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Norwegian Shipping in the 20th Century

Author : Stig Tenold
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319956396
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (199 download)

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Download or read book Norwegian Shipping in the 20th Century written by Stig Tenold and published by Springer. This book was released on 2019-01-01 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is open access under a CC BY NC ND 4.0 license. This open access book discusses how Norwegian shipping companies played a crucial role in global shipping markets in the 20th century, at times transporting more than ten per cent of world seaborne trade. Chapters explore how Norway managed to remain competitive, despite being a high labour-cost country in an industry with global competition. Among the features that are emphasised are market developments, business strategies and political decisions The Norwegian experience was shaped by the main breaking points in 20th century world history, such as the two world wars, and by long-term trends, such as globalization and liberalization. The shipping companies introduced technological and organizational innovations to build or maintain a competitive advantage in a rapidly changing world. The growing importance of offshore petroleum exploration in the North Sea from the 1970s was both a threat and an opportunity to the shipping companies. By adapting both business strategies and the political regime to the new circumstances, the Norwegian shipping sector managed to maintain a leading position internationally.

Tankers in Trouble

Author : Stig Tenold
Publisher : Liverpool University Press
ISBN 13 : 1786949040
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (869 download)

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Download or read book Tankers in Trouble written by Stig Tenold and published by Liverpool University Press. This book was released on 2017-10-18 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book analyses the causes and effects of the shipping market crisis in the 1970s and 1980s - the most severe of the twentieth century. It approaches the subject from three viewpoints. The first is the tanker sector, where the crisis began, spread, and caused the most damage. The second is from a national perspective - focusing on the impact on Norwegian shipping and shipowners. The third, narrowed further in scope, analyses the crisis from the business perspective of four individual tanker owners - taking into account their business strategies and eventual fates. The aim of the journal is to add to the knowledge of recent maritime history by examining the transformation of the industry during a period of rapid change. One distinct conclusion is that shipowners, to their detriment, assumed that the demand for tankers would continue to increase as it had consistently done so throughout the century thus far. The overall conclusion is that shipping is a cyclical industry, and that the oversupply of ships produced during the 1970s took its toll toward the end of the century. By 2004 and 2005, however, the industry began to bounce back, offering hope for the future. The book consists of an introductory chapter, seven chapters of analysis, a concluding chapter, select bibliography, and three appendices tabling Norwegian tanker statistics.

New Directions in Norwegian Maritime History

Author : Lewis R. Fischer
Publisher : Liverpool University Press
ISBN 13 : 1786948893
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (869 download)

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Book Synopsis New Directions in Norwegian Maritime History by : Lewis R. Fischer

Download or read book New Directions in Norwegian Maritime History written by Lewis R. Fischer and published by Liverpool University Press. This book was released on 2017-10-18 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a wide-reaching study of Norwegian maritime history and developments within the discipline. It brings together the research efforts of a University of Oslo project aiming to further understand Norwegian shipping history between 1814 and 2014, and the work of a new generation of maritime historians. Structured into three sections - global integration, political issues, and success and failure - the volume covers a broad range of maritime topics that have influenced both Norwegian economic development and Norwegian cultural identity. Through analysis it discovers that in the last few decades Norwegian shipping has been plagued by multiple troubles, whilst simultaneously becoming less crucial to the Norwegian economy in favour of offshore petroleum production. However, it reiterates the historical importance of shipping to the economic development of Norway, and asserts that historians have begun to treat it as the centre from which other industries grew.

International Merchant Shipping in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries

Author : Lewis R. Fischer
Publisher : Liverpool University Press
ISBN 13 : 1786948990
Total Pages : 194 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (869 download)

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Book Synopsis International Merchant Shipping in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries by : Lewis R. Fischer

Download or read book International Merchant Shipping in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries written by Lewis R. Fischer and published by Liverpool University Press. This book was released on 2017-10-18 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book compiles seven essays concerning changes to merchant shipping over the hundred and fifty years between 1850 and 2000, and spanning a range of countries, with particular focus on Norway, Greece, Japan, and England. The essays are linked by the theme of change: from traditional to modern shipping; in fluctuating cargo demands; from sail to steam; wood to iron; in improvements in communication technologies; in political natures and affiliations; in seafaring skillsets; in the advent of containerisation and advent of globalisation. The overall aim is to construct a solid international context for the merchant shipping industry in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries - primarily to aid a major Norwegian deep-sea merchant marine project. The book contains an introduction that sets out these aims, and seven essays by maritime historians which form part of the international contextual whole, though all can be approached individually.

