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The international ocean transport industry in crisis : assessing the reasons and outlook [PDF]

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Until 1980, the world merchant fleet expanded rapidly in response to thriving seatrade markets. Since then, it has not grown much. The industry did not adjust effectively to periodic global recession, and the fleet's earnings deteriorated as the gap ...
Peters, Hans Jurgen
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The Air Warfare Destroyer program [PDF]

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This paper assesses the progress of SEA 4000—Air Warfare Destroyer (AWD) from its inception at the start of the previous decade until August 2014.
David Watt
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Improving automatic robotic welding in shipbuilding through the introduction of a corner-finding algorithm to help recognise shipbuilding parts [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Gegov, Alexander   +5 more
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Using Surveys to Compare the Public’s and Decisionmakers’ Preferences for Urban Regeneration: The Venice Arsenale [PDF]

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In this paper, we illustrate how surveys can be used to elicit the preferences of the public and of policymakers and city officials for regeneration projects at urban sites.
Alberto Longo   +2 more
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Selection and Firm Survival: Evidence from the Shipbuilding Industry, 1825-1914 [PDF]

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Several theories of firm performance can explain the well-known observation that survival is positively related to age. However, a more mundane explanation – selection bias driven by variations in firm quality – may also underlie the phenomenon.
Peter Thompson
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Public Preferences for Land uses’ changes - valuing urban regeneration projects at the Venice Arsenale [PDF]

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This paper discusses the results of a conjoint analysis study developed to assess alternative land uses for an important part of the city of Venice: its Arsenal. Aim of the study is to illustrate the potential of stated preferences techniques for placing
Alberto Longo   +2 more
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