The role of professional associations in shipping

This article is in three parts. The first covers the historical development of qualifying associations. The second covers the particular role of maritime institutions that include The Royal Institution of Naval Architects, The Institute of Marine Engineering Science and Technology and The Nautical Institute. The third and final section considers the future for maritime professional associations in the context of international shipping.     

水下浇注混凝土灌注桩灌注事故预防及处理

水下混凝土灌注桩在桥梁基础结构中应用广泛，但其施工工艺复杂，受影响因素较多，作者根据多年施工经验，对水下混凝土灌注桩灌注事故预防及处理做出几点分析和总结。     

普通快滤池气水反冲洗分析

介绍了普通快滤池水、气水两种反冲洗方式，通过对柳州铁路局湛江给水所的运行调查，经分析和比较，说明了气水反冲洗的优势在于冲洗效果好，节水节电。同时，也指出了采用气水反冲洗应注意的事项。     

企业文化是企业的灵魂

从文明演化的角度提出企业文化的概念,并阐述了企业文化在企业发展中的作用和影响。     

打造廉政长江海事——访长江海事局局长袁宗祥

近年来,长江海事局以科学发展观为统领,立足"三个服务",认真实施"四化三步走"发展战略,即到2020年分三步全面实现管理信息化、反应快速化,执法规范化,监管现代化。坚持"标本兼治、纠建并举"、"谁主管谁负责、管业务必管政风"的原则,全力打造"廉     

福建渡运安全专项整治综述

本文通过对在役码头的资料收集与分析研究,提出来现阶段的在役码头急需改造的必要性,并就如何对在役码头进行检测和评估就行了阐述。     

图样标准化审查中的常见问题综述

主要阐述了企业产品图样在标准化审查过程中出现的常见问题,同时,分析了问题产生的原因,并提出了减少图样问题的相应对策。     

Investment strategies in market uncertainty

The nature of the global economy is one of dynamic change. Shipping is a service industry with its demand related to changes in international trade levels and patterns. As a consequence shipping is subject to sometimes unpredictable swings in demand so that the operator is required to make strategic planning decisions while navigating through boom or bust environments. While boom economies generate rising freight rates which are welcomed and encourage investment, ship operators may also have to face falling freight demand and declining freight rates that may have significant impact on profitability, often falling to uneconomic levels for extended periods. In such a period of uncertainty and declining profitability management will make operational decisions to reduce costs. However, shipping lines operate in a market environment so any decisions made to rationalize the trade may have significant long-term competitive implications. For example, traditional micro economic theory might suggest that the prudent strategy to adopt would be to close down the operation and reopen when the market conditions improve. In a world of certainty or when costs of taking this action are zero, this would be a valid strategy. However, because of fear of competitors taking up a line's market share if the shipping company exits, even temporarily, this strategy cannot be valued simply in terms of shut-down and start-up costs. A further consideration is the fact that standard capital budgeting techniques, such as Net Present Value (NPV), cannot incorporate the flexibility to respond to new information and strategic responses explicitly into their investment analysis. This paper will demonstrate the use of Real Option Analysis (ROA) to provide guidelines for decisions about closing operations in adverse market conditions.     

地震作用下高速铁路桥梁的动力响应及行车安全性研究

将桥梁在地震作用下的运动方程和车辆振动方程，通过桥梁子系统与车辆子系统间的非线性轮轨接触关系联系起来，建立可考虑多点激励与行波效应的车桥系统地震反应动力学分析模型。以某高速铁路连续梁桥为例，对非一致地震激励下桥梁结构的动力响应及桥上车辆运行安全性进行研究，提出确保地震发生时高速列车在桥上安全运行的临界速度限值，可供实际工程设计时参考。     

集装箱生成量预测及其分流研究

在港口集装箱生成因素分析的基础上,运用多因素动态相关系数法对区域集装箱生成量以及分流情况进行预测和分析,最后分析江苏省集装箱生成量和分流情况,并提出集装箱运输的发展相关建议。