Maritime Economics 3e

By Martin Stopford

Price: $190.00

ISBN: 978-0-415-27557-6
Binding: Hardback (also available in Paperback)
Published by: Routledge
Publication Date: 30th September 2008 (Available for Pre-order)
Pages: 816

About the Book

The new edition of Maritime Economics combines a sophisticated historical and theoretical analysis of this large and complex market with a practical explanation of all aspects of the shipping industry.

New and enlarged chapters in this substantially revised third edition cover:

5000 years of commercial shipping history

shipping cycles back to 1741;

the four shipping markets (freight rates and freight derivatives, second hand ships, newbuilding, demolition);

latest developments in ship financing techniques
the theory of maritime trade

With over 200 illustrations and tables Maritime Economics: third edition is essential reading for students and professionals with an interest in the shipping industry.

Part 1: Introduction to Shipping 1. Sea Transport in the Global Economy 2. The Economic Organization of the Shipping Market Part 2: Shipping Market Economics 3. Shipping Market Cycles 4. Supply, Demand and Freight Rates 5. The Four Shipping Markets Part 3: Shipping Company Economics 6. Costs, Revenue and Cashflow 7. Financing Ships and Shipping Companies 8. Risk, Return and Shipping Company Economics Part 4: Seaborne Trade and Transport Systems 9. The Geography of Maritime Trade 10. The Principles of Maritime Trade 11. Transport of Bulk Cargo 12. Transport of Specialised Cargoes 13. Transport of General Cargo Part 5: The Merchant Fleet and Transport Supply 14. The Ships that Supply the Transport 15. The Economics of Merchant Shipbuilding and Scrapping 16. The Regulation of the Maritime Industry Part 6: Forecasting and Planning 17. Maritime Forecasting and Market Research

About the Author(s)

Martin Stopford has enjoyed a long and distinguished career in the shipping industry during which he has held positions as Director of Business Development with British Shipbuilders, Global Shipping Economist with the Chase Manhattan Bank N.A., Chief Executive of Lloyds Maritime Information Services; Managing Director of Clarkson Shipping Research Studies, and an executive Director of Clarksons PLC. He is a respected commentator on shipping economics and ship finance, lecturing regularly at Cambridge Academy of Transport, and holds Visiting Professorships at Cass Business School in the UK and Dalian Maritime University in China.