International Shipping. The Role of Sea Transport in the Global Economy/Международные перевозки. Роль морского транспорта в мировой экономике

Книга на английском языке.
Based on thoroughly researched texts and rare photos this book describes the actual developments of international shipping and all the facets connected to overseas good flows. Main source for the deep reaching insight into the maritime industry are authentic reports carried out at the focusses of the shipping scene. By explaining the design und purpose of nowadays ship types, the different ways of cargo handling as well as the activities of shipowners and operators is painted a representative and rich-illustrated picture of the actual maritime scene. The reader learns how tricky it is to transport gas turbines from their Berlin production site to a Turkish power plant, how to deliver converter platforms to offshore wind farms or to ship natural gas cargoes from Qatar to Japan. The deployment of emergency tugs, rescue and hospital ships are just as much a topic as the supposed sunny sides of shipping on luxury liners and mega yachts. By precise descriptions, expressive photos and technical drawings the design solutions found by naval architects are presented, as well as the ships' routes are traced and severe accidents examined.

Contents
Part I Transport by Sea
1 Agricultural and Forestry Products, Animals, Feedingstuffs
1.1 Cereals
1.2 Fruit, Coffee and Cocoa
1.3 Salt and Sugar
1.4 Meat
1.5 Juices, Alcohol and Water
1.6 Vegetable Oil
1.7 Livestock and Live Fish
1.8 Fish, Krill, Garnets, Whales
1.9 Feedstuffs
1.10 Wood and Wood Products
1.11 Cotton on the Buriganga
2 Raw Materials
2.1 Ores and Metals
2.2 Coal
2.3 Stones, Sand, Cement
2.4 Diamonds from Namibian Waters
2.5 Fertilizer
2.6 Crude Oil
2.7 Gas
2.8 Oil Products and Chemicals
2.9 Pure Sulphur for Jorf Lasfar
2.10 OBO Carriers
3 Industrial Products
3.1 Steel Products
3.2 Vehicles
3.3 Industrial Plants
3.4 Dangerous Goods
3.5 Other Industrial Products
4 Container Transports
4.1 Europe: Far East Route
4.2 North Atlantic Route
4.3 North-South Traffic
4.4 Feeder and Short-Sea Traffic
5 Ferry Traffic
5.1 Freight Ferries
5.2 Ro Pax Ferries
5.3 Railway Ferries
5.4 Combined Cargo and Passenger Carrying Ships
5.5 High-Speed Ferries
Part II Work at Sea
6 Offshore Work
6.1 Pipe Layers SEVEN SEAS and SEVEN OCEANS
6.2 Diving Support Ship TOISA PEGASUS
6.3 Wind Farms Replacing Coal Mines
6.4 Six WG COLUMBUS Type Seismic Vessels
7 Dredging
7.1 Dredging in Bronka
7.2 Deployment to Port Harcourt
7.3 Dredging off Yuzhny
7.4 Belgian Cutter Head Dredger VESALIUS
7.5 Backhoe Dredger PETER THE GREAT
8 Salvage and Towage
8.1 Grounded with Dragging Anchors
8.2 Boskalis Tugs Operated Worldwide
8.3 Ten Tugs in Harriersand Salvage Action
8.4 From Tampa to Bremerhaven for Repair
8.5 Nine High-Sea Tugs for Harms from M?tzelfeldt
8.6 Rapid Emergency Help for SPLITTNES
8.7 Five Floating Cranes Raise the SEKI ROLETTE Wreck
8.8 New Tug Designs and Techniques
8.9 Large ASD Tug Series from Damen
8.10 Bugsier Tugs from Fassmer Yard
8.11 The EDDY TUG Project
8.12 Innovative Carousel Tug MULTRATUG 32
9 Icebreaking
9.1 Russian Nuclear Icebreaker YAMAL
9.2 Diesel-Electrically Driven Ice Breaker MOSKVA
9.3 Icebreaking Offshore Vessels for Kazakhstan
9.4 Gas Turbine-Powered US Icebreaker POLAR SEA
9.5 Helicopter Transfer from Arctic Supply Vessel DP POLAR
9.6 Supplies for the Neumayr Station
Part III Recreation, Travel and Rescue at Sea
10 Cruise Shipping
10.1 Caribbean, Alaska, Great Lakes, Hawaii
10.2 Europe
10.3 Asia
10.4 Expedition Cruises
10.5 Coastal Passenger Shipping
10.6 River Cruises
11 Luxury Yachts
11.1 AZZAM and TOPAZ for the Emirates
11.2 Possible Mission for the Saudi King
11.3 AL SAID for the Sultan of Oman
11.4 157-m Yacht DILBAR for Russia
11.5 AVIVA from Abeking & Rasmussen
11.6 LE GRAND BLEU, ECLIPSE, LUNA and SOLARIS for Abramovich
11.7 Kiel Stealth Yacht A for Russian Buyers
11.8 Expedition Yachts ULYSSES from Kleven Verft
12 Floating Hospitals and Rescue Vessels
12.1 Relief Missions in Africa and South America
12.2 Rescue Ship AQUARIUS of SOS M?diterrannee
Glossary
Index