Ship Management: Theory and Practice

Cover
Half Title
Series Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
List of tables
List of figures
List of abbreviations
1 Introduction
	Maritime shipping and world fleet
	Evolution of ship owning and management
	Choice of outsourcing ship management
	Structure of the book
2 Special characteristics of ship management
	The concept of ship management
	The main types of ships
		Bulk carriers
		Tankers
		Container ships
		General cargo ships
	Special nature and characteristics of the ship
	Special nature and characteristics of the seafaring profession
	Special nature and characteristics of the shipping business
	Special nature and characteristics of maritime governance
3 Strategic management
	The concept of strategic management
	Business policies of shipping companies
	Organisational structure
	Merger and acquisition as growth strategies
	Choice of flag
	Strategic shipping market and positioning strategy
	Response to emerging technologies
4 Commercial management
	The concept of commercial management
	The role of the ship manager
	The ship manager’s contractual obligations
	The ship manager’s fiduciary duties
		Duty to act for the best interest of the ship owner
		Duty to act within the scope of authority
		Duty to act with reasonable care, skill and diligence
		Duty to avoid and disclose conflicts of interest
		Other duties
	Management of risk and insurance
5 Operations management
	The concept of operations management
	The ‘sea voyage cycle’
	Operations in each phase of the sea voyage cycle
		Pre-arrival operations phase
		Arrival operations phase
		Port stay operations phase
	Departure operations phase
	Pre-departure operations phase
	Post-departure operations phase
6 Technical management
	The concept of technical management
	The concept of seaworthiness
	Ship maintenance management
	Performance management
	Quality and safety management
	Information system management
	Emergency management
7 Human resource management
	The concept of human resource management
	The human element in the maritime industry
	The maritime labour market
	Industrial relations in the maritime industry
	Sustainable workforce development
	The management of a multicultural crew
	The multicultural crew in the maritime industry
		Benefits of a multicultural crew
		Challenges of a multicultural crew
		Integrating intercultural competence
8 Compliance management
	The concept of compliance management
	Compliance with maritime governance
		The UN framework
		Port state control
	Compliance with international sanctions
	Challenges with compliance management
9 Looking forward
	Drivers for improvement in ship management
	The main challenges of ship management in the future
	The impact of digitalisation on ship management in the future
		Benefits of digitalisation
		Obstacles of digitalisation
Bibliography
Index