Objects and materials are on the move like never before, often at astonishing speeds and along hidden routeways. This collection opens to social scientific scrutiny the various systems which move objects about the world, examining their fateful implications for many people and places. Offering texts from key thinkers, the book presents case studies from around the world which report on efforts …
An essential reference written for the marine industry and seafarers around the world, Cargo Work has been fully revised and expanded to cover the key classes of cargo, regarding the handling, stowage and carriage of all major commodities by marine transports. The book provides a general guide to the movement of a wide range of cargoes safely, under the latest international regulations affec…
Previously published as Kemp & Young's Cargo Work, this new edition has been fully revised and expanded to comprehensively reflect unit load containerised systems that are now used in the majority of cargo shipping, while retaining the necessary detail on transporting key classes of cargoes safely, efficiently and profitably. This is an essential reference for merchant seamen internationally. …
This unique illustrated guide for masters, ships' officers and others associated with the carriage of cargo explains how to avoid problems and disputes arising from incorrect usage of natural and mechanical hold-ventilation systems on cargo ships. Incorrect use of ventilation can lead to extensive cargo damage from ship's sweat, cargo sweat, rainwater, seaspray, overheating or excessive cooling…
Maritime security has become an important and innovative new area of research in International Relations and security studies. The proliferation of maritime strategies and institutions by which many states aspire to overcome common resource deficiencies and a lack of political will—often termed ‘seablindness’—through a process of capacity-building further testifies to its significance. …
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