Branch's Elements of Shipping

527 Pages·2014·6.641 MB·English

by  Alan Edward Branch, Michael Robarts

‘I would strongly recommend this book to anyone who is interested in
shipping or taking a course where shipping is an important element, for
example, chartering and broking, maritime transport, exporting and importing,
ship management, and international trade. Using an approach of simple
analysis and pragmatism, the book provides clear explanations of the basic
elements of ship operations and commercial, legal, economic, technical,
managerial, logistical, and financial aspects of shipping.’
Dr Jiangang Fei, National Centre for Ports & Shipping,
Australian Maritime College, University of Tasmania, Australia
‘Branch’s Elements of Shipping provides the reader with the best all-round
examination of the many elements of the international shipping industry. This
edition serves as a fitting tribute to Alan Branch and is an essential text for
anyone with an interest in global shipping.’
David Adkins, Lecturer in International Procurement and
Supply Chain Management, Plymouth Graduate School
of Management, Plymouth University
‘Combining the traditional with the modern is as much a challenge as
illuminating operations without getting lost in the fascination of the technical
detail. This is particularly true for the world of shipping! Branch’s Elements
of Shipping is an ongoing example for mastering these challenges. With its
clear maritime focus it provides a very comprehensive knowledge base for
relevant terms and details and it is a useful source of expertise for students
and practitioners in the field.’
Günter Prockl, Associate Professor,
Copenhagen Business School, Denmark
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Branch’s Elements of Shipping
Since it was first published in 1964, Elements of Shipping has become
established as a market leader. Now in its ninth edition, Branch’s Elements
of Shipping,renamed in memory of Alan Branch, has been updated throughout
and revised to take in the many changes that have occurred in the shipping
industry in recent years, including the impact of the economic crisis, the
Panama Canal expansion and new legislation. All tables and data have been
brought up-to-date and many new illustrations have been added.
The book explains in a lucid, professional manner the basic elements of
shipping, including operational, commercial, legal, economic, technical,
managerial, logistical and financial considerations. It also explores how
shipping markets behave and provides an overview of the international
shipping industry and seaports. Filling a gap for the discerning reader who
wishes to have a complete understanding of all the elements of the global
shipping scene together with the interface with seaports, international trade
and logistics, it remains essential reading for shipping executives along with
students and academics with an interest in the shipping industry.
Alan E. Branch was International Business/Shipping Consultant, Examiner
in Shipping, Export Practice and International Marketing and Visiting Lecturer
at Cardiff University, Reading University, Plymouth University, Leicester
University, London City College and the Rennes International School of
Business, France.
Michael Robarts, Master Mariner, is a Member of the Institute of Chartered
Shipbrokers and a Fellow of the Institute of Commercial Management (ICM)
and an examiner for their Maritime Management programme.
Shipping
Also available from Routledge:
Maritime Economics Management and Marketing
Alan Branch
Global Supply Chain Management and International Logistics
Alan Branch
Books by Alan Branch:
Export Practice and Management
Maritime Economics Management and Marketing
Shipping and Air Freight Documentation for Importers and Exporters
International Purchasing and Management
Global Supply Chain Management and International Logistics
Elements of Port Operation and Management
Dictionary of Shipping International Business Trade Terms and
Abbreviations
Dictionary of Commercial Terms and Abbreviations
Dictionary of English–Arabic Shipping/International Trade/Shipping Terms
and Abbreviations
Dictionary of Multilingual Commercial/International Trade/Shipping Terms
in English French German Spanish
Branch’s Elements
of Shipping
Ninth edition
Alan E. Branch and
Michael Robarts
First published 2014
by Routledge
2 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon OX14 4RN
and by Routledge
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Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an informa business
© 2014 Alan E. Branch and Michael Robarts
The right of Alan E. Branch and Michael Robarts to be identified as
author of this work has been asserted by him in accordance with the
Copyright, Designs and Patent Act 1988.
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or
reproduced or utilised in any form or by any electronic, mechanical,
or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including
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explanation without intent to infringe.
British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data
A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library
Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data
Branch, Alan E.
[Elements of shipping]
Branch's elements of shipping/Alan E. Branch and Michael Robarts.
–9th edition.
pages cm
1. Shipping. I. Robarts, Michael. II. Title.
HE571.B67 2014
387.5′44--dc23
2014012184
ISBN: 978-1-138-78667-7 (hbk)
ISBN: 978-1-138-78668-4 (pbk)
ISBN: 978-1-315-76715-4 (ebk)
Typeset in Times New Roman
by Florence Production Ltd, Stoodleigh, Devon, UK
To my wife Kerry Elisabeth
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Contents
List of figures xvi
List of tables xviii
Preface to the ninth edition xxi
Acknowledgements xxv
1 Introduction 1
1.1 Function of shipping 1
1.2 World seaborne trade and world fleet 2
1.3 Challenges facing the shipping industry in the
twenty-first century 7
2 The ship 10
2.1 Main features of hull and machinery 10
2.2 International navigation limits 14
2.3 International Convention on Load Lines 1966 19
2.4 Types of propulsion and future trends 20
2.5 Types and methods of tonnage measurement 22
2.6 International Convention on Tonnage Measurement of
Ships 1969 23
3 Ship design and construction 25
3.1 Ship design and future trends 25
3.2 Ship productivity 27
3.3 General principles and factors influencing design,
type and size of ship 28
3.4 Safety and other regulations 32
3.5 Statutory regulations 33
3.6 Survey methods 39
3.7 Harmonization of surveys 40
3.8 Vessel lengthening 43
3.9 Cruise vessels 44