The intermodal shipping container is a large steel box that is built in a small number of standard sizes to allow transportation of goods by ship‚ truck‚ train‚ and even airplane. The container as simple of an object that it is has had a profound social and economic impact. The impact was first initially felt by actors in the shipping industry‚ particularly port workers and shipping companies. With any type of effective new technology the containers impact became much wider affecting not only the
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Strengths Brand effect and brand benefit China Ocean Shipping Company (COSCO) is Chinas largest leading group in global shipping‚ ranking the 327th in Fortune Global 500. Also‚ COSCO is one of the top 5 container liner in the world. Therefore‚ there are lots of global investors and vendors choose COSCO. Wide range of business COSCO provided wide range of service. For shipping‚ it provided container shipping‚ bulk shipping‚ tanker shipping and passenger shipping. COSCO also takes a role in terminal business
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collected through its corporate website. Moreover‚ online sources were used to analyze the external environment of British Bulkers‚ while articles and textbooks were also used‚ in order to analyze the importance of CSR in business in general and the shipping business in specific. As far as primary research is concerned‚ this was held in the form of semi-structured interview with Mr. Athanasios Goulioumis‚ Sales Director of British Bulkers. His answers‚ in combination with information drawn from the official
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India could improve its image as an exporter in international markets‚ explaining why? Ans. In India‚ the various procedures that are followed in the process of export of goods start right from the time of receipt of an indent from abroad till the shipping documents are negotiated and sales proceed is realised. The various procedure usually followed for the export of goods at different stages are as follows: 1. Quotation and Indent An exporter gives a quotation or an offer for sale to the foreign
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Different government agencies in the United States helped to standardized and increased the use of shipping containers throughout the world. For example‚ Marad as well as the Federal Maritime Board‚ possessed vast authority in the maritime industry. In his book‚ Marc Levinson argues that these agencies‚ "dispensed subsidies to build ships‚ administered laws dictating that government freight should travel in U.S.-flag vessels‚ gave operating subsidies to U.S. ships on international routes‚ and enforce
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PRESENTED BY: Andrea Black Laton Martin VISION STATEMENT To be recognized as the most pragmatic‚ influencial and effective international shipping industry association in the world. Brief History of BIMCO Originally known as the Baltic and White Sea Conference began in 1905‚ with 112 members in Copenhagen‚ Denmark. It was designed to represent the shipping industry and establish acceptable industry-wide freight weight for the carriage of wood. BIMCO developed charter parties for the ships
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evidence documenting the decline. This paper brings to bear an eclectic mix of data in order to provide a detailed accounting of the time-series pattern of shipping costs. The ad-valorem impact of ocean shipping costs is not much lower today than in the 1950s‚ with technological advances largely trumped by adverse cost shocks. In contrast‚ air shipping costs have dropped an order of magnitude‚ and airborne trade has grown rapidly as a result. As a result‚ international trade has also experienced a
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INDEX FOR SHIPPING MANAGEMENT STUDY MATERIALS 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
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most helpful in explaining the procedures of shipping internationally and also the good and bad when shipping overseas. Almost all the orders that are to be delivered overseas are placed online at their website‚ http://www.crateandbarrel.com but they do receive orders in the store for overseas shipping also. Crate & Barrel According to Mr. Pope‚ “the most important aspect of shipping overseas is to make sure the product arrives on time and intact”. Shipping overseas has become very popular amongst department
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Abstract: The shipping industry’s operating context will alter significantly over the next 30 years. Cargos and markets are changing‚ and there are new challenges in global ocean governance. Fuel costs are rising and becoming less predictable‚ although technological advances offer the potential for radical improvements in efficiency. Commercial customers are coming under increased pressure to address sustainability concerns throughout their supply chains. With far-sighted leadership‚ the shipping industry
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