Essays on Cargo

Manager Teeranid Shipping

Freight Forwarder and Air Cargo 23 Elm St. Bldg. 3

Allston Massachusetts

Dear Hiring Manager, I would like to express my interest in the internship position that is available within your company Teerinad Shipping. The freight forwarder air cargo internship is an opportunity that I would like to be a part of and I would like you to consider my skills as the posting for this internship lines up very closely with the skills I possess currently. Enclosed are my resume and a quick review of my qualifications and experience for you to review. Throughout my college career I have obtained ...

Vista Aerospace case

In most general terms, risk assessment can be defined as an examination of factors that can harm people in course of one’s activities. Most important issues to be considered in terms of choosing supplier include the suppliers’ capacity and their experience in producing electronic equipment in general and aviation equipment in particular. These factors can particularly influence supplier’s capacity to produce quality equipment and, in turn, passengers’ security and safety. In case of Essilor (Brazilian supplier), an important risk deals with the fact that an extent to which the company is experienced in producing electronic equipment. Furthermore, ...

Analysis of the United States Airline Industry

Abstract1 1. Introduction1 2. Impact of the Aviation industry on the American Economy..2 2.1 Economic Impact due to Airline Expenditure Categories.3 2.2 Airline Economic Impact due to Employment .5 2.3 Airline Industry Exports6 3. United States Airline Industry Market Structure 7 4. Strategies of Companies in American Airline Industry.10 4.1 Hub-and-spoke structure10 4.2 Pricing Strategies10 4.2.1 Price Discrimination.11 4.2.2 Advance Purchase Pricing11 4.2.3 Peak Loading11 4.2.4 Cumulative Volume Pricing11 4.2.5 Risk Sharing12 4.2.6 Bundled Pricing .12 4.3 Mergers12 4.4 Low-cost Carriers.12 5. Evaluation of Southwest Airlines..13 6. Conclusion.14 7. Bibliography..15

Abstract

The United States airline industry holds a vast share ...

Introduction

The maritime industry is an important portal to business, transport and communication as it connects the land through the seas and water (Kim, 2001, pg 95). There are a number of industries that depend entirely on the maritime industry since transport on water provides maximum efficiency on bulk cargo. It is the reason that the maritime industry has to be structured so as to deliver goods in time, in bulk and in the safest way and conditions possible. There are strategies laid down that affect the supply chain in the maritime industry. The strategies are to ensure that water ...

It is known that Greece has constant problems that arise within its economic system, leading to social and political disruptions. In order to understand the core problems lying behind its crises we can use different statistical statements and sources, but one of the best options is the Balance of Payments. It characterizes the general development of foreign trade, the level of production, rate of employment and consumption. Its figures let us realize the ways the country uses to bring the foreign investments and the instruments it employs to cover its foreign debt. Overall, the BOP is the prior source ...

RESEARCH AIMS AND SIGNIFICANCE: The paper should be regarded as innovative and significant to the development of international maritime law sphere. The principal idea of this essay is to analyze the notion of the maritime terrorism by covering the following issues: (1) distinction of the maritime terrorism from the piracy; (2) identification of the maritime zones where the terrorism could take place; (3) consideration of the perspective targets of maritime terrorism. At the end of the research proposal, the author conducts the evaluation of the role of several international conventions over the regulation of maritime terrorism within the world.

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FIVE YEAR STRATEGIC MARKETING PLAN

Introduction of the Marketing Plan The purpose of the five year strategic marketing is a comprehensive plan developed to evaluate the proposed strategic and marketing alternatives for the M-Connect Shipping. The strategic plan aimed at investigating the surrounding areas of alliances within an industry sector to strengthen the market presence of the M-Connect Shipping within its market and increase its horizontal integration. The Strategic Marketing Plan is a key component of M-Connect Shipping overall Business Plan and serves as a roadmap for improved work plans every year wherein it features the certain strategies intended to research the alliance of ...

Abstract:

Forecasting is an important aspect in airline industry that enables airlines to manage airport operations effectively. The enhanced competition forces airlines to decrease the price and high load factors allow charging high fares. In managing all such factors forecasting plays immense role. Air cargo is the most energy intensive transportation mode and in order to keep the prices lower accurate forecasting is important. Predicting an exact level of activity for particular future time is challenging, accurate forecasting enables airports to develop their full potential therefore different demand forecasting techniques have been developed. Ti has been encountered that due to ...

