This annual publication contains a compilation of statistics about passenger and freight traffic through UK ports, as well as on merchant ships owned or registered in the UK and the Crown Dependencies, and the world fleet. Findings include that, during 2003, total freight traffic through UK ports fell 2.7 million tonnes to 555.7 million tonnes. Scottish ports traffic fell by 10 per cent during this period, whilst the volume of traffic through English ports rose by two per cent, rose in Welsh ports by one per cent and in Northern Irish ports by three per cent. Imports through all UK ports in 2003 were estimated at 229.3 million tonnes, up four per cent, with exports estimated at 174 million tonnes, down two per cent, whilst domestic traffic declined by four per cent.

The document, fifth edition of a collection which started in 1997, presents a survey of marine-related activities in France. The commercial sector includes exploitation and extraction of marine resources, the manufacturing industry and private services. In this new edition, a special effort is devoted to the analysis of maritime port-related industries. The non-commercial sector includes public services, including the French Navy, state services, education, safety, marine and coastal environment protection, marine sciences. Each activity of the commercial sector is described by key figures (turnover, value added and employment). The non-commercial sector includes data on running costs, in particular, personnel costs. In addition to indicators, qualitative information is provided on the recent developments and future prospects of industries.

The 30th edition of this annual publication contains a wide range of transport statistics which gives a comprehensive picture of transport use in Britain. It includes data tables relating to: general and cross modal transport; aviation; energy and the environment; freight; maritime transport; public transport, including rail, tube, bus and coaches; roads network and traffic; transport accidents and casualties; motor vehicles and goods vehicles; and international comparisons.

Accompanying DVD contains 2 segments: the first shows the developmental process into making the report, the second shows a summary of the findings and recommendations of the report.

This volume collects the papers presented at the 2005 Annual General Assembly and Conference of the International Association of Maritime Universities (IAMU), which was held in Malmo, Sweden from 24 to 26 October 2005, and hosted by the World Maritime University.Section 1 presents interim and final reports on several research projects funded by IAMU.Section 2 presents a broad range of academic papers on the theme of maritime Security and MET. These range from the challenges faced by MET institutions worldwide in incorporating the new topic of maritime security into their syllabi, to the economic costs of the new maritime security regime to the shipping industry and to ports. Other topics are also covered, including the technical means of monitoring the movements of ships, and the social implications for seafarers on board ships.Section 3 includes papers on a variety of current MET issues, such as bridge resource management, quality management in MET, careers at sea, and ship handling and marine engineering simulators.

This book is the founding title in the Grammenos Library. The diversity of the subjects covered is unique and the results of research developed over many years are not only comprehensive, but also have important implications on real life issues in maritime business. The new edition covers a vast number of topics, including: • Shipping Economics and Maritime Nexus • International Seaborne Trade • Economics of Shipping Market and Shipping Cycles • Economics of Shipping Sectors • Issues in Liner Shipping • Economics of Maritime Safety and Seafaring Labour Market • National and International Shipping Policies • Aspects of Shipping Management and Operations• Shipping Investment and Finance • Port Economics and Management • Aspects of International Logistics

This annual statistical compendium from the Ministry of Defence contains a wide range of data relating to the armed forces, defence expenditure, service and civilian personnel and defence activities. Findings for the period 2003-04 include: i) defence spending was the Government's fourth highest expenditure, with a provisional outturn against the Departmental Expenditure Limits of £37.2 billion, and a total value of MoD fixed assets of £86.3 billion as of March 2003; ii) the total number of MoD personnel fell by 34 per cent between 1990 to 2004, with service personnel down by 32 per cent; iii) the proportion of serving personnel from the ethnic minorities stood at 4.9 per cent at April 2004, compared with 4.3 per cent the previous year; iv) in 2002-03, MoD net expenditure on R&D activity totalled £2.7 billion; and v) the MoD spent around £1.7 billion on conflict prevention activities worldwide during the year 2003-04.