Maritime Legislation, Regulation, Management, Leadership and Financial and Economic Models in Maritime Business

I am seeking a professional with expertise in the Hague-Visby Rules to assist with my academic research on both limitation of liability and the rights and obligations of the carrier.

The application of the Hague-Visby Rules is often not straightforward, and sometimes
must be decided by the courts.
Consider, for example, the following situation: part of a cargo suffers some minor
physical damage, but an economic loss is suffered in respect of the whole of
the cargo (perhaps resulting from a diminution in market value due to delay).
What is the resultant liability?
Considering the above situation, please state:
 The applicable article(s) of the Hague-Visby Rules for this specific issue.
 What different interpretations of these article(s) could arise from the point of
view of a carrier and a cargo owner, if we were to apply them to the above
scenario?
Finally, in your answer you should consider very recent (English) case law, to see if
this issue has been considered, and whether a fixed interpretation has been reached.
Cite appropriate English case law regarding the scenario outlined above, and
reference as appropriate.

Consider the description of Mintzberg’s organizational structure given by Lunenburg
(2012) in this paper:
You may find it useful to read around this theoretical topic to broaden your
understanding.
Using this reading as your basis, you are required to select two liner shipping
companies that are structured differently. Perform desk-based research and
describe the underlying organizational structures of these two companies that you
have selected, as per the reading.
In your answer, for each organization chosen, be sure to describe:
 The key parts of the organization under consideration.
 The prime coordinating mechanism used by the organization.
 The type of decentralization the organization employs.
Describe, as a result of the above analysis, which of the five structural configurations
each company you examine belongs to, and justify your selection.
General advice: Please refrain from employing simplistic or generic company details
in your response, or information that could be interpreted in various ways. Utilize
your critical thinking skills when incorporating information into your company
illustration, ensuring that the content enhances a comprehensive understanding of
the company based on Mintzberg's organizational structural framework.
Ensure that you reference all sources of information appropriately (see Harvard
referencing conventions)..

The financial statements of a small-to-medium sized UK company Anderton Marine
Ltd., a company in its first year of trading, is given in the Appendix for your
consideration.
Please examine these with care and answer the following.
a) On the basis of your analysis of the financial statements, prepare a
comprehensive financial ratio analysis for this company. Provide an
interpretation of each ratio result that you supply.
b) By examining groups of ratio results together, develop key a list of key priority
areas that you feel the company needs to focus on going forward. Justify your
selection of these areas.
c) Develop a set of ‘solutions’ for each area that are realistic for the company in
question and its financial abilities and are cost-effective. Avoid theoretical
solutions that may have little practical basis for implementation. This will
require you to do some desk-based research to cost your proposed solutions.
d) Prioritize these solutions based on their implementation timelines (that is,
short-term horizon, medium-term horizon, and long-term horizon).