The classic Business of Shipping (now in its ninth edition) remains North America's most comprehensive industry-focused book that explains and analyzes marine transportation and related industries, both domestic and international. This is an authoritative text that is required reading for a newcomer looking to understand basic shipping operations, regulations, and international cargo movement, or a specialised professional seeking insight into other industry segments. Revised and fully updated, the ninth edition reaffirms its status as the cornerstone text in marine transportation education. AUTHOR: Ira Breskin is a senior lecturer at the State University of New York Maritime College in the Bronx, NY, where he teaches courses in maritime economics, operations, and regulation. He lives in Great Neck, NY, with his wife Terry and daughter Marti. SELLING POINTS: * A reader-friendly, updated, stem-to-stern analysis of the shipping industry * Straightforward review of a complex industry * An industry standard for more than 40 years since its initial publication in 1973 72 b/w images.