Reeds Marine Distance Tables 59,000 distances and 500 ports around the world

by Reynolds, J.E.; Caney, R.W.

• ISBN13: 9781408146460
• ISBN10: 1408146460
• Edition: 12th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-06-15
• Publisher: Thomas Reed

Summary

Reeds Marine Distance Tablesare the perfect ready-reckoner for captains, navigators and owners of merchant and cruise ships large and small wanting a quick and accurate distance reference between allthe regularly used commercial ports around the world.The book is divided into key 'market areas', and includes a pull-outmap for area indentification and chartlets for easy see-at-a-glanceport reference. Traffic Separation Schemes are calculated into thetables and the distance to any port not included can easily bedetermined by making an approximation from the next closest port. Useful tables of major 'turning points' around the world(such as Cape Finisterre, Cape Horn and the Dover Straits), time zones and time and speed conversion tables are also included.Reeds Marine Distance Tablesare an invaluable reference for shipowners, operators, brokers and navigators. Using this one reference,anyone can calculate the shortest or most economical distances betweenall the major ports in the world.This new edition sees some port names modernised, corrected routing for the Kiel Canal and the valuable addition of several new ports to reflect the importance of growing trading areas around the world, including two major Chinese ports; Antigua; Brest; Istanbul; and extended coverage of Felixstowe.'A first class reference' Nautical Magazine'Clear and simple support for anyone wanting to calculate the shortestor most economical distance between major ports' Telegraph