1. Introduction
2. The ship
3. Ship design and construction
4. Ships, their cargoes, trades and future trends
5. Manning of vessels
6. Customs house and ship's papers
7. Maritime canals and inland waterways
8. Services performed by principal shipping organizations
9. Passenger fares and freight rates
10. Liner conferences
11. Ship operation
12. Bills of lading
13. Cargoes
14. The shipping company
15. Charter parties
16. Containerization
17. Seaports
18. Multi-modalism : global supply chain management and international logistics
19. The international consignment
20. Information technology and electronic data interchange
21. Ship management
22. Political aspects.