Introduction

All aircraft are constructed with the identical simple elements: wings for lifting, engine to enhance drive power, a fuselage to carry load and controls, and a tail assembly which typically regulates the bearing of flight. The fuselage or body of the airplane clutches all the fragments together. The pilots sit at the front of the cockpit at the fuselage. Travelers and cargo stay in the rear of the fuselage. Some aircraft carry fuel in the fuselage; others aircrafts have engines in the wings. The wings lift the weight of the aircraft itself, the fuel, the travelers, and the cargo. ...

Introduction

According to United Nations (2008), deregulation of the airlines in the recent years has resulted to free strategic choice making in terms of fares and network structures. Most airlines, including Hainan opted for the hub-and-spoke networks, which resulted to increased concentration of traffic on spoke routes and increased savings from the fewer routes. The advantage from the same was maximizing the traffic densities due to the use of large crafts along the routes. However. Graham (2013) outlines that the system adopted has resulted to congestion in airports and a high number of flights have been affected by delays, missed ...

Abstract

Chek Lap Kok Airport was made to replace the former Airport that was built way before in 1925 and cater to the growing traffic in the air. The passenger and cargo capacities were expanding, and there was noise pollution affecting the populations nearby. Today, the Hong Kong International Airport is among the busiest in the world, carrying about 50 million passengers and handling about 4 million tons of cargo every year. The construction of the airport was not an easy task, and there were many challenges. Airports are very expensive to build, and it is even more complex to ...

P and I Rule Book. According to the American P and I Club Rule Book, there is a clause about claims that are payable at the discretion of the Directors. Section 20 of the Rule book, titled “Ominbus” clause outlines that there may be circumstances where the Directors may choose to pay on claims that they collectively decide should be paid.

If the liability is not excluded elsewhere in any of the previous nineteen clauses, then the Directors can choose to pay a claim. This seems to be a fair way for the organization to establish that there may be unusual ...

Introduction

The travel capacity of Lafayette Regional Airport is expected to expand significantly by the year 2034. Therefore, there is a need to expand its facilities to meet its increasing demand. In this paper, we investigate the a few requirements of Lafayette airport expansion. This will include primary and terminal access roads, terminal curb frontage, automobile parking facilities, warehouse/office facilities, cargo apron requirements, and air cargo acreage requirements. 4.5 AIRPORT ACCESS AND AUTOMOBILE PARKING REQUIREMENTS

4.5.1 Primary and Terminal Acess Roads Terminal access roads serve airport passengers, visitors and employees and connect primary airport access roads with terminal building ...

Abstract

Global market operations require that a multinational organization considers policy structures that prove effective in the management of its global operations. An examination worldwide operation of Maersk Line in 135 countries around the world reveals that the company has employed investments in innovation and capacity building as the main driver of its supply chain components. Based on this six operational areas that encompass; customers, competition, operational costs, communication, technology and environmental pollution the paper investigates the efforts made by the management at Maersk Line in effectively running its supply chain worldwide. The paper finds that several challenges and opportunities are ...

The proposal is meant for our company SRE Transportation Delivery Services that receives packages from renowned online retailers such as Amazon and eBay, which are then delivered to our client OnTrac. We offer point-to-point same day delivery services across Los Angeles and Orange Counties in USA. Our mission is to offer value-added delivery services by following principles of honesty, reliability, superior quality and promptness for customer satisfaction.

At present, SRE Delivery has been facing business challenges such as increment in salary and administrative expenses, maintenance and fleet upgrading costs, cargo insurance fees and overhead charges. ...

Ramco Systems made its entry into the air cargo business with an agreement between the firm and Modern Logistics. Both firms are leading players in their separate fields of business, with the former having a global grasp. As per the agreement, Modern Logistics is to provide maintenance tasks and engineering solutions. This includes the management of materials, management of flight operations, checking on quality and compliance to regulations. They also have accounting and financial duties. The agreement between the two firms clearly lays out all these duties and roles. Modern Logistics, through its VP, expressed the need to have ...

Abstract

The essay involves a study of the threats against Aviation Security and the issues and solutions proposed for the current trends in airport development and security measures followed in civil aviation.

Introduction

Aviation security is a crucial issue and refers to the protection of passengers, cargo, staff and aircraft from crime, malicious harm, accidental incidents and other threats. There are more than 50, 000 airports in the world and the number is anticipated to grow. Aviation plays a key role in the national economy and is an essential part of the global lives. Why would one say that? Well, large numbers of traffic, ...

