waterways.

They Once Were Shipbuilders, 1 (Paperback): R. O. Neish They Once Were Shipbuilders, 1 (Paperback)
R. O. Neish
R482 Discovery Miles 4 820 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Leith-Built Ships is a testimony to the skill of the men who built the ships and to the many men and women who may have sailed or served on them. This history is brought together in vol. I of a three-volume series about the almost-forgotten part that Leith played in our great maritime heritage and is the culmination of the author's lifetime experience of shipbuilding. Most people may well be aware of the part played by the great shipbuilding centres in the UK's history but many may be unaware of the part played by the shipbuilders of Leith. This port was once Scotland's main port with many firsts to its name. Leith had begun building ships some 400 years before the great shipyards of the Clyde and these vessels reached all corners of the globe, touching many people's lives. Some had sad histories while others took part in some of the great conflicts of the times; many were just ordinary working vessels that carried their crew safely through long working lives. With a pedigree of shipbuilding second to none going back over 660 years of recorded history, the ships built at Leith deserve their place in history and this book begins the story.

The Rise of an Early Modern Shipping Industry - Whitby's Golden Fleet, 1600-1750 (Hardcover, New): Rosalin Barker The Rise of an Early Modern Shipping Industry - Whitby's Golden Fleet, 1600-1750 (Hardcover, New)
Rosalin Barker
R2,007 Discovery Miles 20 070 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Provides a huge amount of detail about everyday maritime life in the important port of Whitby, home port of Captain Cook. The ancient but isolated town of Whitby has made a huge contribution to the maritime history of Britain: Captain Cook learned sailing and navigation here; during the eighteenth century the town was a provider of an exceptionally large number of transport ships in wartime; and in the nineteenth century Whitby became a major whaling port. This book examines how it came to be such an important shipping centre. Drawing on extensive maritime records, the author shows that it was commercial entrepreneurship which brought about the growth of Whitby's shipping industry, first in the export of local alum and carrying coal to London, then in northern European trades, alongside its very successful ship-building industry. The book includes details from the financial accounts of voyages. These provide a fascinating insight into seafaring in the period with details of the hierarchical structure of crews,and of shipboard apprentices learning the trade. Overall, a very full picture emerges of every aspect of the shipping industry of this key port. ROSALIN BARKER is an Honorary Fellow in the History Department at the University of Hull, and was formerly a tutor in adult education at the universities of Cambridge, Leeds and Hull and the Open University.

Seafaring, Sailors and Trade, 1450-1750 - Studies in British and European Maritime and Imperial History (Hardcover, New Ed):... Seafaring, Sailors and Trade, 1450-1750 - Studies in British and European Maritime and Imperial History (Hardcover, New Ed)
G.V. Scammell
R3,931 Discovery Miles 39 310 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This second volume of articles by G.V. Scammell offers new insights into the history of British and European shipping in the centuries of Europe's penetration into the oceans of the world, from the 15th to the 18th century. It examines the building, ownership and operation of merchantmen in the context of economic and social developments of the period, combining this with the investigation of the vital, but still comparatively neglected, subjects of the lives, working conditions, beliefs, skills and behaviour of seamen. This is the basis for discussion of the means and methods by which British shipping and merchants established themselves in oceanic trades, including those of other powers, considered in relation to the growth of British maritime and commercial supremacy. The final studies then examine the causes and consequences of European and British seaborne expansion, particularly in Asia.

Shipping in China (Hardcover, New Ed): Tae-Woo Lee, Mingnan Shen Shipping in China (Hardcover, New Ed)
Tae-Woo Lee, Mingnan Shen; Edited by Michael Roe
R3,913 Discovery Miles 39 130 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The Chinese shipping industry is a particularly prominent industry and has rapidly expanded over the last decade. Amazingly, literature on the subject is scarce and this is the first book to focus on it specifically. Bringing together a team of well-known shipping, logistics, economics and political science scholars from the Far East, Europe and the Americas, the volume provides an up-to-date overview of the Chinese shipping industry and its place in international shipping. The contributors analyze and discuss all the relevant major business issues, including marketing, finance, the politics of its development and its organizational structures. The volume will be of critical interest to both academics and professionals in the fields of shipping and transport, transport economics, and business planning and strategy.

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