1. Shopping terms pg-1
2. International Seaborne Trade pg-11
Globalizations – The maritime nexus pg-12
Introduction : globalised business in a globalised economy pg-12
Maritime transport and its relevance for globalization pg-13
Global trade and how it is being moved pg-13
The share of maritime mode of transport pg-13
The geography of seaborne trade pg-15
The composition of seaborne trade pg-15
Trade and transport in economic theory pg-17
International trade and economic growth pg-17
Mainstream economics and its consideration pg-18
Trade and its transport – a mutual relationship pg-19
Rediscovering transport as a determinant of trade pg-20
What are the determinants of maritime transport costs pg-20
A note on the transport and regional integration pg-22
Outlook pg-23
Globalization and its relevance for maritime business pg-24
The global supply chain pg-24
Global supply chain management pg-24
Specialization in maritime business pg-24
Specialization and clustering pg-26
Policy issues pg -29
The decline of traditional maritime nations pg – 29
The rise of a new order in maritime business pg -32
Safety and employment : the victims of globalization pg -33
Safety at sea pg – 33
The seafarer dilemma pg – 35
Outlook pg – 37
3.Maritime business during the twentieth century : continuity and change pg-43
Introduction pg-43
Development in the world shipping pg-44
Shipping markets pg-48
The british pg-52
The Norwegian p-57
The Greeks pg-60
The Japanese pg-64
Continuity and change pg -66
End notes pg-67
4.Shipping policy ad globalization jurisdiction, governance and failure
Introduction pg-75
Shipping policy and special perspective pg-76
The factors that drive shipping policy pg-78
Shipping policy : spatial levels of origin and implementation pg-79
Interest groups and stake holders pg -80
The contexts pg-80
5. Government policies and the ship building industry pg