Introduction

Transportation and storage necessities create one of the most elevated divisions of demand for energy resources in the United States and transporting crude materials, individuals and energy account the most in paying the tax for the region’s reserves (Norbert, 2009). Physical media and devices consume and store energy in order to execute valuable course of action at a later occasion and the device that typically stores the energy is referred to accumulator at times.

Methods of storing and transporting energy

- Compressed air energy storage - Compressed air energy storage (CAES) is an approach to accumulate energy produced at one time for consumption at an ...

Introduction

Reciprocating engines is a well-known technology which can be used in automobiles, trucks, construction equipment, marine propulsion, and backup power applications. It involves the expansion of hot gases to push a piston within a cylinder, converting the linear movement of the piston into the rotating movement of a crankshaft to generate power. While the steam engines that powered the industrial revolution were driven by externally-produced steam, modern reciprocating engines used for electric power generation are internal combustion engines in which an air-fuel mixture is compressed by a piston and ignited within a cylinder. Reciprocating internal combustion (IC) engines are characterized by the type of combustion: ...

Abstract

The paper will discuss the definition of a ship based on maritime law. Lawyers make a big deal out of the definition of a ship because of its importance in shipping law which is within the commerce of men. The definition of a ship is a topic that is being debated by lawyers since it can affect their client’s social and economic life such as the businessmen and traders all over the world. At the same time, the definition of a ship within the ambit of maritime law shall provide the accountabilities of ship owners to the shipper, and will involve the ...

Film Studies

Setting: The incident took place four hundred years ago in Radian, a bustling town in West Asia. Most of the people in this town were either traders, or agriculturists. Since this town was on the shipping route connecting Asia with Europe, and America, it was also a place where ships docked for trading and to rest. The town was also known to attract people of other towns and cities from far away, as it was also a center of arts and science. It is believed that Alexander the Great, on his way to conquer Asia, spent a month here. It was perhaps the ...

Management

Supply chain management is one of the key areas in global business. For a business to run smoothly, all the logistics functions have to be run in a streamlined manner. The logistics function can be challenging of the business handles it; this has resulted to many companies delegating the logistic function to third parties. Delegating the logistic function to third parties ensures that a company or any other business is able to concentrate on the key business activities. Third Party Logistics (3PL) deal with the supply chain key functions; in many cases they manage these functions better that when a business manages them ...

Product Transportation in Cairo

In business, a product entails something that has been /can be placed in the market for sale to meet the needs or wants of customers. Products can, therefore, imply merchandise or items sold by the retailers. The manufacturers buy products in the form of raw materials that they transform into finished products for sale. The Cairo economy is characterized by manufacturing and service industries whose products are diverse and produced in varied quantities and qualities. The General Authority for Investment and Free Zones, GIFA, identifies transportation of products as the major economic pillar of Cairo.Major modes of product transport in ...

Abstract

The development of the maritime industry and the related cargo operations in particular, is an extremely important and interesting part of the historical development of business relationships and industrialization. One of the turning points in the history is the development of the shipping container, which, according to many professionals and academics, have turned around the industry and had tremendous effect on the business as a whole along with the automatization of the cargo operations.

There are numerous factors, which influence the development of the containerized cargo and bulk transportation. Both modes of transportation are subject to economic, political, social, technological, ...

The US inland waterways have been a mainstay in domestic shipping since the founding of the nation some 238 years ago. The way the country uses its inland waterways, the great lakes and rivers will have far reaching effects into the future. There are many different perspectives one could take on the use of the system. One could feasibly look at the economic effects, environmental effects and the effects on the country as a whole.

The United States is one of the largest and most diverse countries in the world in terms of wildlife. Everything from desert climates and tundra exist ...

1. How was the rise of the postwar suburb an articulation of citizenship?

The period during the World War II and several years after this war marked the emergence of the women emancipation and the awareness of African American identity in America’s urban life. As such, women were becoming active representatives of the social life, being involved in the economic dimension as participants in the labor market, allowing them to have a voice in the society and to leave the domestic sphere with which they were traditionally associated, making no distinction between their domestic and social identity (Avila 3). ...

The main commodity that is exported through Hong Kong airport is electrical equipment. Electrical wire making equipment tops the list among all the electrical equipment exported from Hong Kong International Airport . This is the equipment that is used in the manufacturing of electrical wires.

