Defining a general cargo ship The term “general (multipurpose) cargo ships” covers many different ship designs that do not fi t into other more specialised cargo ship types. Thus‚ general cargo ships are not specialised for transport of only dry bulks‚ only containers or only heavy-lift cargoes‚ but they have flexibility to carry any of these cargo types. General cargo ships are the world’s most numerous ship types‚ excepting fishing vessels. Thus‚ in the year 2002 their share in the overall world
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Hold cleaning and inspection 1.1 GENERAL INSPECTION OF CARGO HOLD Prior to loading and after discharging‚ hold spaces must be inspected and the cargo/ballast systems should be tested. The inspection is primarily directed towards checking the ship’s integrity. The possible causes for the lack of integrity which can cause damage are the following: Damage to shell and deck plating; Damage to hatch coaming and hatch covers; Improperly closed or blanks ventilators; Leaking pipes and manhole
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would be. Delta’s current Strategy: Delta mainline is a legacy airline and competes utilizing its low price and productivity. DeltaExpress tries to build on Delta’s leading position. DeltaExpress is an integral part of Delta and centrally managed in terms of pricing‚ flight frequency and routing and all the resources are shared. It benefits from the high levels of productivity amongst flight attendants and ground crew. The relevant strategies for Delta are business level strategies (Cost leadership
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In the poem “The Cargo Hulks” by Peter Trower and the selection from “Breaking ships” by Roland Buerk‚ both pieces show how the ships being used as tools to make money for men and end up being abandoned when they are no longer useful as the improvement of ship industry. However‚ the Asian Tiger in “Breaking ships” is not forgotten by people like the cargo hulk‚ which is only getting rusty on the coast. Both ships are only tools in men’s minds. People create the cargo hulk and the Asian Tiger
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C A S E 2 Asian Journal of Case Research 4(S): 15 – 25 (2011) Flat Cargo Berhad: An Auditor’s Conundrum ZAKIAH MUHAMMADDUN MOHAMEDa* AND TAKIAH MOHD ISKANDARb ABSTRACT Flat Cargo Berhad (FCB) was one of the largest air freight companies in Malaysia‚ servicing several government linked companies including Freight Malaysia Berhad‚ and had Kencana & Associates served as its auditors. In 2006‚ during a routine financial audit‚ the auditors identified several suspicious findings that
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In the poem “The Cargo Hulks” written by Peter Trower and the story “Breaking Ships” by Roland Buerk‚ the texts both discuss the ships that are used in people’s lives. In both texts‚ the ships both undergo unforeseen value change as the writer’s use literary terms to show this and while these texts talk about the expected worth of Cargo Hulks and The Asian Tiger‚ the worth of them differ subsequently. In both text talk about the likely worth of the two types of ships. The Cargo Hulks can splash within
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CASE STUDY- BUSINESS SIMULATION AT VIETNAM AIR CARGO I. Introduction: Vietnam air cargo is considering if they should invest for a project to carry goods with the route Hanoi-Ho chi Minh city-Rangoon-Bangkok-Hanoi. This is the route except for the leg between Rangoon and Bangkok –where Vietnam Airline has regular passenger flights and Vietnam Cargo often buy the extra space and weights on these flights for their cargo. Mr. Toan is deputy head of the business development unit. He had come to
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Delta Plastics‚ Inc. Delta Plastics‚ is a company that designs and manufactures plastic containers for household and kitchen use. The R&D group working for Delta is constantly thinking of new ways to develop‚ design and produce new plastic materials for the company. The new containers that the R&D group is currently working on are designed to be able to be removed from the oven and immediately stored in the refrigerator if necessary‚ with no wait time to cool. The group will be looking to see
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Introduction Flat Cargo Berhad(FCB)‚ an air cargo company that was listed in Bursa Malaysia on the 15th of September 2001 was one of the largest airfreight companies in Malaysia. The company servicing several government linked companies including Freight Malaysia Berhad and other private company like Citylink‚Nationwide Express and Nippon Express. It was registered as an investment holding company with several subsidiaries with principal activities ranging from air freight services and ground handling
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Delta with Northwest which is a larger airline carrier. Delta Air Lines’ quarterly earnings announcement contained a glimmer of hope for the airlines sector‚ as the carrier revealed a significant bump to its forecasted synergies expected to come out of its planned merger with Northwest Airlines. Delta anticipates as much as $500 million in synergies next year‚ increasing to the full-run rate of approximately $2 billion in annual synergies by 2012. Conversely‚ the expected integration costs have also
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