Port Management and Operations [Paperback]

Port Management and Operations your essential guide to port management in the twenty-first century. Provides the reader with a complete understanding of total port activity Enables managers working in specific areas of ports to see where they fit into the ports operation and commercial practice as a whole Offers an analysis of the many types of ports along with the common essential elements that enable them to function, including administration, management, economics and operationsChapter 1.  Ports  Chapter 2.  Port Development  Chapter 3.  Impact of Changing Ship Technology on Ports  Chapter 4.  Port Approaches  Chapter 5.  Port Administration, Ownership and Management  Chapter 6.  Port Policy  Chapter 7.  Berths and Terminals  Chapter 8.  Cargo and Cargo Handling  Chapter 9.  Port Labour  Chapter 10.  Time in Port and Speed of Cargo Handling  Chapter 11.  Port Costs, Prices and Revenue  Chapter 12.  Port Environmental Matters- Sustainable DevelopmentPort Management and Operations is your essential guide to port management in the twenty-first century.US