The book you are holding titled English Texts and Terminology for Shipping, Trade and Transport is designed as a learning tool focused on tasks, aimed at students interested in studying English for Specific Academic Purposes (ESAP) at an upper intermediate level, in fields of scientific engagement related to the title.

It targets students who wish to improve all four language skills with the goal of excelling in professional paths or continuing their academic studies.

The book includes authentic materials shaped into authentic tasks. These tasks include, but are not limited to: reading specialized texts, from newspaper articles to academic ones, writing application letters, planning academic essays, listening for comprehension, summarizing, delivering oral presentations, selecting thesis topics, working with and synthesizing multiple sources of information, familiarization with various types of discourse, composing articles for academic journals, commenting on data, creating thematic websites, using Google as a hypercorpus, etc.

Specialized areas of topics in vocabulary and content include: the structure and management of shipping companies, cargo and containers, ship engines, charter contracts and transport documents, international trade agreements, cases of marine environmental pollution, international organizations such as the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and the European Union, international policies for ports, shipping and transport, autonomous vessels, specific legal issues related to shipping, as well as "soft" skills at sea and on land, accounting, etc.