international conventions regulating multimodal transport which has been widely used in practise with the globalization of national economies and development of commercial system. Since the Hague Rules‚ Hague-Visby Rules and the Hamburg Rules are unable to cope with multimodal carriage‚ unimodal conventions will apply to the specific stages of the whole carriage which includes at least two different ways of transportation across borders. Each leg of multimodal transport may attract a different liability regime
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industry. Without shipping the import and export of goods on the scale necessary for the modern world would not be possible. The international shipping industry transported 6.2 billion tones of cargo in 2003‚ with a fleet of 26‚280 deep sea cargo ships. Poor and inefficient port handling services have become one of the main causes of inefficient logistics in shipping industry. Such as poor communication‚ inaccurate paperwork‚ or inefficient port operation‚ upset shipping lines greatly. 3.0 Dubai
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Port Security Abstract In this essay I will discuss and analysis some problems about port transportation of dangerous goods in Shanghai transportation community then I will design some proposals to reduce or eliminate adverse effects by good transport management and information technology. Good transportation management should be applied in the transportation of dangerous goods. We must establish a complete system to reduce illegal transportation of dangerous goods. With the construction of
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phenomenon has several outcomes‚ from forgone revenue to the change of prices to the competition between modes of transport. On the other hand there are several factors that affect it. Seasonal variations for instance‚ that comes about due to the lack of demand for certain seasonal goods. Let’s take oil transport as an example; the oil tankers are specifically made for the transport of oil. These containers cannot be refilled with any other type of good. The shipping industry regarding containerized
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items in the shipment are not verifiable. The size and weight of the shipment directly relates to the size of vehicle carrying it‚ these parameters can change costs as they change. Shipping one carton can be expensive as the transport company must pickup‚ track‚ handle/trans-ship‚ deliver and invoice for such a small volume. Transportation companies would lower rates for larger shipments as they could be directed to one shippers address rather than having to make multiple stops on their route. If a
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Economic Analysis on Development of Marine Insurance in Shanghai WANG Yun‚ LIU Juanjuan Research Institute for Science of Water Transport Economy‚ Shanghai Maritime University‚ 1550 Pudong Av.‚ Shanghai‚ China wangyun1896@163.com Abstract: This paper studies the relationship between marine insurance and the development of shipping‚ finance and regional economy based on statistics. We use the quantitative analysis method‚ partial correlations method‚ to find out the key factors in local marine insurance
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be used as a solid fuel and as a raw material for coke and gas. After this lengthy process of formulation coal is recognized as a significant factor of the world’s manufacturing sector. As this is so‚ there is a global demand for this commodity. Ship being the suitable mode of transportation for this commodity‚ it has being categorized among the group of major bulk cargo. Coal has a stowage factor that varies between 1.00 and 1.40 cubic metres per tonne. Being that coal is of global importance
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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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merchandise can be transported to other countries because they are transferred by flights. In contrast‚ trains are still available but there were less speed when they are compared with sky train or subway. People can only transport imported merchandises through ships. Transport by ships took long time and sometimes merchandises were broken. People’s lifestyle is the final difference between the present and the past‚ people usually work in the office which is located on downtown and central business district
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optimum logistics network. Logistics planning is crucial because the logistics cost is main component of the product cost: The following considerations are to be made for the effective logistics planning: 1. Product form 2. Selection of mode of transport 3. Logistics service provider selection 4. Selection of intermediaries 5. Route planning 6. Inco terms considerations 7. Custom duties and Tax considerations Product form: It is very important for the logistics planner to decide on
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