The first volume in a new Springer Series on Shipping and Transport
Logistics, Oil Transport Management provides a full historical account
of the evolution of the oil transport industry since the 1800's. In this
comprehensive guide, the authors investigate the industry and describe
the shipping market and its structure, as well as forecasting, location
plan and the transportation chain. They dedicate a separate chapter to
each topic to cover various concepts, including:
an introduction to the tanker shipping market, including how the
freight, new vessel building, second hand and demolition markets
influence one another,
the economic structure and organization of the tanker industry in both
the past and present, and
forecasting the need for oil-based sea transportation.
Further chapters present case studies and simulations to illustrate the
importance of factory location decisions and the need for oil
infrastructure investments. Chapter One also includes a regression
equation to predict the fleet size in tanker shipping. Oil Transport
Management is a key reference, which can be practically applied to wider
global research and practices.
Ideal for both industry practitioners, and researchers and students of
shipping studies, Oil Transport Management provides a concise yet
comprehensive coverage of the oil transport industry's history and a
guide for its future development.
