is a value based industry that focuses on the transfer of raw materials and goods from one country to another through ships. The Liberian Maritime Program was established in 1948 and the Liberian Registry began after World War II. The program is administrated and operated through two main governmental programs, Bureau of Maritime Affairs (BMA) and the Liberian International Ship and Corporate Registry (LISCR), and it is because of these two programs that it is ranked number one for safety, customer
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but it is common to distinguish between two main types. Generally speaking the contract is either in the form of a charterparty or it is evidenced by a bill of lading. Under a charterparty the shipowner agrees to make the carrying capacity of the ship available for transportation of cargo, usually the entire capacity, although there are exceptions, either for a particular voyage or for a specified period of time. This is the common form of contract in tramp shipping. On the other hand, in liner
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this paper is to analyze the economic situation of the company Macedonian Shipping and give a recommendation whether the company should use the motor vessel Tashtego as a freight tender beween Dar-es-Salaam and Zanzibar in East Africa or as a tapioca ship between Balik Papan and Singapore in the East Indies. Fundamental to all these considerations are measurement issues. Financial measures, in particular, cost measures, are needed to evaluate alternate strategies on whether to introduce a new product
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the tug. After substantial negotiation, C&H contracted with Sun Ship, Inc. (Sun Ship), a Pennsylvania corporation, to build the vessel for $25,405,000. The contract gave Sun Ship one and three quarter years to build and deliver the ship to C&H. The contract also contained a liquidated damages clause calling for a payment of $17,000 per day for each day that the vessel was not delivered to C&H after the agreed-upon delivery date. Sun Ship did not complete the vessel until eight and one-half months after
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the tug. After substantial negotiation, C&H contracted with Sun Ship, Inc. (Sun Ship), a Pennsylvania corporation, to build the vessel for $25,405,000. The contract gave Sun Ship one and three quarter years to build and deliver the ship to C&H. The contract also contained a liquidated damages clause calling for a payment of $17,000 per day for each day that the vessel was not delivered to C&H after the agreed-upon delivery date. Sun Ship did not complete the vessel until eight and one-half months after
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QUESTION 1 : WHERE DOES THE FLAG STATE AND PORT STATE JURISDICTION COMPLIMENT & CONTRADICT WITH EACH OTHER. GIVE A FEW EXAMPLE TO STREGTHEN YOUR CASE In an effort to enhance broader security issues, especially good governance, anti-trafficking, anti-corruption and counter-SALW proliferation, Port States take measures to prevent unwanted vessels, including those with armed security teams, from entering and disembarking at their ports. Port State control complements the obligation of Flag States to
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Break Bulk Cargo Cargo that is too big or too heavy to be loaded onto a flat rack container can be loaded directly onto the vessel. These are known as Break Bulk Cargoes. On Deck Stowage Cargo such as ships that are too large to be loaded into the hold and are not damaged by water can be directly loaded on deck. On rare occasions, cargo can be stowed directly atop the hatch covers. Under Deck Stowage Usually empty flat rack containers are stacked in the second or third tier from the
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presented, one thing is surely important - our safety. Proper procedures and guidelines must be strictly followed by all crews on board. All members including the officers must have enough knowledge on how to use all electrical materials and gadgets on ship and they must apply it at all times. As seen on the movie, negligence and carelessness results damage to property and people on board. Accidents always happen when lack of concern and disobedience rules them. Therefore, everyone’s life becomes at
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respects by-passed the shipping sector as reflected by its exclusion from international agreements such as the Kyoto protocol. Even though shipping is recognised as the cleanest form of transporting goods, with the least damage per tonne of cargo, ship exhaust emissions are regarded as the industry's biggest polluter. So although the marine industry has consistently resisted taking any significant measures to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions, it now looks like it will finally bow to pressure
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foreign cargo ships was the civil war that broke out in 1991. The Somali Civil War leads to an unstable government that lacked on authority, leadership and control to stop the rising attacks between local groups. From there, Somalia went on downhill; its population decreased over two thirds from 1991 to 2011 and by 2008, the United Nations estimated that nearly 3.2 million Somalis were dependent on food aid for survival. These pirates had nothing to live fro before attacking the ships. They started
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