Shipping Reports Samples For Students

FIVE YEAR STRATEGIC MARKETING PLAN

Introduction of the Marketing Plan
The purpose of the five year strategic marketing is a comprehensive plan developed to evaluate the proposed strategic and marketing alternatives for the M-Connect Shipping. The strategic plan aimed at investigating the surrounding areas of alliances within an industry sector to strengthen the market presence of the M-Connect Shipping within its market and increase its horizontal integration. The Strategic Marketing Plan is a key component of M-Connect Shipping overall Business Plan and serves as a roadmap for improved work plans every year wherein it features the certain strategies intended to research the alliance of ...

Abstract 3

Introduction 4
Shipbrokers Chartering 5
The Ship-broking Market 6
Diverse Industry 6
Dry – Cargo Markets 7
Ship-Owners’ Preference for Shipbrokers 8
Identify carriers for cargoes and cargoes for carriers 8
Information Source 8
Dispute Resolver 9
Conclusion 10
Abstract
Shipbrokers have a significant influence on day to day business transactions when it comes to charters and sales and purchase activities in the markets. The ship-owners value the brokers’ capabilities for negotiation, knowledge, and information and their perception in the market. In additional businesses, the luxury-oriented services create goodwill and ...

Abstract

This company deals with the provision of management, operation, and crewing services for a diversified marine fleet, which consists tanker, container and dry cargo vessels for approximately seventy ships with a capacity of close to 8.0 million deadweight tons (dwt). The company was formed in the year 2010 due to a merger between TST and SHL companies, with an aim of expanding services to third party and to continue technical management of existing TST managed fleet.

List of Abbreviations

CFS – Container Freight Station
EU – European Union
TST – Tsakos Shipping and Trading SA
SHL – Schoeller Holdings Ltd
ITM – Institute of Transport Management
...

Introduction

Primarily any business' aim is to remain in business while maximizing the welfare of its shareholders. To start and continue its operations without hitches, companies usually require funding. The funds needed are either short-term or long-term (Carey and Essayyad, 2015). Sources of short-term funding include overdraft, short-term loan, trade credit and lease finance. These sources are repayable within a period of one year. Due to the volatility in the interest rates associated with the short-term funding, they represent high risks for the borrower (James, 2000). However, they are less expensive and more flexible (Chahyadi, 2000)
Long-term funding, on the ...

Designing an Environmentally Sustainable Shipping Container in Kuwait

Introduction
Constructing a structure that is to be used for a specific purpose can be considered as a major process, and therefore it needs careful planning and design; otherwise, it will not be to carry out the functions for which it was made for in the first place. Hence, the design phase is one of the most crucial stages of the entire construction process. When designing a structure or structure, there are certain factors that should be taken into consideration such as the budget, the location, the purpose, and its effects on its immediate environment. The interaction of these ...

A Study on the differences between Maersk and Citigroup in IHRM practices

Globalization of business operations and the emerging issues have necessitated that business organizations reformulate their management policies to resolve the problems arising out of a diverse cultural atmosphere. Business destinations in developing countries offer a multitude of opportunities but organizations have to prepare themselves well to address the differences in business factors influencing success. These factors may be related to political, economic, cultural or legal environment and affect the functions of organizations. One of the organizational functions affected seriously by the diverse factors is that of International Human Resource Management (IHRM) and multinationals formulate different policies to confront the ...

Executive Summary

Canada stands out as a trade-dependent country. Thus, it finds its prosperity quite tied towards international commerce. The statement above means that import and export trade constitutes over half the GDP of Canada. For quite some long time in the history of Canada’s international trade, the United States has been the leading destination of Canada’s export merchandise. However, the high Canadian dollar, the Asian economies competition, as well as the thickening of the border have greatly decreased Canada’s trade with the United States. In light of the above, it has become clear that Canada must diversify in ...

The United States of America Maritime company under consideration is the company Matson, Inc. The most important companies of maritime transport of the world have headquarters outside the United States of America. A.P. Moller-Maersk is the most important company in the world according to its annual transport capacity of 2.8 million twenty-foot containers, its headquarters are in Copenhagen, Denmark. The second company is Mediterranean Shipping Company from Geneva, Switzerland with a capacity of 2.4 million twenty-foot containers. The third company is CMA CGM from Paris, France with a capacity of 1.6 million twenty-foot containers (Moggomcom, 2015).
Matson Inc. is ...