Price per piece

This equipment is exported in sets. The price of each set is 50,000 Chinese Yuan. The conversion rate is 0.17 Canadian Dollar is equivalent to 1 Chinese Yuan as of November 2013. This amount will be Canadian $8500. Each set has 5 pieces of equipment. This implies that the price of each piece of ...

Boynton, Emily. "Helicopter Transport Increases Survival for Seriously Injured Patients." University of Rochester Medical Center. N.p., 5 Jan. 2011. Web. 30 Oct. 2013. <http://www.urmc.rochester.edu/news/story/index.cfm?id=3087>.

The article is significant in defining that helicopter transportation of trauma patients is faster and safer than use of ground ambulances. This conclusion is vital in redefining the thesis for this paper.

Carter, Gary, Robert Couch, and Daniel J. O'Brien. "The evolution of air transport systems: a pictorial review." The Journal of emergency medicine 6.6 (1988): 499-504.

In their article, Gary, Robert, and Daniel are mainly determined to analyze the evolution of air transport systems in delivery of medical services. According to the article, air transport for patients started approximately 70 years ago and was carried out through primitive biplanes. These planes were no extensively reliable as they could not fly over some areas such as battlefields. This attracted introduction of air ambulances in ...

Managing Risk in a Global Supply Chain

Introduction The supply chain of a globally oriented organization has a great impact on its financial performance (Wagner, Grosse-Ruygen, and Erhun 340-353). It also happens to be one of the areas that faces the greatest risk. Every aspect of supply chain carry some element of risk. There are many challenges in a global supply chain including but not limited to weather, acts of terrorism, natural disasters, environmental compliance, terrorism, regulatory requirements, piracy, quality issue, and security problems (Global Supply Chain Institute). An organization with a global outlook faces a number of risks such as disruptions in supply emanating from global customs, longer lead ...

Introduction

Today, international trade is a major force that has a great role in driving the economy. Businesses from different parts of the world are linking with each other with an aim of expanding their operations and increase their profitability. Florida is among the best performing states in international trade. It’s a major tourist attraction and business hub with state-of-the-art infrastructure (Harrington 2010). Many local and international firms have their headquarters in Florida since it’s easier to trade with the rest of the world from here. Among the best performing firms that are actually contributing to Florida’s economic growth is ...

The Federal Flight Deck Officer (FFDO) program provides for the training and regulation of armed pilots. Legislation exists to support this program, in 2004 Congress considered, but did not vote on additional legislative efforts like the Cockpit Technical Corrections and Improvements Act, other legislation is pending Congressional action.

The United States Department of Homeland Security, Transportation Security Administration (TSA) maintains a section for Federal Flight Deck Officers (FFDOs). It starts with a description of what a FFDO is, how they work with the Federal Air Marshal Service and the history of when the legislation creating the creation of the FFDOs was signed ...

The port actors, terminal operators, public port authorities, carriers and other service providers in supply chain want to achieve strategic goals such as dominance, integration and insertion. These goals are interrelated and mutually strengthening. Port actors insert themselves in supply chains since this provides them with critical resources such as knowledge, technology, capital, markets and expertise. Another goal is the integration of activities in the port so as to lower transaction costs and provide services efficiently and effectively. Dominance is also another strategic goal applied by port actors. They seek to achieve scarce competency, exploit economies of scale or ...

1. Introduction

Pricing policy in the air transport industry is dependent on several factors. Some of these factors include the running cost of the airline which includes cost of fuel, cost of maintenance, cost of hiring and retaining employees, marketing and promotional costs, landing fees to mention but a few. The pricing policy in the operation of an airliner is also influenced by the demand for the specific routes, target market and the degree of competition the industry. Basically the pricing strategy of an airline is meant justify the economic viability of the carriers’ operational activities.

2. Airline’s Preferred Pricing Strategy

For one to understand the pricing ...

Social theories are ideas generated by scholars in attempting to explain the social structures of the society. These theories touch on issues such as religion, crime, education, politics, philosophy and many other aspects of the society. Each theorist has held divergent views on different issues and such scholarly debate is always constructive. Social theories, that attempt to explain the manner in which a society tends to go in a different and repugnant, have been developed by different social theorists. An example of such social phenomena is rationalization developed by the great German sociologist Max Weber. He argues his assertion through his ...

