Essays about: "it in the shipping industry"

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  1. 16. Don't Wash Your Greens: A study on CSR communication in e-commerce shipping and return policies

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för företagande och ledning

    Author : Hanna Sundberg; Klara Rosenlind; [2022]
    Keywords : CSR communication; Greenwashing; E-commerce sustainability; Shipping and return policy; Service value;

    Abstract : With the increase in e-commerce, the fashion industry has a far more significant impact on the environment than we could ever realise. E-tailers' free-of-charge returns are fueling today's high number of product returns, which account for one fourth of total e-commerce emissions. READ MORE

  2. 17. Quest for Harmonization to Implement Electronic Bills of Lading: An International Perspective

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Kristoffer Koch; [2021-06-21]
    Keywords : Electronic bills of lading; Harmonization; International carriage of goods by sea; Maritime law; Shipping;

    Abstract : The lack of legislation on electronic bills of lading is an important existing lacuna in the prevailing legal regimes on the international carriage of goods by sea. The Hague/Hague-Visby Rules are increasingly becoming unable to take the modern realities of shipping into consideration and attempts at creating new conventions in this area of law have failed to gain widespread adherence. READ MORE

  3. 18. Middle manager's work for occupational health and safety in the shipping industry

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Sjöfartshögskolan (SJÖ)

    Author : Ted Bågfeldt; [2021]
    Keywords : Middle Manager; Leadership; Commercial Shipping; Shipping; Onboard; OHS; Occupational Health and Safety; Working environment; Shared Leadership; Rotating Leadership; Health management; Safety Management; Administrative workload; Client pressure;

    Abstract : The middle manager situation is sometimes squeezed between requirements from different parties at the same time as they are crucial for the development of the organization. Masters, chief engineers and managers in the catering department onboard are middle managers squeezed between the office requirements and the working conditions of their crew. READ MORE

  4. 19. Big Data usage in the Maritime industry : A Qualitative Study for the use of Port State Control (PSC) inspection data by shipping professionals

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för informatik (IK)

    Author : Dimitrios Ampatzidis; [2021]
    Keywords : Big Data; Data Analytics; Port State Control; Shipping; Maritime; Information Systems; Big Data characteristics; Big Data and Analytics value; Qualitative study; Interviews; Shipping professionals;

    Abstract : Vessels during their calls on ports is possible to have an inspection from the local Port State Control (PSC) authorities regarding their implementation of International Maritime Organization guidelines for safety and security. This qualitative study focuses on how shipping professionals understand and use Big Data in the PSC inspection databases, what characteristics they recognize these data should have, what value they attach to those big data, and how they use them to support the decision-making process within their organizations. READ MORE

  5. 20. Is the Shipping industry still Sulfuring? - A study of compliance factors from the IMO 2020 sulfur cap

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för handelsrätt

    Author : Denise Bell Knudsen; [2021]
    Keywords : Marpol; IMO; Imo 2020 sulfur cap; compliance; implementation; enforcement; legal certainty; maritime environmental legislation; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : This paper explores different aspects of maritime environmental legislation with the goal of identifying the influencing factors associated with achieving compliance with international maritime environmental legislation. International shipping is often considered the most environmentally friendly form of transport, and while this is true, it is still a significant contributor to global warming and climate change. READ MORE