being categorized among the group of major bulk cargo. Coal has a stowage factor that varies between 1.00 and 1.40 cubic metres per tonne. Being that coal is of global importance the production of the commodity has to be extensive hence the massive production centres such as; Australia‚ Russian‚ Indonesia‚ Venezuela‚ South Africa and China. The number of exports indicates the need for the mineral and it also shows that there is a major market for such cargo. The markets in need include China‚ EU and
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ASSIGNMENT PROGRAM SEMESTER Certificate in Export Import Management IV SUBJECT CODE & NAME CREDIT&MARKS CERTIFICATE IN EXPORT IMPORT MANAGEMENTIB SPECIALIZATION 60 Note: Assignment (60 marks) must be written within 6-8 pages. Answer all questions. Kindly note that answers for 10 marks questions should be approximately 400 words. Each question is followed by evaluation scheme. Marks Total Marks Q.No Questions 1 What is containerisation? Describe the advantages and disadvantages of containerization
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Angelo Fontana Business Monday Centurion Air Cargo grows‚ eyes new international markets. For years‚ the air cargo industry has been plagued with too much capacity chasing too little business. Jet fuel the single largest cost‚ currently consuming more than 40 percent of expenses is essentially beyond management’s control. Since the terror attacks of Sept. 11‚ 2001‚ security costs have skyrocketed and regulations are tough. Last week‚ a shipment of horses from Miami to Caracas was postponed
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coast of Somalia. These new very dangerous pirates have devised ways to hijack cargo ships and take its entire crew and products hostage. They then use these products and crewmembers to their advantage and demand ransoms of a high dollar trade. Piracy off the coast of Somalia has grown in large numbers in the last half decade. The pirates are regularly now demanding and receiving million dollar ransoms from the cargo ships they hijack. Therefore‚ there should be a greater naval presence on the coast
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freight carriers in 1949. The DC-6B passenger aircraft entered service with United Air Lines on April 11th 1951‚ and Slick Airways was the first airline to operate the DC-6A freighter on April 16th 1951. Eventually Slick Airways became the largest cargo commercial operator by 1951. When competition increased from passenger airlines‚ Slick Airways then planned a merger with Flying Tigers. Passenger airlines were not in favor of this merger and protested against it. Slick Airways and Flying Tigers
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1. Introduction Nowadays‚ the development of economic globalization is promoting the shipping business increasingly important (Wang et al.‚ 2005). Talley (2009) defined a port or seaport as "a place at which the transfer of cargo and passenger to and from waterways and shores occurs." As the developing of globalization and world economy‚ the importance of ports in logistics chain gradually increased. Because of its principles‚ ports connect sea and inland transport. Therefore‚ how to improving efficiency
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What do you do in the Navy? For some‚ the answer can be as simple as “I fly planes” or‚ “I drive ships.” If the answer is‚ “I’m a Strategic Sealift Officer‚” you may have some more explaining to do. Whether its family‚ friends‚ or other sailors‚ I have yet to find a solid “one-liner” explanation of what my Navy job is going to be‚ but that may not be such a bad thing. Strategic Sealift Officers must earn and maintain two things: a reserve commission and a Coast Guard license as a deck or engine
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manifest that Gwadar Port location is the most advantageous one as an alternative port‚ which could handle mother ships and large oil tankers in due course. It will act as catalyst for large number of related projects like:- * Trans-shipment of bulk cargo * Oil storage‚ refinery and petrochemicals * Export processing and industrial zones * Export of minerals/livestock * Services (hotels‚ accommodation‚ tourism) PURPOSE The purpose of developing this port is to stimulate economic growth
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.........................................4 Singapore Airlines Limited © MarketLine Page 2 Singapore Airlines Limited Company Overview COMPANY OVERVIEW Singapore Airlines Limited (Singapore Airlines or "the group") is engaged in passenger and cargo air transportation‚ airport terminal services‚ engineering services‚ training of pilots‚ air charters‚ and tour wholesaling and related activities. The group operates in East Asia‚ South West Pacific‚ Europe‚ the Americas‚ West Asia‚ and Africa. It
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Ocean Carriers is a U.S. firm subject to 35% taxation. (b) Ocean Carriers is located in Hong Kong‚ where owners of Hong Kong ships are not required to pay any tax on profits made overseas and are also exempted from paying any tax on profit made on cargo uplifted from Hong Kong. 3. What do you think of the company’s policy of not operation ships over 15 years old? Based on your analysis‚ should the firm scrap the new ship at 15 years of age or continue operating it till age 25? Your analysis of Q2
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