Emirates Airlines Report

Emirates Airlines is one of the biggest and most successful firms from the Middle East North Africa (MENA) region that has a strong footprint in foreign markets. The airline was formed on 25th October 1985 (Emirates 2015).The initial capital of the airline amounting to US $ 10 Million was provided by the government of Dubai through its investment arm; the Investment Corporation of Dubai (The EK Source 2014). At the beginning, the airline fleet was comprised of two aircrafts, an Airbus A300, and a Boeing 737-300 that it had leased from Pakistan International Airlines. In addition, the carrier leased a Boeing 727-200 from ...

Executive Summary

Canada stands out as a trade-dependent country. Thus, it finds its prosperity quite tied towards international commerce. The statement above means that import and export trade constitutes over half the GDP of Canada. For quite some long time in the history of Canada’s international trade, the United States has been the leading destination of Canada’s export merchandise. However, the high Canadian dollar, the Asian economies competition, as well as the thickening of the border have greatly decreased Canada’s trade with the United States. In light of the above, it has become clear that Canada must diversify in ...

Logistics Planning Paper for Olive Oil 2

Abstract This work consists of: 15 sheets, 7 parts, a list of references, 6 figures. In my work I suggest a company which deals with the ocean freight activity. My company will transfer olive oil from Spain to the USA. I will explain why I have chosen Spain as a country of olive oil origin. Moreover, I will pay detailed attention not only on the selected counties but also on the ports involved in the work. The activity and the strategy of the company were discussed in details. Also the appeal of the company to clients was touched upon. This ...

Executive Summary 3

1.0 Introduction (Ahmed) 4 2.0 Planning (Ahmed) 5 3.0 Organization (Abdullah) 7 4.0 Controlling (Mohammed) 8 5.0 Leadership 10 6.0 Conclusion 12 7.0 Recommendation 13

References 15

Appendix A. Emirate Airlines Organizational Structure 17 Executive Summary The Emirates group is made up of Emirates Airlines owned by the government of Dubai and is based on the busiest airport within the Middle East, and the Dubai National Air Transport Association (DNATA). According to Nagraj (2013), the Emirates Airlines has been a success story ever since the commencement of its activities in 1985 and has continuously ...

Airlines across the globe have amped up security systems in response to the ever increasing risks posed by smuggling, drug trafficking, hijacking and terrorism cases. Consequently, airlines have embraced the use of multi-layered security systems to ensure that the airlines remain secure for travel. A look at the Delta airline security systems reveals a multi-faceted airtight security system put up to ensure maximum safety of the airline. Construction of tall fences, barriers and walls around the airport to prevent people from accessing sensitive sections of the airport without going through the checkpoints serves as a security precaution. Frequent and regular ...

Introduction

Many people are affected by maritime safety. A safe and efficient shipping network determines a significant part of the global population safety. The international management code for the safe operation of ships and pollution prevention (ISM code) was adopted in 1993 and was made compulsory in 1998. This code sets up safety-management goals and calls for safety management system to be established by the ship-owners or ship managers. Further, the company is required to develop a way of achieving the set goals; which include making available necessary resources required to offer support for the set objectives. The code also requires the ...

International arbitration allows international business persons from different legal backgrounds to amicably solve their grievances. Parties to a contractual agreement or in an international relationship seek an impartial party who carries out the adjudicatory process. The resolution by the arbitrators is usually binding and carries a provision of arbitration in future contractual disputes. International Arbitration has over the last half century gained popularity because of the expeditious nature of the method. Businesses and international traders prefer international arbitration to the domestic legal process. A dispute would usually be handled under the judicial system under which the dispute occurred. Resolving the dispute ...

Introduction

A communication channel refers to the medium used in the exchange of information among different parties. For instance, print media is used to relay information from one person to another through writing. The term ‘channels’ is used to specifically refer to the physical means like wires, mails and sound used to convey information between different parties. However, there have been recent advancements in the field of communication. These developments have led to shifts in the communication sector. Currently, mediums of transmitting information do not necessarily have to be tangible. There are electronic media that allow people to share ...

FedEx is made up of several divisions. The most significant division, and market leader in its segment is its FedEx Express unit. The FedEx Express unit is the world's number one express service carrier. FedEx Express delivers three and a half million packages every day to two hundred and twenty countries. FedEx owns a fleet of six hundred ninety airplanes, and fifty thousand motor vehicles and trailers. FedEx Office retail outlets and shops offer document-related and business services. These retail outlets also function as hubs for other FedEx units ("FedEx corporation competition," 2014). When FedEx is measured against all other parcel ...

