The content of this volume is providing readers with a good introduction to the shipping industry covering all important aspects. It shall be treated as a very valuable source of relevant information to be used by the students of maritime shipping law and by the people willing to get a proper understanding of maritime services.

The publication contains the information as well as the analytical content on both international and national shipping practices. This is a new edition of the volume; the previous book represented a general intro to the shipping explaining the maze of shipping regulations and analyzing the main relevant issues.

The present edition, apart from giving a first-rate introduction, is covering several additional aspects of the industry. It covers different sectors of the industry, co-operation issues in liner shipping, maritime governance matters, protectionism and liberalization, private shipping organizations, maritime security and applicable safety standards, limitation of liability and other topics. There are several data tables provided in the appendices to give some additional information on the cases and legislation as well as Conventions and other regulatory documents.

All members of the international maritime shipping industry clearly understand the critical importance that the international maritime labor law has, looking at the economic and socio-political aspects, as well. This has also been officially recognized by the International Maritime Law Institute which has organized training courses on this subject with the persons participating in the courses representing ILO, IMO, ITWF and other internationally recognized organizations.

The main content of the present monograph was prepared to cover the fundamentals of the law. The most fundamental challenge of the labor law is to achieve the proper balance between the practical interest of the two major stakeholders. The motto chosen by the authors for incorporation into the title of this volume clearly describes the content of the document. Recommended to the professional maritime lawyers as well as to the students and all persons interested in the maritime law and labor related issues.

The content of this publication prepared by the group of leading experts is intended to describe toe newly introduced methods applied to model the machine dynamics used in today’s offshore industry. Subject methods are normally based on the rigid FEM (i.e. finite element method) – this method is utilized when addressing the link deformations. In addition, they are also based on the homogeneous transformations – in turn, this one would be applicable to the dynamics of the multi-body system.

The authors of this book provide a good introduction to both methods so that the readers can have a clear idea of the associated principles. The models that are selected to model the above mentioned dynamics are subsequently verified through the special FEM-based software. Some of the additional calculation methods are also applied.

The math models of the offshore machines, for example the BOP gantry crane, or the machinery used for laying pipes, have been included by the authors to better illustrate the theory. Additionally, selected numerical operation simulations have also been provided. The publication will of particular interest to the designers of the various offshore facilities.

While the publication was originally written with the automotive industry in mind, the content will also be useful to the engineers engaged in the marine industry. The introduction is followed with the first chapter dealing with the engine supervision methods, troubleshooting and fault finding, and different methods that are used for diagnosis and belong to the general field of condition monitoring of the technical process.

The idea is to give a correct indication of any undesired states requiring action in order to avoid any accidents or damages. The second chapter is entirely devoted to the diagnosis works on the internal combustion engines, while the third one is dealing with the electric drives, actuators and motors. The fourth chapter addresses the fault-tolerant systems together with their basic components.

Finally, the appendix to the main part of the publication contains additional information about the models and functions, properties for the systems, as well as the associated states and signals. The publication will be of practical use for the people involved in the technical maintenance and repair of the internal combustion engines as part of their duties.

This publication was written to provide thorough examination of the negative consequences that the absence of insurance may have and had in the past, for example the special principles of the maritime liability law such as the "general average" and limitation of the maritime insurance for owners.

These principles used to serve the function of insurance for the owners in the absence of actual insurance. Nowadays. since the commercial maritime insurance is available, all of subject principles do not have any justification and my actually be interfering with the deterrence from negligence considered the most important goal of the liability law.

In fact, the author of the present work is recommending abolition of these principles and is further arguing that since the insurance is widely available and easily affordable to both parties, the main objective of the liability law shall be the deterrence as opposed to the compensation. And this is the case with the claims where both ship owners and cargo owners are invariably insured...

The present volume was released to provide some introduction to the essential approaches and basic technical principles of the nuclear power design as applied to the maritime industry, covering such important areas as the design of the reactors together with the associated cooling systems, safety features and arrangements, and many other critical aspects.

The author of the book has provided a comprehensive and thorough review of the fundamental theory of the nuclear-powered facilities, with the due attention paid to the recent advances in the field.in fact, the entire lifespan has been dealt with, starting from the design stage and up to the decommissioning of the equipment after the successful operation period.

In addition, the author has explored the different conditions such as the situation where you do not possess enough room for the deployment of the equipment, the conditions tending to change rapidly, etc. the readers are provided with the extensive info making this title a truly valuable reference source for both industry professionals and graduate students who will all benefit from the content. Particularly recommended to the marine engineers interested in the prospective technological solutions related to the ship powering.

The publication starts with the introductory information followed by the historical background of the metal fatigue factor including the experimental works, standardization, fracture mechanics, implementation of the computers and servo-hydraulic testing appliances. The next chapter addresses the constant amplitude metal fatigue, including the fatigue mechanisms, ratcheting, S/N curves etc.

This one is followed by the chapter dedicated to the variable amplitude and multi-axial metal fatigue, including the math description, Miner's rule, standard load histories and other relevant information. The fifth chapter is dealing with the fatigue design, covering the failure analysis, approaches and situations, product liability and associated safety regulations. The next chapter addresses the uncracked situation, including the surface finish and mean stress effects, effects of notches, fatigue life improvement etc., while the following chapter addresses the cracked situation including the initial and final crack sizes, crack propagation, interaction effects, fractography and other important factors.

The remaining chapters of the book are dedicated to the fatigue crack paths, researches and development in the field, current industry trends, avoidance of the failures etc. Three appendices provide the information about the fracture mechanics, non-destructive tests, and random load theory.

Here is the fifth edition of this modern and world popular book by Dennis Zill, whose remarkably comprehensive work has been already recognized by the students and specialists because of the deep overview of numerous mat topics that are required for the students who are in the process of planning their careers in various fields of engineering/sciences.

One of the key features of this volume is the emphasis made by the author on the differential equations as math models and the discussion of the pitfalls and constructs of each of them. The publication is considered a full collection of the relevant topics usually covered within the engineering mathematics courses. The book has been designed max flexible in order to meet all needs of different course offerings that usually range from ordinary equations up to the vector calculus.

This revised edition of the title offers its readers a completely re-arranged project section adding some clarity to the main course material; moreover, some new content has been added to the main text of the book, when compared to the previous edition. This is a very useful book to be used as a quick reference tool by the students in any field of engineering. One of the very well-known and highly recommended books on engineering mathematics.