Management of Shipping Companies (Routledge Maritime Masters) - Hardcover

Theotokas, Ioannis

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1138190098 ISBN 13: 9781138190092

Publisher: Routledge, 2018

Synopsis

The maritime sector is dynamic and volatile, creating the need for continuous monitoring of the latest developments and their effects on the organisation, management and strategies of shipping companies. This book analyses the business environment of these companies and the approaches they adopt in organising and managing their activities.

Management of Shipping Companies aims to facilitate the learning and understanding of the fascinating world of shipping business. It examines the organisation and management of companies which manage ocean-going ships, emphasising the special characteristics of the industry and the framework created by these. This textbook offers a detailed account of the companies’ processes and functions, the structural and contextual dimensions of their organisation, as well as an analysis of human resources, safety management and the outsourcing of shipping operations. Written in an easily digestible and critical manner, it includes case studies and analysis of best practices implemented by companies worldwide.

This unique and accessible book is an ideal text for students in maritime studies programs as well as readers interested in learning about maritime businesses’ organisation and management.

About this title

About the Author

Ioannis Theotokas is Professor of Management of Shipping Companies at the Department of Shipping, Trade and Transport of the University of the Aegean, Greece.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1138190098
• ISBN 13: 9781138190092
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 310