Management

Executive summary
This report analyzes the logistics industry. The Australian based company Panalpina is selected for the reader to achieve an internal view of the operations of such companies. Specifically, this study focuses on the value added services popular in the industry. The value added services offered by Panalpina are analyzed and assessed to determine if they are up to standard in the global industry. The report shows that Panalpina is company that is worth of the global recognition that it receives since its services are unique and complementary to meet the needs of diverse customers. The general ...

Q1.
The style A fixtures that can be loaded into an intermodal 40 foot ocean container is calculated using the size of one style A package dimensions. The standard volume of the 40 foot container is (40 ft* 8 ft* 8 ft) = 2560 cubed feet. The volume of one style A package is (12” * 12” *12”) = 1728 cubed inches, which is equivalent to one cubed foot. Therefore, 2560 style A fixtures can be loaded onto a 40 foot intermodal container.
Q2.
The style B fixtures that can be loaded into an intermodal 40-foot ocean container is calculated ...

Introduction

The Brooklyn Shop is needs a requirement specification document for their e-commerce website. The document will covers all aspect which will solve the problems identified. The document will focus on the key issues and should also comply with the international standards of developing e-commerce system. The requirement specification will particularly focus on functional, non-functional and other system requirements that are relevant to Brooklyn Shop business.
The document gives a detailed description of functional and non-functional requirement for Brooklyn Shop’s integrated web-based system’s which will be implemented in a forth night. This document is to act as a basis of collecting ...

(Excel Maritime Company)
1 Introduction
According to Albertijn et al. (2011), the maximization of the shareholders’ wealth depends on the type of capital structure employed by the company. As defined by Ali, Salleh and Hassan, (2010), the capital structure is how an entity funds its operations and expansion using the various sources of funding available in the market. The capital structure of a company can comprise of equity, debt or a mix or both. The maritime companies listed on the New York Stock exchange can either be funded by equity, debt or a mixture of debt and equity based ...

Introduction

FedEx is an American publicly traded company that functions in the sphere of transport, electronic commerce and solutions for business. Importantly, FedEx currently represents a network that covers more than 200 locations worldwide. Apart from focusing on shipping services, the company also offers a system, allowing tracking packages and providing one with data regarding current location of a package.
Initially, FedEx tended to emphasize ground- and air-based services. However, nowadays home delivery, retail division and the development of business solutions represent crucial elements of FedEx business. That is why FedEx is currently comprised of four segments, such as FedEx ...

Introduction

An audit plan is a crucial element of the auditing process as it establishes the suitable procedures for specific items. (Mills, 2008) In that respect, it is a key risk management tool and its application in this case is crucial in managing the risks involved in auditing for the three items of work in progress, trade receivables and payables. (AICPA, 2002) In that view, the following is an explanation of why the three items are crucial for evaluation owing to the control and audit issues facing Falmer metals.

Justification for the items identification as areas key to audit risk

The business situation provides environment for audit risk. First, the lack of inclusion ...

Introduction.

As mans impact on this pale blue dot with its complex and fragile natural cycles and ecosystems becomes increasingly more evident and concerning, it is up to the people to take initiative and pride themselves on minimising and hopefully one day in the far future reverse the harm we have caused to our one and only planet. It is due to our ignorance, greed and trust in the powers that be that have brought the climate to where it is today. So as conditions worsen we must hold governments accountable and implement strategies that protect natural systems whilst supporting ...

SYSTEMS ANALYSIS & DESIGN

Introduction
Watches4U Company is owned by Danny and Janice Robinson. They deal majorly with the sale of watches. The business has been expanding in the recent past and the owners are devising mechanisms of improving the quality of services being offered by the company. The management is contemplating to integrate a sales management system that will help them in managing their daily business activities at the firm. Some of the system requirements include:
i. Server – the system should be in a position to manage its own server that will be used for coordinating all the activities in the firm.
...

Financial Analysis of Amazon.com Inc.
Amazon.com, Inc. (Ticker symbol: AMZN) is a leading online retailer. The company was initiated in 1994 and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington. Amazon functions through the North America, International, and Amazon Web Services (AWS) segments. The company earns its revenues from product sales or services. Product sales include the sale of products and linked shipping fees and digital media content. Service sales include third-party seller fees earned and shipping fees thereof, AWS sales, digital content subscriptions, advertising services, and credit card agreements.

