Environmental Acronyms, Abbreviations, and Glossary of Terms
Environmental Acronyms, Abbreviations, and Glossary of Terms

Author: Executive Enterprises, Inc.

Publisher: Wiley

Published: 1991-08-01

Total Pages: 191

ISBN-13: 9780471112501

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This useful guide contains more than 3,000 environmental acronyms and abbreviations. It also includes a glossary of more than 1,000 environmental terms for those frequently used but difficult to find expressions, written in non-technical, easy-to-understand language.

Maritime Supply Chains
Maritime Supply Chains

Author: Thierry Vanelslander

Publisher: Elsevier

Published: 2020-03-24

Total Pages: 302

ISBN-13: 0128189320

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Maritime Supply Chains breaks the maritime chain into components, consistently relating them to the overall integrated supply chain. The book not only analyzes and provides solutions to frequently encountered problems and key operational issues, it also applies cutting-edge scientific techniques on the maritime supply chain. Sections consider shipping, ports and terminals, hinterland and the issues that intersect different parts of the chain. Readers will find discussions of the various actors at play and how they relate to the overall function of the supply chain. Finally, the book offers solutions to the most pressing problems, thus providing a unique, well-balanced account. - Provides a comprehensive and integrative account of the maritime supply chain, from shipping, to port, to hinterland - Cuts through the maritime supply chain to offer a transversal picture on how the chain functions - Applies rigorous analytical techniques to give solutions to the most frequent and pressing challenges facing maritime supply chains - Considers advances, such as blockchain, that are set to transform maritime supply chains

Manual on Oil Pollution
Manual on Oil Pollution

Author: International Maritime Organization

Publisher: IMO Publishing

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 244

ISBN-13: 9789280141771

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This book provides a clear and concise overview of the present level of knowledge and expertise in the field of oil spill response. It covers the behaviour and fate of different types of oil when spilled and the effects on marine and coastal resources. Guidance is given on aerial surveillance, the at-sea measure of containment and recovery, and the use of chemical dispersants, and there are new chapters on in situ burning and bioremediation measures. Other chapters cover shoreline cleaning strategies, waste management and disposal. Guidance is provided on training, exercises and equipment maintenance and storage, and information is also given on liability, compensation and cost accounting.