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Ship of State Metaphor in Book VI of Plato's The Republic

reaching true conclusions and therefore may use their knowledge of language and logic to confuse the average person on the issues ...

Development of the Third World and Logistics

order to offer value-added services (UNESCAP, 2002). Finally, according to Dadzie (1998), many Third World countries (such...

The Greek Shipping Market

market. Countries where the shipping industry is well established and a culture of shipping exist may have an advantage, but this ...

Dubai's Port Importance

strongest bank in the Arab Emirates is the National Bank of Dubai, this has recently gained an A rating from standard and poor (Th...

Questions on International Law Answered

is all very clear, if the documentation is not correct that the title to the goods and the risk has not yet assed. Although it is ...

Analyzing the Political and Marketing Position of Danish Maersk Sealand

to make the process and the fact more efficient. The manager of one British port mused in 1991 that his port might be more attrac...

Liner Shipping Logistics

to another. These giant ships can carry far more cargo than those most commonly used, effectively shortening the time that liner ...

UK Law and Sea Carriage of Dangerous Goods

terms of damage is a confusing aspect of law. For any individual or company seeking to transport dangerous goods there is a clear ...

Case Study of an Import and Export Company

they are an underused tool. They were first put together and released by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC). Their aim wa...

Cruise Sector Accounting Practices

(P&O) which had been one of the most important British shipping companies that existed since the nineteenth century (Napier, 1990)...

Transportation and Shipping Industry and Quality Management

and more purchasers wants to see value-added services including tracking capability and forecasting demand (Anonymous, 1999). ...

Scheherazade Suite, Opus 35 by Nicolai Rimsky Korsakov

that most closely resembles the human voice. This similarity is emphasized by the use of staccato notes, which resemble a storytel...

Implementation and Processes of Quality Management

like the implementation of a quality plan for a shipping company however, La Lopa didnt hang up his keys one day and decide to go ...

NYC's Metropolitan Area and Shipment Transporting

In five pages this paper discusses New York City's traffic problems with a solution offered by replacing trucks with ships and tra...

Five Hundred Years of Ship Development from 1250 to 1750

In five pages this paper examines how ship stern rudders, lateen sales, caravels, cogs, galleons, and carracks were developed duri...

Weather Watch Marketing

of a major storm. Thus, the watch would have another indicator to alert the owner. It would know the temperature and so would be a...

Shipping Industry of the Future

Now this issue demands attention especially given the global nature of shipping. Other issues also face the shipping indu...

Shipping Operations and Operations Management Objectives

developed for this purpose is the transponder, also referred to as a Dedicated Short Range Communication (DSRC) system (Kelley, 20...

Civil War and the Evolution of Warfare in Terms of Naval Power

in weaponry which were unveiled during this time. The evolution of projectiles, for example, had just moved weaponry from relying...

Steamship History and Uses

In five pages this paper discusses the transportation, shipping, and military uses of steam power and the historical role steamshi...

Choices to Consider in a Shipping Company Expansion

which this may impact on investment in the future. An operating alliance is a group of two more companies that have a common aim...

American Trucking Industry and the Effects of the North American Free Trade Agreement

cost thousands of US jobs. None of those unions has been as successful as the Teamsters, however (No truck with free trade; NAFTA...

Effects of Shipping Mergers

has not been reported on as frequently, however, at least in the mainstream press, has been mergers between shipping lines. Much o...

Titanic's 1912 Sinking

In ten pages this research paper examines the 1912 sinking of the Titanic in an overview of such topics as its construction, the r...

Amistad and Atlantic Slave Trade High Seas' Revolt

In eight pages this research paper examines slave revolts on ship and considers the impacts of the Amistad situation on Africa and...

A Case Study of Carnival Cruise Lines

The writer discusses the marketing strategies and other techniques used by Carnival Cruise Lines to become the most popular cruise...

Charlotte Bronte's 'Jane Eyre' and A Child's Perspective of the World

In 6 pages the child's worldly perspective is illustrated through Rochester's interest in one of Jane's paintings, her distant fut...

Efficiency and Costs of Electronic Data Exchange

In five pages this research paper examines EDI in terms of processes and uses with the emphasis upon shipping and manufacturing wi...

Global and U.S. Shipping

In eight pages this research essay discusses a U.S. and Greek joint shipping venture in a consideration of differences such as cul...

Matisse and Turner Art Compared

In eight pages Matisse's Impressionism and Turner's Romanticism are compared in terms of the artifice in The Slave Ship and Odalis...