ABOUT THE BOOK

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    Accession Number

 B6502

    Title

 Dictionary Of Shipping: International Business Trade Terms And Abbreviations

    Author

 Branch, Alan E./ Branch, David

    Publisher

 Witherby Seamanship International Ltd

    ISBN

 1 85609 236 4

     Summary

The fifth edition contains 18,000 entries compared with 14,000 in the previous edition and has six appendices. It is a reference work to many in the industry of international trade and distribution/shipping/air/seaport and related integral businesses/activities. This new edition reflects the enormous changes which have emerged in recent years. Overall, it includes all the ingredients for conducting international business which has become more complex and diverse. One must remember that the international contract embraces four elements finance, carriage, insurance and export sales contract.