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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"International Shipping"”.
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The Organization and Regulation of International Shipping Cartels
"The international liner shipping industry is organized into cartels and has been for over one hundred years. This thesis consists of two parts: the first analyzes the shipping conference phenomenon from the perspective of industrial organization, and the second evaluates the regulation of the …
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New Developments in Maritime Security and Their Impact on International Shipping
Security has been taken very seriously following the September 11 disaster in the USA. This paper examines the legal issues surrounding the prevention of maritime terrorism, especially IMO and American initiatives, and highlights the effects of these measures on the relationship between shipowners …
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Who Governs the Sea? An Analysis of the Regime Complex in International Shipping
<p>In many respects, international shipping represents the physical embodiment of globalization. It ties states together via the exchange of raw materials and finished goods in ways that inspire important questions about power distributions, trade, growth, global governance, jurisdiction, policy …
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Liability for pollution damage from offshore oil spills: The CLC and fund conventions, the EU's Environmental Liability Directive and their implications for New Zealand law
… regime came to be created from a pair of international shipping liability and fund conventions, and explaining how the EU and Member States developed and implemented the Environmental Liability and Offshore Safety Directives. New Zealand’s government has actively encouraged growth in its …
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The decline of UK merchant shipping, 1975-90: beyond the market view
… explanation for the decline of UK merchant shipping, 1975-1990. This involves identifying and analysing a broad range of factors which have simultaneously affected the merchant fleet. In attaining this objective it has become apparent that prominent amongst the explanations is the market …
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International maritime organization : rethinking marine environmental policy
… the IMO- the UN dedicated legislator of the shipping industry- has been increasingly faced with challenges to its decision making process as well as to the effective fulfillment of its role. The current treatment of environmental matters, especially when it comes to negotiations for enacting …
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The impact of exchange rate fluctuations on the shipping industry
The international shipping industry has certain characteristics, which make it particularly vulnerable to exchange rate risk. While the commercial world recognises such risk, neither the shipping industry nor academia have yet tried to quantify or evaluate the extent of the problem. This thesis …
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Important factors for shipping companies in raising funds in the equity and high yield bond public capital markets
… to identify factors that are important for shipping companies in tapping the capital markets for finance, either to raise equity or to issue debt in the high yield bond market. The analysis is carried out through the presentation of three research papers. The first paper presents evidence …
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A Framework for Automated Discovery and Analysis of Suspicious Trade Records
… challenge in detecting such transactions. International shipment records, specifically those containing bill of lading is a key source of data which can be used to detect, investigate and act upon such transactions. The comprehensive problem can be described as building a framework that can …
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The implementation of the International Hydrographic Organisation's Worldwide Electronic Navigational Chart Data Base for Electronic Chart Display and Information Systems : the implications to sub-Saharan Africa
… Africa regarding the implementation of the International Hydrographic Organisation's (IHO) Worldwide Electronic Navigational Chart Data Base (WEND) for Electronic Chart Display and Information _systems (ECDIS). The IHO, recognising the need to supply up-to-date navigational information to …
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Extreme weather disaster resilient port and waterway infrastructure for sustainable global supply chain
… on seaports and marine terminals. Ports serve international cargo traffic for imports and exports. About 90% of the world’s goods are transported by sea and over 70% as containerized cargo ships. Coastal hurricanes/cyclones and rainfall flood disasters cause major disruptions for sea shipping …