Transport industries

Dieses Lehrbuch bearbeitet in leicht verständlicher Art die Themen der Transport- und Lagerbereiche nach funktionellem Aufbau, Vor- und Nachteilen, sowie deren Einsatzgebieten.

This book investigates China's railway transformation through history, along with culture changes and urban development.

Sustainable mobility is a qualitative, vague and normative vision.

Americans love their cars.

This volume is the first of a two-volume set of the Proceedings of the XXVI International Conference on Living and Walking in Cities, held September 6-8 2023 at the University of Brescia, Italy.

This book analyses the impact of two vital and contemporary developments on shipping law and practice: disruptive technologies and climate change.

Over the past ten years, the study of mobility has demonstrated groundbreaking approaches and new research patterns.

The nation has compelling reasons to reduce its consumption of oil and emissions of carbon dioxide.

The book addresses strategic and innovation management matters that emerge with AI technology deployment in shipping.

Wrecking Activities at Power Stations in the Soviet Union (1933) is a valuable historical document that presents a verbatim report of the trials of various Soviet and British engineers and workers accused of acts of sabotage against the Soviet energy infrastructure.

Tides: A Primer for Deck Officers and Officer of the Watch Exams prepares the reader for the Officer of the Watch and Master/Mate certificates required by all officers on commercial seagoing vessels.

Arbitration clauses are sacrosanct in maritime contracts.

In April 1956, a refitted oil tanker carried fifty-eight shipping containers from Newark to Houston.

The Social Impact of Oil (1982) examines how the town of Peterhead in the UK, hitherto a remote fishing port, was changed by North Sea oil.

A Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist "e;plunges into the battles and escapades of the entrepreneurs .

There is a growing interest in Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs), particularly in infrastructure and public services.

Unmanned ships and autonomous ships are quickly becoming a reality, making shipping safer and more efficient.

This book addresses the problem of deliberate discharge of petroleum cargo during salvage operations.

South China Sea (SCS) issues are complex and dynamic, ranging from historic claims to present day military occupation, from military security to regional stability, from rhetorical appeasements to national interests, from intraregional competition to extraregional involvement.

This book offers new insights into the wider socioeconomic impacts of high-speed rail (HSR).

The role and agency of the public is often a minor consideration for researchers, authorities, and other experts evaluating policy goals, strategies, and instruments within the transport sector.

How does public transport work in an African city under neoliberalism?

If air travel was once the bold future, it has now settled into a mundane, on-going present.

Urban planning as a discipline is deeply integral to implementing a low-carbon future.

Air Transport and Regional Development Methodologies is one of three interconnected books related to a four-year European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) Action established in 2015.

High-speed Rail (HSR) is a technological transportation advance that has raised the interest of policy makers and researchers worldwide.

Congestion and traffic-related pollution are increasingly becoming major issues in towns and cities world-wide.

For the last seven decades, urban settlement policy worldwide has been increasingly dominated by modernist precepts and by urban decisions made in discipline-specific 'silos'.

During the past century, scientists, world statesmen, and international entrepreneurs have become increasingly aware of the potential of the oceans as a source of minerals.

When it comes to airline security, there is nothing more important than getting people to their destinations safely.

Towards a Better Port Industry provides professionals in freight transport and maritime logistics, and specifically the port industry, as well as students in these fields, with a better conceptual understanding of the port industry.

An examination of the varied paths of the American inter-city bus industry from its origins in the second decade of the 20th century to deregulation in 1982.

THE MOST COMPLETE, UP-TO-DATE GUIDE TO THE MANAGEMENT AND OPERATION OF AIRPORTSFully revised for the latest FAA, ICAO, and IATA standards and regulations, Airport Operations, Third Edition, provides proven strategies and best practices for efficiently managing airport functions.

The story of the company that was founded by the inventor of the snowmobile In 1942, Joseph-Armand Bombardier invented the snowmobile and founded his company to manufacture them.

This book explores how transportation models can play a role in a changing transport planning and policy making context.

The central characteristic of the evolution of the combat soldier in recent years is an increasingly sophisticated array of sensing, communications, and related electronics for use in battlefield situations.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERA fascinating fear of flying book from a commercial airline pilot and author of the popular website askthepilot.

Between 1939 and 1946 BOAC (the British Overseas Airways Corporation) was the nationalised airline of Great Britain - and between 1946 and 1974 as such it exclusively operated all long-haul British flights.

This book provides a flight plan for riding the impending connectivity transformation curve.

Inventing Mobility For All: Mastering Mobility-as-a-Service with Self-Driving Vehicles explores 'Mobility-as-a-Service' and explains the impact of this mobility concept on social and societal life, as well as on global travel behaviours.