SHIPS IN THE MARINE ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT

This paper covers (i) freight transport at sea, (ii) principal cargoes and trade routes in 1976 (crude oil, oil products, iron ore, grain, coal, forest products, deep-sea general cargoes), (iii) fleets of shipping, and (iv) liner and bulk shipping (vessels for general cargo, break-bulk multi-deckers, cellular container ships, ro-ro ships, barge carriers, hybrid ships). World Merchant Fleet statistics for mid-1977 are tabulated and a conceptual gravity model for general cargo ships is appended. Order from BSRA as No. 51,515.

• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/issn/03063402
• Supplemental Notes:
  • From the First Graduate School for West European Graduate Education in Marine Technology on Advanced Ship Design Techiques held at the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne 5-21 September 1978, Economic Design: Module 1.
• Corporate Authors:

  Newcastle upon Tyne University, England

  Claremont Tower, NE1 7RU
  Newcastle upon Tyne,   England 
• Authors:
  • Buxton, I L
• Publication Date: 1978

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 51
• Serial:
  • Publication of: Newcastle upon Tyne University, England
  • Publisher: Newcastle upon Tyne University, England
  • ISSN: 0306-3402

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Barge carriers; Bulk cargo; Bulk cargo handling; Coal; Commodities; Containerships; Fleet management; Freight and passenger traffic; General cargo ships; Grain; Liner shipping; Ores; Roll on roll off ships; Statistics; Trade routes
• Old TRIS Terms: Bulk coal; Bulk grain; Bulk ore; Fleet statistics
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Marine Transportation; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00302304
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: British Ship Research Association
• Report/Paper Numbers: Conf Paper
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 29 1979 12:00AM