Amazon derives a major chunk of its revenues from product sales, almost ...

Introduction

Getting an edgy and upper hand is essential for an organization as far as their core productivity and efficiency is concerned (Bagchi and Atluri, 2006). Those organizations which are able to compete with other organizations have to cover numerous aspects accordingly, and all of the aspects would be essential for their economic and strategic growth (Banchs, 2010).
Data Warehousing has now emerged as important elements that lead to give financial and strategic effectiveness to an organization. Organizations which are striding in this ambit are using the Data Warehousing Techniques for their future effectiveness, and among those organizations which ...

Introduction

EBay is one of the key players in the online shopping industry. According to Hudson, eBay host around 200million buyers or shoppers and various business transacting in the site (1). Originally, eBay started as an online garage-sale-style auction but currently eBay has evolved to be the world force in the retail industry. The marketplace has various frameworks for selling various products or items for both the small and large businesses. Hudson notes that, eBay is the place to go while one is looking for discount on items and unique collectibles (2).
Just like other forms of business, this ...

Executive Summary

Most of the organizations are eager to take part in race of global market competition and thus making huge efforts to improve their processes and reputation. Decision making is one of the most important pointers of the success of any organization. Nowadays, there are various automated software programs been launched that help managers in making important and influential decisions for the organization. This report is based on the study of Sports Shirts Australia Company’s inventory management. ABS by Apparel Business System is chosen for managing inventory of the Sports Shirts Australia Company. There are various benefits of choosing ...

HISTORIES OF IMMIGRANT AUSTRALIA

- Summary
Subsequent to on site study in Williamstown (9 August 2013) and analysis of primary and secondary historical sources, this report imply that most of the existing nineteenth century edifices of Williamstown correlate to an era following the mass migration of the Gold Rush period.
Nevertheless, whilst subjective buildings may not expound or reinforce attributes of the immigrant, when taken jointly and measured in connection to the general waterfront landscape they do give some obvious understanding of the immigrants’ experiences. They also display the need of colonial Victoria to hastily structure community and social life so ...

Writing bad-news messages

Dear Ms. Leketa Young,
Introduction
Our esteemed customer, I received your email. In the package, you are bringing to my attention the fact that the jacket you bought from my women’s clothing shop in California turned out to be defective since the panes have different coloring. You also requested for refund of the cost of the jacket and the shipping charges. Thank you for expressing your claims to me. Unfortunately, I’m sorry to inform you that it will not be possible to refund you for reasons that you will understand.

Reasons for refusal

- Leather jacket is defective ...

QUESTION # 1:

How does SOX affect the provision of attest and advisory services?
ANSWER # 1:
SARBANES-OXLEY ACT (SOX)
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 is a legislation which was brought to light and enacted for the benefit of the shareholders to protect them from the fraudulent practices of the enterprises. The major function of this act was to secure the shareholders from the accounting errors or any intentional mal practices which a company may incur to mislead the shareholders of that company. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is responsible for administering the act. It is solely responsible for compliance and ...

Summary

- It’s centrally located making it easy for shipping of goods.
- Low fuel costs hence low costs of production involved.
- Amendment of Law No. 13 of 2000 to Law No. 1 of 2010; ownership of 100% stake in companies for non-Qatar persons.
- Low tax policies and tax incentives.
- Adequate labor.
- Numerous exemptions and incentives for exchanges, imports and exports.
- Free trade region at Doha port.

Introduction

Qatar is an Arab state that is located in Western Asia. It lies between the Persian Gulf and Saudi Arabia. It ...

Introduction

According to B.Beamon (10098), supply chain can be defined as “integrated process wherein a number of various business entities (i.e., suppliers, manufacturers, distributors, and retailers) work together in an effort to: (1) acquire raw materials, (2) convert these raw materials into specified final products, and (3) deliver these final products to retailers”. (1). Supply chains are usually characterized by forward movement of products and opposite flow of relevant data. As it is stated in the SAGE publication “Supply chain management” (2001), basic supply chain consists of a company, immediate supplier, and an immediate customer directly linked by one or more of ...