Navigating Colonial Orders

Author : Kirsten Alsaker Kjerland
Publisher : Berghahn Books
ISBN 13 : 1782385401
Total Pages : 414 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (823 download)

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Book Synopsis Navigating Colonial Orders by : Kirsten Alsaker Kjerland

Download or read book Navigating Colonial Orders written by Kirsten Alsaker Kjerland and published by Berghahn Books. This book was released on 2014-11-01 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Norwegians in colonial Africa and Oceania had varying aspirations and adapted in different ways to changing social, political and geographical circumstances in foreign, colonial settings. They included Norwegian shipowners, captains, and diplomats; traders and whalers along the African coast and in Antarctica; large-scale plantation owners in Mozambique and Hawai’i; big business men in South Africa; jacks of all trades in the Solomon Islands; timber merchants on Zanzibar’ coffee farmers in Kenya; and King Leopold’s footmen in Congo. This collection reveals narratives of the colonial era that are often ignored or obscured by the national histories of former colonial powers. It charts the entrepreneurial routes chosen by various Norwegians and the places they ventured, while demonstrating the importance of recognizing the complicity of such “non-colonial colonials” for understanding the complexity of colonial history.

Creating Global Shipping

Author : Gelina Harlaftis
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108475396
Total Pages : 401 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (84 download)

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Download or read book Creating Global Shipping written by Gelina Harlaftis and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2019-08-29 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study of shipping makes visible a sector that has led European economic growth for centuries, yet rarely appears in business or economic histories.

The Norwegian Merchant Fleet in the Second World War

Author : Kenneth L Privratsky
Publisher : Pen and Sword Maritime
ISBN 13 : 1399043900
Total Pages : 234 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (99 download)

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Download or read book The Norwegian Merchant Fleet in the Second World War written by Kenneth L Privratsky and published by Pen and Sword Maritime. This book was released on 2023-07-30 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the outbreak of the Second World War, Britain, desperately short of merchant shipping, turned to the Norwegians who agreed to loan several hundred of its modern cargo and tanker ships. In early 1940 when Hitler invaded Norway, both the British and Germans rushed to seize the remainder of the fleet. King Haakon VII and his government, now fleeing from Nazi occupation, refused to relinquish control of this vital national asset. Instead, they nationalized the fleet and established the Norwegian Shipping and Trade Mission. Nicknamed Nortraship, it became overnight the largest shipping company the world had seen with a thousand ships and offices on six continents. Generously made available to Great Britain, it became a priceless Allied asset without which victory over Germany would arguably have been impossible. By the end of the war, about half Nortraship’s fleet had been lost to enemy action. The Norwegian Merchant Fleet in the Second World War is a superbly researched addition to Second World War history being the first detailed account in English of Norway’s critical contribution to the Allies. As well as telling this little-known but hugely significant story, the author covers the controversies that developed and persist into the present day.

Historical Dictionary of Norway

Author : Terje Leiren
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1538123126
Total Pages : 402 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (381 download)

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Download or read book Historical Dictionary of Norway written by Terje Leiren and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2019-10-08 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Norway has a thousand year history from the Vikings (750-1100) to modern times. Historically, a poor country on Europe’s periphery, its natural resources and hardy people have established a successful modern welfare state. Norway has exploited its natural resources of fish, water, oil, and gas to become one of Europe’s most successful small states. This second edition of I contains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 300 cross-referenced entries on important personalities, politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Norway.

