CARGO HANDLING IN A WORLD OF DIFFERING ECONOMICS

Discussion and outlook on the development of sea transport as influenced by growth of world population, direction of development of non-industrialized countries, higher or lower growth of international trade. Trends towards containerization, ferries and specialized ships and against general purpose bulk vessels. Increased ship size, higher cargo handling capacities by automation as conveyors etc.

• Corporate Authors:

  Schroedter (C) and Company

  Stubbenhuk 10
  Hamburg 11,   Germany 
• Authors:
  • HOLMES, L
• Publication Date: 1977

Media Info

• Pagination: 4 p.
• Serial:
  • HANSA
  • Volume: 114
  • Issue Number: 7
  • Publisher: Deutsche Bahn AG

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cargo handling; Containerization; Economic analysis; Ferries; Ships by size; Trade
• Old TRIS Terms: Trade development
• Subject Areas: Economics; Freight Transportation; Marine Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00163466
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Ship Research Institute of Norway
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 13 1977 12:00AM