Understanding Shipping Module 1: The Planet, People and Trade

by Patrick Neylan (Editor)

The Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers' Understanding Shipping course imparts a basic shipping knowledge and is ideal for new entrants to the shipping industry, and to anyone in other professions who have close associations with shipping. It comprises nine modules with written assignments, culminating in an oral and short written exam.

Module 1 is The Planet, People and Trade:
1.1 World Geography
1.2 Climate
1.3 Why Countries Trade
1.4 The Scale & Value of International Trade
1.5 The Demand for Shipping
1.6 Types of Cargo

30 pages, Paperback

Published December 9, 2019

About the author

Patrick Neylan writes about the maritime industry and occasionally medieval history and music. He is also an editorial consultant.

He was editor of Fairplay Shipping Weekly and editorial director of Drewry Maritime Research.