List of Figures

Figure 1 Torrey canyon supertanker and surrounded with oil spills 6 Figure 2 A-Geographical location of the disaster. B-Route at the time of accident 9 Figure 3Torrey Canyon and Air strike: World’s first ever environmental disaster 11 Figure 4 :The Renown Torrey quarry 11 Figure 5: Dead bird in Torrey Canyon query 12 Figure 6Plumes emitting from burning Torrey Canyon 13

Abstract

On 18th March 1967, the ship Torrey Canyon, carrying a load of 120000 tons of crude oil dashed against Pollard's Rock of the reef of Seven Stones near Cornwall, England. The resultant oil ...

Introduction

Logistics management is an essential part of any manufacturing or trading organization’s success ratio; the basic function of logistics management is to supervise the movement of goods and services from one place to another by different means of transport such as sea, rail, air or road. Logistics management is a critical part of the supply chain management that plans, controls and executes the effective, efficient forward and reverse flow and storage of goods, services and necessary information between the point of origin and the point of destination, in order to meet the customer’s needs (Importance of Logistics, 2012). ...

2.1 Introduction 2.2 Airport Development 2.2.1 Airport History The history of the development of airports worldwide dates back to the late 1800s with the first ever professionally functional airport according to NYC Aviation (2012) was developed in the outskirts of Paris dubbed Port Aviation. This fact is however indispute since other factions lay claims to being the world’s first or oldest airport. For instance according to Prince George’s Department of Parks and Recreation (2010) College Park Airport in Maryland is the oldest airport that is functional to this day having been established in 1909 ...

Norfolk Southern Railroad Company is a corporation that deals with the transportation in the Columbia. It serves more than 22 states in the District of Columbia and operating more than 20000 route mile. It provides rail carriers in the western part of the United States where it transports containers. Therefore, it provides efficient transportation of the products such as industrial and coal in the eastern part through rail carriers. The company has three main branches operating at the designated areas. The Norfolk and Western is one of the branches that were made in 1881. The second is the Southern ...

Introduction

Science fiction and disaster films often must take dramatic liberties with science and truth in order to serve a greater narrative purpose; events are compressed, effects are exaggerated, and realism and physics are thrown out the window in order to provide greater drama and spectacle (Revkin, 2004). In the movie The Day After Tomorrow, directed by Roland Emmerich in 2004, the world is subjected to global disasters brought about by climate change. The effects are myriad; global cooling sets New York in a coating of ice and freezing temperatures, glaciers crack and separate, and a “superstorm” is said to cause rapid climate ...

Introduction

Transport can be described as the movement of goods from one place to the other. Transportation modes are the means through which transport is done. There are various transportation modes such as roads, railway, water and air. These transportation modes vary in terms of cost, capacity and convenience. Transportation modes are supported by various infrastructures without which such modes cannot be helpful. For instance, the road transport relies on the conditions of the roads and the road network in the area. This means that, for a transportation mode to be effective, there is a need to incur capital expenditure. This means ...

6.0 INTRODUCTION This section provides discussions on prospective environmental impacts touted to arise from implementing the recommendations under Section 5 (Alternatives Analysis). Officials at the federal, state and local levels and the general public would benefit from the environmental overview provided in this section, as it aims to give a clearer understanding on various environmental impacts that may arise from the proposal to develop Lafayette Regional Airport. The Environmental Assessment (EA) elaborated in the Airport Environmental Handbook, under FAA Order 5050.4A stands as the model from which the environmental overview in this section is derived (FAA, 1985). Of ...

Introduction:

The security of maritime field plays a significant role in the economy. Every day, thousands of cargo containers from around the world in field of exchange benefit pass through the nation’s seaports carrying items, goods and, possibly some that are not so welcome, such as drugs, explosives and weapons. The industry of the container shipping industry is highly vulnerable to terrorist attacks. In the U.S. maritime system, there are over 300 sea ports and river ports with more than 3,700 passenger and cargo terminals.

Major Concerns and Threats:

There are significant and various forms of threats to the container shipping network; however, ...

