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U. S. Maritime Security - Strategies and Measures Applied
Herout, Jakub ; Raška, Francis (advisor) ; Ludvík, Jan (referee)
National security of the United States of America is dependent on secure use of the world's oceans. U. S. security interests are bound to international trade which is carried out primarily by ships (80 percent of world trade by volume of which 20 percent is bound to U. S. maritime trade). Vastness of maritime domain brings about many security issues which threaten interests of the United States. Terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon on 9/11 caused rapid intensification of security measures. These measures have been implemented to deal with maritime related threats such as terrorism, piracy, drug smuggling, human trafficking, arms trade, computer criminality or natural disasters. This work proceeds from widened concept of security pioneered by authors representing the Copenhagen school.
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Analysis of the decision-making factors in freight forwarder selection process
Šrámková, Eva ; Novák, Radek (advisor) ; Cempírek, Václav (referee) ; Průša, Bohumil (referee)
The thesis analyses the factors of customer decision-making process by choosing a freight forwarder in the Czech Republic market. While applying factors by other relevant research studies dealing with the decision-making process of customers in non-European countries, the research examines factors characteristic for the Czech customers. Questionnaires and in-depth interviews as research methods are applied. Within the research, a new service quality instrument TARRQUAL was developed. The TARRQUAL was proved on a survey including 250 customers of freight forwarder Kühne+Nagel Czech Republic. As service quality measurement, TARRQUAL is supposed to be applied particularly in logistics business field. The project aims at providing input for empirical research in the field of service quality in container shipping, which is lacking in the Central and East European countries.
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The role of 3PL and 4PL providers in maritime container transportation
Michalíková, Hana ; Kolář, Petr (advisor) ; Rožek, Petr (referee)
The main issue of this diploma thesis will be to introduce actual situation in maritime container shipping, which has been developing few last years. The biggest changes were in technologies, liability issues and documentation. These changes influenced every company at this maritime market, but the customer was influenced too. In the thesis there are analyses of 3PL and 4PL providers, who are cooperating with these customers the most. The SWOT analyses were used to compare the differencies or similarities between these companies. The objective of the thesis is to recommend the right type of provider to normal customer at the market, who wants to find some help with transportation of his products
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The Application of INCOTERMS in container transportation
Šrámková, Eva ; Kolář, Petr (advisor) ; Vychytil, Jaroslav (referee)
International Commercial Terms have been applied in the international trade for more than 70 years. The aim of the master thesis is to analyze the application of INCOTERMS in container transportation which was secured by a forwarder. The first chapter describes the role of maritime transport in the international trade, emphasizes container transportation and its development and describes cooperation of the subjects on the field of international trasport (mainly the activities of forwarder). The second chapter contains the describtion of the individual INCOTERMS and their newest version INCOTREMS 2010, their role in the international trade and describes rights and obligations of buyer and seller. It aims at the newest terms DAP a DAT and deals with the factors which influence the choice of suitable term. The third chapter provides statistical data and tries to reveal the reason why buyer and seller choose a particular term.
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The new logistic projects in the EU
Valjašek, Michal ; Sato, Alexej (advisor) ; Hinčica, Vít (referee)
The processes of globalization and international division of labour bring increased demand for goods transportation. The main factors are price and duration of the process. Alongside the air transportation, which is the fastest and the sea transportation, which is the cheapest, there is railway transportation, which combines both advantages. But the different gauge of railways brings many problems when relying on the rail transport, because reloading the cargo is necessary -- which raises the cost. As a result, a project has been developed that proposes building a broad gauge railway system in central Europe. Currently, the most probable variant is building this railway system in Slovakia. This project is in consensus with the policy of the European Union. Also it could help solve the unemployment problem and huge territorial differences in Slovakia. After the elections in March 2012, there is a strong political support for this project.
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Analysis of the port of Koper and its transport connection
Řiháková, Veronika ; Kolář, Petr (advisor) ; Polák, Josef (referee)
This diploma thesis deals with the development of the port of Koper during last ten years, including its transport links to markets in Central and Eastern Europe. The aim is to determine, whether the port of Koper has its potential to grow, and if it could become an equal competitor to European ports in the North Sea. It also aims to identify opportunities that should be used, and obstacles that should be overcome in order to ensure successful development of the port of Koper.
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