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then discuss the legal implication of the seizure by pirates of cargo insured under a policy providing coverage for loss by piracy. Definition of piracy Definitions of piracy are distinction between international law and maritime insurance. United Nations

The Mystery Ship When I read this story it brought to mind all of those Dracula movies that I have seen where they show a ship coming into harbor with no one alive aboard or a ship full of corpses. The American ship Mary Celeste was seen sailing erratically by Captain David Morehouse aboard the British brig Dei Gratia near the Azores Islands in the Atlantic Ocean. The strangest thing was that the ship was seaworthy and all of its stores and supplies were aboard and untouched but there was not a single

Financing is a very important factor in business and is achieved by a well-created financial plan such as, budget, income and expenditure, credits and loans. Financial planning is a very essential tool of business which enables management of any organization and investors to assess results and set targets for growth. Planning my finance will require a financial feasibility study of the current survey to determine the total cost of undertaking such survey (taxation inclusive) compared with my financial

SHIPS Since the end of the age of sail a ship has been any large buoyant watercraft. Ships are generally distinguished from boats based on size and cargo or passenger capacity. Ships are used on lakes, seas, and rivers for a variety of activities, such as the transport of people or goods, fishing, entertainment, public safety, and warfare. Historically, a "ship" was a vessel with sails rigged in a specific manner. Ships and boats have developed alongside humanity. In armed conflict and in daily life

On Friday, 14 April, 1944 which was a haunting day when SS Fort Stinkine arrived at Bombay to unload cargo. Her cargo includes crated spitfires, munitions, scrap iron, gold bars and around 1,400 tons of explosive, sulphur, cotton bales, timber, lubricating oil drums, Supermarine Spitfire fighter, turpentine, fish manure, rice and resin. A fire then broke out in the hold no. 2 at around 14:00 hrs and crew got alerted to the fire and efforts are made to extinguish the fire. Mean while dockside teams

those grand ambitions have been realized as the port expanded to include more than 7,600 acres of state-of-the-art cargo terminals, roadways, rail yards and shipping channels. 2.Impressive facts and current statistics The Port of Long Beach is the second-busiest seaport in the United States and a key transportation hub in the global trade marketplace. More than $180 billion worth of cargo moves through the Port every year – everything from clothing and furniture to machinery and petroleum. East Asian

Introduction: In this assignment I will first explain the Panama Canal modernization and then I will discuss about the industry experts/forecasters prediction about its impact on east and west coast of U.S. followed by the detailed analysis to evaluate the accuracy of the prediction. Furthermore, based on the analysis, I will present my opinion for rejecting or agreeing with the forecaster’s prediction of the panama canal’s positive impact on intermodal traffic market share of east coast ports and

hire rates are determined according to supply and demand of the shipping capacity. According to the article, the supply of ships available equals the number of ships currently in the fleet plus any new ships added, minus any scrapings and sinking. According to Exhibit 2, there are a limited number of ships older than 24 years which are likely to be scraped. For those ships under the age group from 15 to 19, they will continue to provide supply and are not likely to be scrapped because a lot of them

In the summer of 1982, a local Turkish sponge diver named Mehmed Cakir set out on a normal morning dive. In the Bay of Antalya in the Mediterranean Sea near the city of Kas, the diver took a boat not too far off shore. During his dive, he found what he described as “metal biscuits with ears” and reported them to the Institute of Nautical Archaeology in Kas. The INA then sent a team to the shoreline to discover what would end up being the Uluburun, the oldest shipwreck ever excavated. The site of

The supply chain management is the oversight of materials, information, and finance. As they move in process from supplier to manufacture to wholesaler to retailer. Finally to consumer. Overall supply chain management involves coordination these flows both within and among many different companies from all over the world. In this research paper we will talk about the Saudi Arabian Airlines supply chain management. Specifically in two parts which is the transportation system they have and the warehouses