cargo from the point of origin to the final destination‚ by using two or more modes of transport. Multimodal transportation describes a shipment that takes several means of transportation – rail‚ road‚ ocean‚ air – from its point of departure to its point of destination. The concept of international multimodal transport covers the door-to-door movement of goods under the responsibility of a single transport operator. It developed with the container revolution‚ initiated in the late 50 ’s by Malcom
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The Introduction of Shipping Containers Until the 1960s‚ shipping had not changed much in decades. Handling cargo was a labor-intensive activity‚ and transportation costs and times—whether by land or by sea—were huge obstacles to trade‚ often making transcontinental‚ let alone global‚ and trade economically unfeasible. However something happened that changed that. That was the invention of the shipping container. The birth of the shipping container dates back to April 26‚ 1956 when a crane lifted
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Topic: Transport related to pollution Name: Course: Instructor’s Name: Date: Abstract Transport came to the lime light of the pollution debate after the issue of pollution from sooty smog from the burning of coal got to be solved. Since solving of the issue‚ emissions that ensue from the transport sector including motor vehicles‚ jets‚ and trains have been the main contributors to the pollution of the air. The effects of the emissions affect the urbanites health conditions‚ in addition
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THE SHIPPING INDUSTRY ACCOUNTING TEAM Summary: Sarah (the name given by us) has been working in McKay‚ Sanderson‚ and Smith Associates a mid-sized accounting team located in Boston that is specialized in commercial accounting and audits for past five years. Her specialty is accounting practices for shipping companies‚ ranging from small to certain big fleets along east coast. About two months ago her company merged with another two other accounting firms which has offices in Miami‚ Seattle‚ Baton
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ASSIGNMENT ON TRANSPORT MANAGEMENT BY ADERIBIGBE OLUBISI GEORGE SUBMITTED IN FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENT FOR PROFFESIONAL DIPLOMA IN LOGISTICS AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT TO NIIT‚ ZARIA OCTOBE‚ 2010 Contents Assignment number one • Different types of transport carriers with example of each and companies that engage the carrier. • Economic and service characteristics of different modes of transport. • Physical characteristics of different modes of transport. • What are transport
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Chapter-1 • Introduction • Concept of Transport • Functions of Transport • Means of Transport • Transport in India ix 1.1 INTRODUCTION From the beginning of history‚ human sensitivity has revealed an urge for mobility leading to a measure of Society’s progress. The history of this mobility or transport is the history of civilization. For any country to develop with right momentum modern and efficient Transport as a basic infrastructure is a must. It has been seen throughout the history
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THE THREAT OF GLOBAL GRIDLOCK A Case Analysis GLOBAL BUSINESS MANAGEMENT September 25‚ 2012 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The case “The Threat of Global Gridlock” by George Stalk highlights that the world is about to face a major crisis in transportation because of not meeting the demand of the global economy. The author believes that currently the threat has been masked away but it’s imminent and if the prerecession trend reappears it would be a serious problem with the lack of infrastructure and the
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3 Shipping Market Cycles The four most expensive words in the English language are‚ ‘This time it’s different’. (Sir John Templeton‚ quoted in Devil Take the Hindmost‚ Chancellor 1999‚ p. 191) 3.1 INTRODUCING THE SHIPPING CYCLE Market cycles pervade the shipping industry. As one shipowner put it: ‘When I wake up in the morning and freight rates are high I feel good. When they are low I feel bad’.1 Just as the weather dominates the lives of seafarers‚ so the waves of shipping cycles
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Transport in Indonesia All transport modes play a role in Indonesia’s transport system and are generally complementary rather than competitive. Road transport is the predominant mode‚ accounting for about 70 percent of freight ton-km and 82 percent of passenger km. There are four unconnected railway networks in Java and Sumatra dedicated primarily to transport bulk commodities and long-distance passenger traffic. Sea transport is extremely important for economic integration and for domestic and
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really established itself. For several years‚ it was looked upon as transport for the upper middle class. Those were the days when the tram was the poor man’s transport; it carried one all the way from Sassoon Dock to Dadar for a mere anna and a half‚ that was nine paise. The bus fare for the same journey was four annas‚ that is 25 paise. In response to the pleas made by the Government and the Bombay Municipal Corporation‚ the Company extended its services to the northern part of the city in 1934. Double
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