Maritime Economics 3e

As background, I work in finance, specifically equity research and money management In an attempt to get away from the typical Wall Street drivel, I bought three books on shipping This is by far the best comprehensive book. It covers the actual aspects of operating a ship (always important when understanding an industry) But it covers the economics of a ship owner, some macro analysis on trade and a great section on maritime history More importantly, it review the history of shipping cycles Thus is book gives investors all the tools to evaluate the shipping sector for potential investments If nothing else, buy this book first, read it, then see what else you need to learn Only criticism is that the 2008-2011 boom collapse is not really covered in this edition (2009 edition but really only has data up to 2007) which is understandable, but an analysis of the current extreme boom and subsequent bust would be helpful Enjpy

Quite simply, I cannot speak highly enough of this wonderful tome! It far surpasses any other current study in the field of Maritime Economics (i.e. the shipping industry). Specific chapters cover virtually every conceivable aspect of the field, from history and technology to finance and business cycles. Well written, magnificently thorough, and very engaging, Stopford's classic study (now in its third edition) is a standard-unto-itself -- a decidedly rare achievement for a book in ANY field. Expensive, yes, but absolutely worth the price! A+++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Excellent technical reference for me as a transport economist. I have 40 years industry experience. To me, valuable addition to my library

A very worthwhile analysis of the complex matrix that is the maritime industry from an acknowledged industry expert.

Impact on me ,easy reading, the way to mark.., comments, plus the dictionary incomporated in most all the words... unvalue aids to my exam...

Well written guide to maritime economy - higly recommende for anyone wishing to get a deeper insight into the mechanisms driving the decisionmakers in shipping.

I ordered a new book and received a used book, with handwritten notes on it. It is dissapointing.

This is an excellent reference book for professionals involved in Maritime studies.

I bought this book as part of efforts to get a general insight into the shipping industry and have found it to be the best of several I have read. In particular I would suggest people prioritise it over Branch's 'Elements of Shipping', which although packed with masses of detail is dreadfully edited and annoyingly repetitious. 'Martime Economics', by contrast, is written in a flowing and reasonably comprehensible style, is much better laid out and covers many of the same areas while providing much more business detail. I have been reading it with a cherry-picking style, which the book is well suited to, as it is superbly organised with chapter summaries and section headings which make it easy to find what you want to read. Given the hefty size of the book this is no less than one would expect! The book unfolds into greater detail in the latter sections, so readers in a hurry can concentrate on early chapters to get much of the entire content. The large number of graphs and maps is pleasing and all come with painstaking explanations which I have found invaluable as I have not really studied economics. All in all this is an excellent book which I highly recommend!

Buen libro

La fonte primaria di conoscenza per Maritime Economics

Do I need to mention it? This is a bible in maritime economics. If you master all the subject matters from this book, I raise my hat. I’m not sure if further edition were released but the 3rd was a major upgrade to the 2nd.

Ein Muss für jeden Student im Maritimen Bereich, aber auch für Leute die sich allgemein für das Thema interessieren und einen Einblick erhalten möchten. Stopford hat die große Gabe komplizierte Sachverhalte sehr einfach zu erklären.