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"MARITIME
TRANSPORT IS THE TRANSPORT OF PEOPLE OR GOODS BY WATER. IT IS THE BACKBONE OF
WORLD TRADE AND GLOBALIZATION. TWENTY-FOUR HOURS A DAY AND ALL YEAR ROUND,
SHIPS CARRY CARGOES TO ALL CORNERS OF THE GLOBE. MARITIME TRANSPORT FOCUSES ON
THE OPERATIONAL SIDE OF THIS IMPORTANT INDUSTRY, COVERING MANY TOPICS SUCH AS
SEA TRAFFIC CURRENTS, PASSENGER TRANSPORT, SHORT SEA SHIPPING AND DANGEROUS
CARGOES. PARTS ONE AND TWO OF MARITIME TRANSPORT PRESENT THE CONCEPTS, THEORY
AND BACKGROUND INFORMATION, THEN PART THREE PRESENTS MORE COMPLEX AND DEEPER
ISSUES SUCH AS THE MARITIME TRANSPORTATION OF THE FUTURE. IT COVERS TOPICS SUCH
AS INTELLIGENT SHIPPING, DATA EXCHANGE AT SEA AND MARITIME SECURITY. IN
ADDITION, THE BOOK INCLUDES FASCINATING CASE STUDIES AND EXAMPLES, SUCH AS
MARITIME TRANSPORT IN THE BALTIC SEA, SHIP STRATEGIES IN NORWAY AND GREECE AND
THE BENEFITS OF SLOW STEAMING. AT THE END OF EACH CHAPTER THERE ARE QUESTIONS
THAT WILL HELP STUDENTS TO GAIN A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF THE MANY TOPICS
COVERED"-- PROVIDED BY PUBLISHER.
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