Following the American Psychological Association’s Guidelines

Educational Institution NOBEL PRIZE LAUREATE IN MEDICINE: james e. rothman Since 1901, the Nobel Foundation, which was established as a bequeath of the late Alfred Nobel has awarded Nobel Prizes in five notable fields of global achievement, among which is Physiology or Medicine. Featured in this article is the recipient of one of the three foreemost scientists who received that award in 2013, James E. Rothman. Along with Randy Schekman and Thomas Sudhof whose work alongside Rothman’s paved for the discovery of machinery regulating vesicle traffic, a major transport system in human cells. This achievement represents an advancement ...

Literature

In Chapter 3, George, in Ninety Percent of Everything, writes about the life of seafarers from the 1900s to the present. In bringing to life the world of the seafarers of the 1900s, George writes that there was so much at stake before the advent of technology. Who would have thought that life at sea could have been so tough, when all people do, is talk about the adventure and pleasure of travel that is associated with it. This, she says, is far from true. Carrying cargo from one corner of the earth to the other involved a lot of ...

Introduction

Ever since man discovered that wood could float in water, he has endeavored to build sophisticated vessels that would make sea travel as safe as possible. However, numerous centuries of innovation have not produced an entirely fool proof vessel. A total conquest of the sea is far from near. It is noteworthy to note in the same breath that sea transport is getting safer and faster, when contrasted against the situation within the last few decades (Abulafia). The pursuit for continual improvement in maritime transport has been sustained by the unending pace of globalization. While there has been a tremendous ...

Airline firms that do business need to understand the forces that may impact on their survival. This will enable them understand these forces and how they may impact their performance. This will enable these firms to implement strategies to counter these effects in order to maximize profits. This can assist companies to carry out feasibility studies when planning to enter a new market. This will help it analyze different market segments and assist such companies implement business models that are profitable. Bargaining power of buyers This threat is high because most customers ever search for better deals. As such, commercial ...

Literature

There is so much to learn of an industry that has the dubious distinction of being oblivious to the public despite its size. The shipping industry, for all its worth, does not seem to attract the glamour or charisma that airlines have. This is because there are few people traveling by sea these days. The only time people really look seaward is when they plan on going on a cruise. Even then, it is only the luxury cruise liners that are given prominence. I really don’t know whether the following will come as a shock or surprise, but many people ...

Brief History

The Emirates Airlines is a wholly-owned company by the government of Dubai in United Arab Emirates (UAE). It is a part of a larger conglomerate, the Emirates Group which comprises companies in diverse areas such as aviation support service, hotel and tours, IT and engineering, etc. Emirates Airlines has taken advantage of the “open skies” policy of Dubai. Notable persons in the company are Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum and Maurice Flanagan who laid-out the business plan of the Emirates Airlines in 1984 (Bloomberg Newsweek, 2014). It was established on top of the Dubai National Air Transport Association (Dnata) which was ...

The Rise of Modern Logistics

Third Party Logistic Companies (3PL Companies) has served as an important link of businesses worldwide. Modern 3PL Companies can be traced back to Malcolm McLean, an American trucker, who was the first to conceptualize and put into practice the modern intermodal container. Being an owner of a small trucking firm, McLean has a first-hand experience with logistics. Accordingly, he observed that he had to wait for days before their cargo gets loaded and his trucks have to spend more time in the port than they are on the road. Similarly, the cargo ships are also experiencing the same predicament. Before the ...

Introduction

Founded in 2003, Etihad Airways is the second largest airline of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), next to Emirates airlines. Operating over 1,000 flights weekly to 96 destinations all across the world, Etihad is a cargo/passenger airline, generating revenues of $4.8 billion and a net profit of $42 million (Etihad Airways, 2011). The current mission of the company is to become the world's best airline company by giving passengers a unique experience of hospitality that exudes the generosity and warmth of the Arabian culture. It understands its responsibility as a corporate citizen in the community and the environment, and therefore, seeks to ...

If the choice is between renegotiation and termination, Missan should renegotiate rather than terminate the contract. Unilateral termination may not be available to the company because of the weak grounds for its justification. It can, additionally, expose the Company to risk for potential wrongful termination, which can result to liability. On the other hand, a renegotiation can give Missan an opportunity to set new terms that are more favourable to it, taking into account the present circumstances.

Repudiatory Breach as Justification for Termination

Missan can only terminate the contract with Depeche if such termination can be justified, otherwise it may be exposed to liability for wrongful ...