The Shippping Statistics Yearbook 1987 as a comprehensive reference source contains statistical information derived and compiled from numerous different sources. The special topics dealing with Analysis of total world merchant fleet, land-up and broken-up tonnage as well as special fleets Key figures on world seaborne trade and world trade development Detailed overview on nearly 30 major com…
This book originated in two meetings – Oceans at the Millennium (2000) and Oceans of Change (2002) – both held at the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, UK, and organised jointly by the Museum and the International Geographical Union’s Commission on Marine Geography. The object of both meetings was to create forums for discussion of the problems associated with the use and protection of…
Three wide-spread opinions were set in as orthodox in the Koreaʼs shipping society as for the development of Koreaʼs shipping industry. Firstly, the ocean-going shipping industry of Korea started from the scratch. Secondly, Korea took the reversed step compared with the pattern in advanced countries in that higher maritime educational institutions were established prior to acquiring vessels. …
This study employs alternative dynamic volatility models to investigate the risk and return characteristics of a carefully selected sample of shipping stocks, in order to enhance asset allocation opportunities. As private and institutional investors are in search of alternative style investments, the assessment of stock volatility is a critical issue for efficient asset allocation, dynamic …