The A to Z of Norway

Author : Jan Sjåvik
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
ISBN 13 : 0810872137
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (18 download)

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Download or read book The A to Z of Norway written by Jan Sjåvik and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2010-05-11 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the smallest countries in Europe, Norway has created for itself a position in the world community, which is completely out of proportion to the size of its population. Originally the home of sub-Arctic hunters and gatherers, then of ferocious Vikings, it lost perhaps half of its population to the Black Death in 1349, ended up in a union with Denmark that lasted until 1814, and then became united with Sweden, gaining complete independence only as recently as 1905. Over the centuries the Norwegians eked out a meager living from stony fields and treacherous seas while suffering through hunger, darkness, and cold, however, its recent productive use of such natural resources as hydroelectric power, natural gas, and oil has made the Norwegians some of the richest people in the world. The A to Z of Norway supplies a wealth of information that illuminates Norway's remarkable history, society, and culture. This is done through a chronology, a bibliography, an introductory essay, appendixes, and over 250 cross-referenced dictionary entries covering events and individuals of historical, political, social, and cultural significance. Both past and present political parties are discussed, major economic sectors are described, and basic economic facts are provided. Several entries describe the history and attractions of major Norwegian cities, and Norway's role in the international community is detailed as well providing a full portrait of this vibrant country.

Sources of the History of North Africa, Asia and Oceania in Finland, Norway, Sweden

Author : National Archives of Finland
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
ISBN 13 : 311097035X
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (19 download)

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Download or read book Sources of the History of North Africa, Asia and Oceania in Finland, Norway, Sweden written by National Archives of Finland and published by Walter de Gruyter. This book was released on 2011-10-13 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Shipping and Globalization in the Post-War Era

Author : Niels P. Petersson
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 303026002X
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (32 download)

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Book Synopsis Shipping and Globalization in the Post-War Era by : Niels P. Petersson

Download or read book Shipping and Globalization in the Post-War Era written by Niels P. Petersson and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2019-11-21 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This open access book belongs to the Maritime Business and Economic History strand of the Palgrave Studies in Maritime Economics book series. This volume highlights the contribution of the shipping industry to the transformations in business and society of the postwar era. Shipping was both an example and an engine of globalization and structural change. In turn, the industry experienced and pioneered, mirrored and enabled key developments that led to the present-day globalized economy. Contributions address issues such as the macro-level shift of shipping’s centre of gravity from Europe to Asia, the political and legal frameworks within which it developed, the strategies and performance of both successful and unsuccessful firms, and the links between the shipping industry and the wider economy and society. Without shipping and its ability to forge connections and networks of a global reach, the modern world would look very different. By bringing together scholars from various disciplinary and national backgrounds, this book advances our understanding of the linkages that bind economies and societies together.

Norwegian Newspapers in America

Author : Odd Sverre Lovoll
Publisher : Minnesota Historical Society
ISBN 13 : 9780873517966
Total Pages : 424 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (179 download)

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Download or read book Norwegian Newspapers in America written by Odd Sverre Lovoll and published by Minnesota Historical Society. This book was released on 2010 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the nineteenth century, the United States, "the land of newspapers," was also fast becoming the land of immigrants, with increasing numbers of Norwegians arriving amid the European influx. Already Skandinaven, published out of Chicago, kept newcomers and their Old World friends and family informed of political, religious, and social matters discussed in burgeoning Norwegian American communities. From 1847 to today, more than 280 Norwegian-language papers were launched in cities ranging from Minneapolis to Fargo, Boston to Seattle. Some lasted just a few months; others continued for decades; all contributed to a developing Norwegian American perspective. Odd Lovoll traces newspaper ventures both successful and short lived to offer a comprehensive look at America's Norwegian-language press. Highlighting diligent editors and analyzing topics of interest to readers through the years, Norwegian Newspapers in America demonstrates how newspapers pursued a twofold goal: forging a bridge to the homeland while nurturing cultural practices in the New World.