Letter of Transmittal

Richard Albert Sylvester
Management Consultant
Lamplighters Corporation
Ottawa K I P 5B5
Phone: 613-563-1509
www.lamplightres.ca
The Right Honorable Justin P.J. Trudeau

Office of the Prime Minister

80 Wellington Street

Ottawa, ON K1A 0A2

RE: Project Suitability Report on the Proposed Trans Mountain Expansion Pipeline Project
Dear Right Honorable Prime Minister,
It is with great pleasure and honor that I submit this report on the suitability of the proposed Trans Mountain Expansion pipeline project.
The Trans Mountain Expansion pipeline project proposal by Kinder Morgan aims at increasing the current capacity of the existing Trans Mountain oil pipeline. Currently, the existing infrastructure has a capacity of 300,000 barrels per ...

Staples, Inc. is a very large supply chain store in the United States, and it has over 2,000 stores globally in 26 countries. The company’s headquarters are situated in Framingham, Massachusetts. Staples has retail stores, attending to customers under its original name in various countries such as Australia, Brazil, and Germany and operating subsidiaries in countries like Argentina and Italy. The company consists of various businesses such as selling supplies, promotional products, technology, office supplies, and health and beauty services through online and in stores.
Staples came up with some strategies, which targeted at increasing its productivity ...

In most cases when we think of pollution very rarely do we spare a moment or two to think of ecological footprints of the shoes on our feet, the cap on our heads nor the shirts on our backs (Claudio). Instead, all we think of is the raw sewage piped into our watercourses; we envision the emissions from the textile and coal industries, our bare-stripped forested landscapes, and the municipal wastes piling on our streets and landfills (Sweeney). The bitter and unfortunate truth, however, is that the overall impact of the apparel industry on our plant is quite grim ( ...

Background and Rationale for Choosing Kraljic Model

Supplier relationship management is necessary for long term success and sustainability of an organization. Apple Company has over the years been able to boost its supplier relationship by engaging competent suppliers who identify the need for technological advancements and sustained profitability. Among the factors considered by Apple is the need to reduce costs of sourcing for raw materials and reducing the risks associated with supply chain inefficiencies. The Kraljic supply chain model is a key tool that is applicable in Apple’s operations considering that there are two aspects Apple looks for when engaging its suppliers. The two elements ...

Management Accounting – Concepts and Classification of Cost

Introduction3

Purpose of Cost Classification.3
Costs Analysis in the Selected Company4
Scope of Activities of the Company..4
The List of Costs for the First Quarter..5

Classification of the Listed Costs, Cost Allocation6

Costs Classification by Period7
Costs Classification by Behaviour.8
Costs Classification by Business Function8
Importance of Costs Classification and Costs Allocation.10
Importance of Cost Concepts for Decision-Making.10
Some Practical Aspects of Cost Concept Application11

References14

Management Accounting – Concepts and Classification of Cost
Introduction
One of the most important tasks of the management of any company is to get most out of its available resources, to achieve the greatest output of work. This requires information on the ...

Introduction

Globalization has opened up borders and rendered it possible for globally competitive companies such as Khmer Foods Group (KFG) to leverage the best that this new reality presents. However, mounting global operations necessitates managing difficult geopolitical, regulatory and cultural challenges, which, fortunately for KFG, should not be a challenge, given the company’s long experience and high standards. This report gives a detailed account of Brazil’s business environment, and assessment of its suitability for KFG’s purposes. The report includes an analysis of the economic, political, legal, cultural and ethical factors relevant to KFG’s possible operations in the country, ...

Introduction

The political factor by which an organization is most affected is the prescribed rules & regulations by the Government. FedEx is an international company working worldwide. There are certain nations where the rules & regulations are not being implemented in true letter and spirit. Being a company working internationally, the FedEx should interact with these nations and let them to use international services in a better way. Other than rules & regulation, there are many other factors which affect the business; these include the industrial limitations, political stability, and the business standards. The adherence of the pre-requisite laws is the key of success of a ...

Management- Business Decision Making

Transport is one of the most important and fastest growing sectors of the world. It has evolved as an industry and today there are many players whom all provide some manner of specialized service to their customers. As the market has grown the technology has also advanced and today you find that not just heavy commodities like wood, timber and steel are getting transported but also perishable items like seafood and vegetables get transported for long distances due to the availability of long distance refrigerated vehicles. In the light of this, the transport industry has been made the focus ...

