Containerization in maritime transport : contemporary trends and challenges /: contemporary trends and challenges. (2022)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Ryszard K. Miler, Eugeniusz Gostomski, Tomasz Nowosielski.
• Authors: Miler, Ryszard K; Gostomski, Eugeniusz; Nowosielski, Tomasz
• Contents: Part 1: Maritime Containerized Transport (the status quo of its structure and main processes). 1. The origins of containerization processes in international trade. 2. A container as a loading unit. 3. Container Transport System and multimodal transport systems. 4. The development of the global fleet of container vessels. 5. The size and geographical structure of international container shipping in maritime transport. Part 2: Economic Challenges To Maritime Containerized Transport. 6. Transport and container handling costs in international maritime transport. 7. Documents in international maritime transport. 8. Insurance of containers and vessels in maritime transport. Part 3: Managerial and Operational Challenges To Maritime Containerized Transport. 9. The role of port container terminals in the maritime container turnover. 10. Organizational and technical conditions underlying operation of port container terminals. 11. Information and IT (telematics) solutions in the management of containerization processes in maritime transport. Part 4: Sustainable Development Challenges to Containerized Maritime Transport. 12. Eco-logistics and sustainable development requirements in the pragmatics of containerisation processes in maritime transport. 13. Conclusions.
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton : CRC Press
• Publication Date: 2022
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 387.544; Containerization; Shipping
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781000804300; 9781000804263
• Related ISBNs: 9781032360713
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on CIP data; resource not viewed.
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