Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #3566012 in Books
• Published on: 2001-02-28
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 800 pages

Synopsis
Today more than ever, staying ahead in liner shipping and intermodal freight transport means making the right decisions *V and making them fast. Published by Informa Maritime and Transport, Containerisation International Yearbook 2001, now in its 32nd year provides the information necessary to enable its readers to do just that. As well as including a series of industry overviews by experts in the field of liner shipping, this 2001 edition also includes major updates to its reference sections (in some cases up to 90%) which make up the majority of the yearbook pages. The Container Industry Websites directory section now carries over 1,400 Web and Internet addresses. In addition, full contact details for the 5,000 companies listed under their separate industry sections and includes e-mail addresses as well as websites. The annually revised and updated reference sections include details of facilities at over 800 ports and terminals worldwide, together with annual container traffic figures for the top 350 ports and lines making regular calls.

The liner operators section, covering more than 600 deepsea and shortsea carries, alliances and consortia, gives full details of ports-of-call, vessels and boxes operated. It also includes a quick-reference list of those lines which operate on each trade. The latest Register of Container-carrying Vessels details 7,111 lo-lo and ro-ro containerships and 523 vessels on order and is followed by sections on shipmanagers covering 338 companies and the vessels under their control and shipbrokers. Other updates sections are container leasing, repair and second-hand container sales, tank container operators, freight forwarding and road haulage as well as manufacturers of containers (with annual output figures), intermodal swapbodies and a wide range of container components, handling equipment and computer software. Containerisation International Yearbook 2001 is a prestigious container shipping guide, which is of great interest to anyone interested in or related to freight shipping providing a one-stop reference source.

Customer Reviews

Amazing source of industry knowledge
A absolute must. More invaluabler that what I would of believed possible. I read this book from cover to cover...

Probably the bible of the container shipping industry
This magnum opus of the burgeoning container shipping business is a neccessary purchase for anyone involved in the industry. Hats off to the book's editorial staff and all who sail in them !!