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Executive Summary
BathKing Industries (BKI) is a well-established brand in bathroom vanities, mirrors, and light fixtures segment. In 1990’s,the company supplied mainly to the big retailers like Home Depot, Lowe’s and some others. These accounted for over 80 percent of BKI’s business and around 95 percent of its growth. But sincelast two years BKI is facing problems with RFID initiatives, advance shipping notifications and improved visibility of inventory. Today, BKI has a problem with the request of one of its small customers. The customer has imposed a lot of cost constraints and logistics service on BKI. For ...

There are many e-commerce businesses that have been developed. The e-commerce sites have different business models that are being used. This paper will focus on two e-commerce applications and an analysis of the business models that are used.

Airbnb is a business that gets accommodation for travelers. This company is owned by Airbnb, Inc. in a private arrangement. The company gets hosts, who are the owners of the apartments which are not used. The hosts are provided with a platform which will be used to rent out property.

Business model

The business model of Airbnb is where vacation rentals are offered. Vacation rentals are ...

Report on Traditional and Online Shopping

I. Introduction
I have experienced and examined shopping the conventional and online way. I have imagined myself deciding to purchase a smartphone in Singapore. First, I shopped for the smartphone in the traditional manner and described how I did so. The way in which I gathered the necessary information that I needed to choose a smartphone was by an actual visit to a number of wireless centers. I read their posters, catalogue, leaflets, flyers, brochures, displays, etc. I have compared the features or specifications of one item over the others. It took me more than four hours to do conventional shopping ...

ZARA

Executive Summary:
Zara has maintained the same business model in its internationalization process as well. According to this model, Zara aims to maintain ownership of most of its stores rather than franchising them out and sustain in-house production rather than outsourcing it. The advantage of this model is that Zara can maintain its competitive edge over other competitors like H&M and also ensure quick delivery of market needs.
This paper aims to highlight the international marketing strategy and the extent to which it will be standardized and adapted into different countries. Expanding into the international market will ...

ANALYSIS OF BBY CURRENT FINANCIAL POSITION

Best Buy (BBY) is a multinational company operates entertainment products, computing and mobile phone products and related services. Current financial position of the company, as at 30th April 2013, stands at: total assets-$14.3 billion, total liabilities-$11.4 billion and total equity of $2.92 billion. In addition to the total assets, liabilities and owners’ equity, the company has $ 160 million total cash flow and a working capital of $1.43 billion (Gowthorpe & Catherine, 298).

Best Buy has $2.92 Billion in total equity and $2.92 Billion in common stock equity as reported in the filings for their most recent quarter. Additionally, the company ...

Introduction

Autonomous guided vehicles are also referred to as automated guided vehicles or automatic guided vehicle. Its robot which follows wires or marks in a flow or any other surface that it may be guided through. They are commonly used in industries to carry materials around warehouses and other manufacturing facilities. This is useful in area where it could be difficult for human beings to carry loads. Automatic vehicles can also be applied in exploration work or where there is possibility of damage. They are used for electrical installations as well as navigation through hazardous areas especially those suspected to be ...

Introduction

General Motors Company (GM) designs, builds, and sells cars, trucks and automobile parts globally (SEC, 2011). It also provides automotive financing services through GM Financial. The vehicle development activities are integrated into a single global organization to consolidate and standardize the approach to vehicle development (SEC, 2011). The company purchases wide varieties of raw materials, supplies, parts, freight, energy, and other services from various suppliers, for the manufacture of its products. The raw materials are generally made up of steel, aluminum, copper, lead, resins and platinum group metals. This paper analyses the process of manufacturing automobile parts. In particular, it ...

Report for product transporting

Introduction
Preparation of protein EcCLpS in lab environment requires much time as well as controlled environment. ClpS protein is a member of the Clp family of proteins displaying modular structure. It is essentially a bacterial adaptor protein. Artificially prepared CLpS protein is sought by companies, especially pharmaceutical companies, for research; especially for ELISA, western blot experiments, antibody production, Right-Over –Expression Lysate and Left Control. It is researched for its application as antigen standard for colipase. As it is a specialized production, care has to be taken in its handling and dispersing to the end client. Specific conditions need to be maintained ...