Rethinking European Integration History in Light of Capitalism

Author : Aurélie D. Andry
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000596656
Total Pages : 237 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (5 download)

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Book Synopsis Rethinking European Integration History in Light of Capitalism by : Aurélie D. Andry

Download or read book Rethinking European Integration History in Light of Capitalism written by Aurélie D. Andry and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2022-06-01 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book outlines the possibilities and perspectives of an intertwining of European integration historiography with the history and concept of capitalism. Although debates on capitalism have been making a comeback since the 2008 crisis, to date the concept of capitalism remains almost completely avoided by historians of European integration. This book thus conceptualizes ‘capitalism’ as a useful analytical tool that should be used by historians of European integration and proposes three major approaches for them to do so: first, by bringing the question of social conflict, integral to the concept of capitalism, into European integration history; second, by better conceptualizing the link between European governance, Europeanization and the globalization of capitalism; and thirdly by investigating the economic, political and ideological models or doctrines that underlie European cooperation, integration, policies and institutions. This analytical encounter between European integration history and capitalism allows for a better understanding of how today’s "Europe" resulted from a complex social, economic and political conflict that took place in part at the European level. The chapters in this book were originally published as a special issue of the journal, the European Review of History.

Diversity in the Knowledge Economy and Society

Author : Elias G. Carayannis
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1848441282
Total Pages : 347 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (484 download)

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Download or read book Diversity in the Knowledge Economy and Society written by Elias G. Carayannis and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2008-01-01 with total page 347 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The key message of this book is that heterogeneity should be seen as an intrinsic and indispensable element of knowledge systems. The authors address the concept of heterogeneity in a multi-disciplinary fashion, including perspectives from evolutionary economics and innovation system studies, and relate this approach to existing theories in a broad range of fields. The book postulates that one approach to such a re-conceptualization is what we call the Mode 3 system consisting of Innovation Networks and Knowledge Clusters for knowledge creation, diffusion and use. This is a multi-layered, multi-modal, multi-nodal and multi-lateral system, encompassing mutually and complementary reinforcing innovation networks and knowledge clusters consisting of human and intellectual capital, shaped by social capital and underpinned by financial capital. Diversity in the Knowledge Economy and Society will appeal to academics and researchers of innovation and science, knowledge management and economics.

Passenger Ships of the 20th Century

Author : David W. Latimer
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781898392705
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (927 download)

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Download or read book Passenger Ships of the 20th Century written by David W. Latimer and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every day for nine months from September 1944 to the end of the war, young British, Commonwealth and Norwegian airmen flew from Banff aerodrome in northern Scotland in their Mosquitoes and Beaufighters to target the German U-Boats, merchantmen and freighters plying along the coast and in the fjords and leads of southwest Norway, encountering the Luftwaffe and flakships every step of the way.

The great diversity

Author : Camilla Brautaset
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9086867863
Total Pages : 239 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (868 download)

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Download or read book The great diversity written by Camilla Brautaset and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2023-09-04 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book brings together scholars from the universities of Bergen and Leeds who explore how we may understand different trajectories of development in Asia, arguably the most dynamic and certainly the most diverse part of our world. It asserts that there is no one singular 'truth' on understanding development, or universal model on prescribing future paths of development. Evidence from Asia reminds us that the importance of locality in shaping development has not diminished despite deepening globalisation in the modern era. Furthermore, by accepting the prevalence of diversity we are able to learn certain lessons of development from each other, both within and across scholarly disciplines. The book explores how the concept of 'development' is itself highly contested, and there exist multiple narratives and discourses on the subject as demonstrated in this book. This book does not seek to define development, or prescribe a particular method of understanding it in an Asian context. Rather, it presents a number of works that in their own way touch on the subject of development, and it lays bare the inherent diversity of development as an idea, practice and experience. It is up to the reader to reflect on how the evidence and arguments presented in each chapter resonates, or not, on their own understanding of development.

The Handbook of Maritime Economics and Business

Author : Costas Grammenos
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1135134065
Total Pages : 1096 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (351 download)

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Download or read book The Handbook of Maritime Economics and Business written by Costas Grammenos and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2013-07-04 with total page 1096 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the founding title in the Grammenos Library. The diversity of the subjects covered is unique and the results of research developed over many years are not only comprehensive, but also have important implications on real life issues in maritime business. The new edition covers a vast number of topics, including: • Shipping Economics and Maritime Nexus • International Seaborne Trade • Economics of Shipping Market and Shipping Cycles • Economics of Shipping Sectors • Issues in Liner Shipping • Economics of Maritime Safety and Seafaring Labour Market • National and International Shipping Policies • Aspects of Shipping Management and Operations• Shipping Investment and Finance • Port Economics and Management • Aspects of International Logistics