Containerisation International Yearbook 2011

book summary

Editorial Reviews:
On the rebound. An overview of recent developments in liner shipping
In the balance. Analysis of the world containership fleet and orderbook
World container port traffic league. Latest port and national container throughput rankings
Output on the rise. Trends in container manufacturing worldwide
Bouncing back. Developments in the container leasing industry
Reference sectors:
-Port and terminals. A port-by-port guide to container facilities, shipping lines, handling equipment and traffic statistics for sea and river terminals worlwide. Ports are arranged by country within the following trading regions, with accompanying regional maps: Europe, North America, Central America, Caribbean, South America, Australasia, Pacific Islands, Mid-East, Africa, Indian Ocean, Far East & Asia, Ports industries associations
-Services. Transport companies and associations arranged by mode of transport: All-water carriers, Index to trade routes, Operators on principal trade routes, Liner operators, alliances and consortia, Liner operators associations, Liner conferences, Landbridges, Freight forwarding, Tank container operators, Road haulage, Rail
-Equipment guide. Container and intermodal swopbody designers, manufacturers and consultants. Transport industry computer program suppliers. A product-by-product classified guide to container handling equipment, components and accesories: Containers/swopbodies, Container conversions, Product buyers' guide, Manufacturers' addressess
-Container leasing. Container lessors, theis overseas agents and offices, fleet size and contracts available
-Container repair: A country-by-country guide to container repair facilities
-Second-hand containers. Companies trading in used containers, arranged by country
-Classification societies. International container and vessel certification authorities
-Insurance companies. A guide to companies providing insurance cover for specified container transport risks
-Register of container-carrying vessels. Details of over 7.000 containerships in service or on order, including size, type, owner, operator and service route: Vessels, in commerciao services, Vessels in non-commercial use, Amendments to vessel names, Newbuildings
-Non-operating owners/managers. Companies controlling containerships but who are not directly involved in operating container liner services
-Shipbrokers. Companies specialising in arranging the chartering of container and ro-ro vessels
-Appendices: Liner operator abbreviations, Route and vessel abbreviations, BIC Code, Unit load data, Institutes and associations, Shippers' councils and freight allocation bureaux
-Ship index
-Companies index
-Advertisers index.
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