natives‚ stating they were welcoming and excited for new visitors but‚ the new visitors were really brutish beasts who "barbarously murdered" everyone one of them‚ even children. While his account depicts conquistadors and colonizers as pure evil‚ "The Ship of Fools" by Alexander Barclay makes a mockery and satire of it. In his work he believes explorers and colonizers gain all this land but‚ truly learn nothing from it‚ they do it for just
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ng EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF INDIA OCCASIONAL PAPER NO. 142 INDIAN SHIPPING INDUSTRY: A CATALYST FOR GROWTH Exim Bank’s Occasional Paper Series is an attempt to disseminate the findings of research studies carried out in the Bank. The results of research studies can interest exporters‚ policy makers‚ industrialists‚ export promotion agencies as well as researchers. However‚ views expressed do not necessarily reflect those of the Bank. While reasonable care has been taken to ensure authenticity
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Financial Express 11. Ethirajan A.‚ 20 August‚ 2012‚ Bangladesh Shipbuilding Goes for Export Growth‚ BBC News 12. Hossain S.‚ 2010‚ Shipbuilding in Bangladesh: Regulatory Environment & Access to Market‚ Western Marine Shipyard Ltd. 13. Overview of Ship breaking in Bangladesh‚ Available on http://www.shipbreakingbd.info/overview.html 14. Marine Training Institutions Website 15. Akhtar S.‚ 2012‚DHK-CTG Container Vessel Shuttle Service Project‚ A Business Case Study of ABL 16. Jiang L.‚2011‚Assessing
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Introduction The case of the Vasa capsizing is very interesting in the turn of events that happened to cause 125 people to lose their lives. The events could have been prevented and the ship would have never capsized. The following information system will help to understand what went wrong and how the system can improve the outcome by eliminating factors that caused the problem to begin with. Information System The information system at the time was one that was lacking connections between the
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C. Barnhart and G. Laporte (Eds.)‚ Handbook in OR & MS‚ Vol. 14 Copyright © 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved DOI: 10.1016/S0927-0507(06)14004-9 Chapter 4 Maritime Transportation Marielle Christiansen Department of Industrial Economics and Technology Management‚ Norwegian University of Science and Technology‚ Trondheim‚ Norway Department of Applied Economics and Operations Research‚ SINTEF Technology and Society‚ Trondheim‚ Norway E-mail: Marielle.Christiansen@iot.ntnu.no Kjetil Fagerholt
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Profession in Cruise Line Industry Living and working on a cruise ship is for many people an unique experience‚ fulfilling a life-long dream to travel and meet new people. The job best suits adventurous people‚ who are willing to work hard and who strive for perfection. Compared to other industries‚ cruise lines have a much higher employee turnover rate. Many people consider cruise line jobs as life-long careers‚ change ships or cruise companies‚ go on holiday‚ or simply return to a job on shore
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Asfar and Co v Blundell (1896) 1 QB 123 Court of Appeal (Lord Esher MR‚ Lopes and Kay LJJ) Dates no longer merchantable as dates Facts A vessel‚ on board which dates had been shipped‚ was sunk during the course of the voyage‚ and subsequently raised. On arrival at the port of discharge it was found that‚ although the dates still retained the appearance of dates‚ and although they were of some value for the purpose of distillation into spirit‚ they were so impregnated with sewage and in such a
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might be a perfectly competitive market‚ with its barriers to entry being smaller in comparison to any other vast business and government regulations being rare and very difficult to be enforced. However‚ the long in advance time required for new ship buildings‚ coupled with the market character of chartered shipping‚ makes it vulnerable to violent global dynamic effects. The supply of shipping services can slowly adapt to fast changes in demand‚ thus the shipping market is overwhelmed by fluctuations
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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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Entrants: Low * Barriers to entry: High * High Capital Requirements: The capital required to start up a cruise line is one of the key factors contributing to this industry’s high barriers to entry. With the average cost of building a cruise ship rising‚ the amount of capital needed to start up a cruise line is estimated at one billion dollars. Therefore discouraging any new entrants into the industry. * High Brand Equity: A cruise line’s brand awareness and reputation are significant
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