附註:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents -- Tables and Figures -- List of Tables -- List of Figures -- Acknowledgements -- 1. 'Us Poor Seamen' -- Changing Conditions -- Structure of the Book -- Those Involved -- The Database -- The Case Study -- 2. International Shipping -- The Globalising Processes in Shipping -- The New Economic Environment -- Cutting Crew Costs -- The Structure of World Shipping -- The Shipowners -- The Institutions of Shipping -- Conclusion -- 3. Seafarers and Employment -- Introduction -- Recruitment -- Training of Seafarers
Nationality and Cultural Diversity The Divided Ship -- Good and Bad Ships and Shipowners -- Wages -- Victualling/Nutrition -- Hazards of Seafaring -- The Family -- Conclusions -- 4. Failures, Frauds and Abuses -- Causes of Company Collapse -- Tidal Marine -- Colocotronis -- Saleninvest -- Sanko -- Regency Cruises -- The Baltic Shipping Company -- Unimar Maritime Services -- Dragonix -- Consequences to Seafarers from Company Collapse and Neglect -- The Diversity of Complaints -- Abandonment -- Repatriation Refusals
Cheating on Wages and Intimidation Sexual Harassment -- Political Pressure -- Refusal of Medical Treatment -- Victimisation -- Poor Food -- Unfair Dismissal -- Unfair and Dishonoured Contracts -- Employment Agency Illegal Practices -- Unseaworthy Ships -- Survey by MORI for the ITF (1996) -- 5. Adriatic Tankers I: A Short History of the Company -- Greek Shipowners and Shipping -- The Origins of Adriatic Tankers -- The Growth and Characteristics of the Fleet -- Quality of the Fleet -- The Seafarers -- The Fall
6. Adriatic Tankers II: Management and Finance Ownership -- Flagging Policies -- Management Structure and Style -- Commercial Management -- Financial Opportunities -- Sources of Finance for Adriatic Tankers -- The Effect of Zissimatos' Personality on the Loans -- Asset-based Lending on Adriatic's Ships -- Financial Problems Leading to the Collapse -- Re- financing and Re- entry -- Reactions on the Market -- 7. Adriatic Tankers III: The Tale of Two Ships -- Introduction -- The Lourdas -- Adriatic Tankers Takes Over -- Appeals for Help
Isolated On Board Abandonment Ashore -- The Fate of the New Crew of the Lourdas -- The end of the Lourdas -- The Kyoto I -- A New Crew -- Legal Action -- A Time of Desperation -- Repatriation by the ITF -- Escape of the Ship -- 8. Seafarers and Their Families and Allies -- The Seafarers' Allies -- International Transport Workers Federation -- Wider Functions of the ITF -- Relations with Adriatic Tanker Company -- Help from the Christian Missions -- Actions by the Seafarers -- 9. The Legal Rights of the Abused and Abandoned Seafarer
