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Commercial management in shipping / Don L. Dykstra.

By: Dykstra, Don L.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: London : The Nautical Institute, 2005Description: 496 p. ; 24 cm. + hbk.ISBN: 9781870077699; 1870077695.Subject(s): Shipping -- ManagementDDC classification: 387.5068
Contents:
Basic vessel characteristics -- Maximising cargo capacity -- Voyage costs estimating -- Time charter parties -- Voyage charter parties -- Bills of lading -- Oil cargo measurement -- Draft survey -- Fuel management -- Financial planning -- Letters of credit -- Anatomy of an arbitration case.
Summary: This book sets out to achieve three key objectives: the competent handling of contracts, the accurate calculation of voyage costs and effective commercial communication with commercial interests ashore and sea staff. The chapters cover: vessel characteristics, maximising cargo capacity, voyage costs estimating, time charter parties, bill of lading, oil cargo measurement, draft surverys, fuel management, financial planning, letters of credit, arbtration - plus extensive references and sample commercial documents and correspondence. The book is filled with real practical advice and its value as a reference work is derived from the comprehensive index.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
General Lending MTU National Maritime College of Ireland Library Lending 387.5068 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00133599
Total holds: 0

Bibliography: p. 480-485. - Includes index.

Basic vessel characteristics -- Maximising cargo capacity -- Voyage costs estimating -- Time charter parties -- Voyage charter parties -- Bills of lading -- Oil cargo measurement -- Draft survey -- Fuel management -- Financial planning -- Letters of credit -- Anatomy of an arbitration case.

This book sets out to achieve three key objectives: the competent handling of contracts, the accurate calculation of voyage costs and effective commercial communication with commercial interests ashore and sea staff. The chapters cover: vessel characteristics, maximising cargo capacity, voyage costs estimating, time charter parties, bill of lading, oil cargo measurement, draft surverys, fuel management, financial planning, letters of credit, arbtration - plus extensive references and sample commercial documents and correspondence. The book is filled with real practical advice and its value as a reference work is derived from the comprehensive index.

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