Sobre aquest llibre
Since now, after more than 30 years of professional life, I am a visiting faculty member of various Universities and Institutes, I felt that there is dearth of proper books in this field, and I felt it as my humble duty to share whatever limited knowledge with the young students who were never exposed to subjects like Shipping, Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Commerce, Export Import Trade and their operational and legal aspects. If this book also assist the faculty members even in a limited way, then my humble efforts are fulfilled.
Although there are lot of people worldwide who has guided and helped me during my career in India and abroad, to name them is a huge task. But I can’t forget the help and guidance given to me during my professional life in Germany by Mr. Herbert Poetschke, Hapag Lloyd AG, Hamburg, Mr. Christian Conen, VLA-Vereinigte Linen Agenturen GmbH, Bremen and specially my well wishers in India Mr. K.C. Raman, former Director of Forbes Gokak, and Mr. Shantanu Bhatkamkar, Chairman of the ATC Logistics Group, Mumbai. But it was the persuasion from one of my cousins and a friend, Mr. Sam G. Nilamel of Nilamel Exports, an industrialist in Kerala and Kuwait, who always prompted me to write a book.
Though in I have commenced this hilarious exercise of bringing out this comprehensive handbook on Logistics and Shipping couple of years back, it was a tremendous task to write, re-write, revise and edit this volume. After the main script is finalized, it is my daughter Aatira Benn John who helped me in formatting and designing this book in its present form and I am thankful to her.
Comments and suggestions from readers are welcome to improve future editions and your suggestions may be sent to my email: logisticsterms@gmail.com
Sobre l'autor
Mr. Benny John, M.A. (Lit), LL.M., M.C.I.L.T (Lon). has an illustrious career in Shipping, Transportation and Logistics Industry. After completing his Post graduation in English Literature in 1977 from Christ Church College, Kanpur, he completed a two year course in Commercial Shipping at the Narottam Morarjee Institute of Shipping in Mumbai. After working for short period in Mumbai, he left India for West Germany and joined the Hochschule Bremerhaven, Germany to study Transport Management & Engineering. However, due to financial problems, he had to discontinue his studies after four semesters, but joined the head office of Hapag Lloyd AG, Hamburg, for a management training, and after two years training, he was sent by Hapag Lloyd AG to their Chennai Regional Office in 1986. In 1993, he joined as General Manager, Hanjin Shipping in Chennai. In 1997, he joined the head office of the National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia (NSCSA) in their Head Office in Riyadh and later at their Dubai Regional Office. He also had four years with the ATC Group (ATC Global Logistics), Mumbai in their Dubai & New Delhi offices looking after various activities. During his 30 years career in Shipping & Logistics, he could work in the various fields of Shipping and Logistics viz. Liner Owners’ Head Offices, Liner Agents, Liner Conferences, Liner Consortia, Alliances, NVOCCs, Freight Forwarders, MTOs, Air Cargo Agents, Clearing & Forwarding Agents, Chartering, Logistics etc.
Mr. Benny John was the Chairman of the Madras Steamer Agents Association (MSAA, presently CHENSAA) in 1996, and was Secretary & Chairman of the Chartered Institute of Transport (Southern India Section) in 1992 & 1994 respectively, Member of the Expert Committee on Shipping, Madras Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI) in 1992 and was associated with various trade bodies.
In 2009, he entered the academic field and is a visiting faculty member of various Universities and Colleges including the Indian Maritime University (IMU), the Indian Institute of Logistics (IIL) in Chennai, Kochi and Coimbatore, VELS University, IIKM, IIMM, St. Britto’s College, AMET University etc., teaching various subjects in Shipping Management, Shipping Law, Business Law, Logistics, Freight Forwarding, Transportation and Commerce. During all these years, it was his ambition to bring out a concise handbook to help his students on the basics of above mentioned subjects and hence the publication of this book titled, ‘A Handbook of Logistics, Shipping, Transportation, Export- Import and Commercial Terminologies’.
