Short sea shipping industry research /

Short sea shipping industry research /

It is important to realize that road congestion, especially in Latin American countries, limits the viability of delivering products in a timely and secure manner (1). For this reason, a Short Sea Shipping system is a very appealing alternate method of transportation for commodity trade in Central A...

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Main Author: Chang Wong, Patricia Isabel (sustentante)
Other Authors: García Cantillo, Carla Patricia (sustentante), Hayot Smith, Nathalie Claire (sustentante), Hicks Cooper, Yeniffer Anette (sustentante), Ratliff H., Donald, 1943- (asesor), Ramudhin, Amar, 1961- (asesor)
Format: Thesis Book
Language:Spanish
Published: Panamá : Universidad Tecnológica de Panamá, 2012
Subjects:
Transporte acuático
Distribución física de mercancías
Embarque de mercancias
Comercio exterior
Rutas comerciales
Ingeniería industrial
Tesis y disertaciones académicas
América Central
Caribe (Región)
[Maestría en Ciencias en Ingeniería de la Cadena de Suministro]
Table of Contents:
  • Abstract.
  • I. Introduction.
  • II. SWOT Analysis for a Short Sea Shipping System.
  • III. SWOT Analysis per country.
  • IV. Comprehensive SWOT analysis.
  • V. Regulations and certification/Documentation required.
  • VI. Trade and trend analysis.
  • VII. Port analysis.
  • VIII. Characteristics of the ships: Fuel consumption per mile, size, type, technologies, types of ships available.
  • IX. Cost implications for vessel selection.
  • X. Viability analysis.
  • XI. Conclusion.
  • XII. Further work.
  • Appendix A.
  • Appendix B.
  • Appendix C.
  • Appendix D.
  • Appendix E.

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