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Standard setting and carrier differentiation at seaports

The deployment of mega container ships with a capacity for 18,000 + TEU on major trade lanes is a recent trend within the ocean shipping industry. Larger ships pose multiple challenges to ports and hinterland ...

Authors: Christopher B. Clott, Bruce C. Hartman and Robert Cannizzaro

Swedish shippers’ strategies for coping with slow-steaming in deep sea container shipping

When container shipping lines experience over-capacity and high fuel costs, they typically respond by decreasing sailing speeds and, consequently, increasing transport time. Most of the literature on this phen...

Authors: Christian Finnsgård, Joakim Kalantari, Zeeshan Raza, Violeta Roso and Johan Woxenius

Quality management and international trade: institutionalization of quality standards and performance outcomes in China

Although the original purpose for quality management standards such as ISO 9000 was to facilitate international trade, their effectiveness is widely questioned recently. In the literature, it has been commonly...

Authors: Yujuan Guo, Abe P. L. Jong and Andy C. L. Yeung

Short sea shipping: a statistical analysis of influencing factors on SSS in European countries

Short sea shipping (SSS) is the maritime transport of goods over relatively short distances, as opposed to the intercontinental cross-ocean deep sea shipping. The goal of the current paper is to identify SSS g...

Authors: Gertjan van den Bos and Bart Wiegmans

Investment decisions under uncertainty on LNG-powered vessels for environmental compliance

The shipping industry is investigating alternative fuels for ships, in order to comply with stricter emission requirements implemented by International Maritime Organization (IMO). Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) ...

Authors: Shun Chen, Shiyuan Zheng and Qiang Zhang

Transshipment hub port selection criteria by shipping lines: the case of hub ports around the bay of Bengal

With the competitive nature of the liner shipping industry, the transshipment hub port selection process has become complicated with numerous decision-making criteria that need to be considered, and competitio...

Authors: Chathumi Kavirathna, Tomoya Kawasaki, Shinya Hanaoka and Takuma Matsuda

Opportunities for peak shaving the energy demand of ship-to-shore quay cranes at container terminals

This paper presents the results of both a qualitative and a quantitative study on the possibilities for peak shaving the energy demand of ship-to-shore (STS) cranes at container terminals. The objective is to ...

Authors: Harry Geerlings, Robert Heij and Ron van Duin

Analysis of maritime team workload and communication dynamics in standard and emergency scenarios

The introduction of next-generation technologies to the maritime shipping industry, including Portable Pilotage Units, Remote Pilotage, advanced situation awareness aids, and Autonomous Shipping, creates an ur...

Authors: Martin Lochner, Andreas Duenser, Margareta Lutzhoft, Ben Brooks and David Rozado

The impacts of port infrastructure and logistics performance on economic growth: the mediating role of seaborne trade

Considering 91 countries with seaports, this study conducted an empirical inquiry into the broader economic contribution of seaborne trade, from a port infrastructure quality and logistics performance perspect...

Authors: Ziaul Haque Munim and Hans-Joachim Schramm

Investigating the bunkering choice determinants: the case of the port of Antwerp

From a European, regional and local perspective, as well as from the perspective of port authorities, it is important that waterborne transport becomes sustainable. As possible solutions to comply with new typ...

Authors: Raimonds Aronietis, Christa Sys, Edwin van Hassel and Thierry Vanelslander

Free ports: towards a network of trade gateways

Free ports are a form of territorial exceptionalism that has existed for centuries and become an important paradigm of globalization. In the contemporary setting, they act as transportation, logistics and trad...

Authors: Alexandre Lavissière and Jean-Paul Rodrigue

The procurement of food on board liner ships: the role of the international labor organization

Food is important for liner shipping companies (LSCs) in their efforts to support daily lives and fulfil seafarer demand. Food issues are addressed in the International Labour Organization’s (ILO’s) Food and C...

Authors: Yui-yip Lau and Tsz Leung Yip

Modelling production-consumption flows of goods in Europe: the trade model within Transtools3

The paper presents a new model for trade flows in Europe that is integrated with a logistics model for transport chain choice through Logsum variables. Logsums measures accessibility across an entire multi-mod...

Authors: Gerard de Jong, Reto Tanner, Jeppe Rich, Mikkel Thorhauge, Otto Anker Nielsen and John Bates

Erratum to: Shipping Optimisation Systems (SOS): tramp optimisation perspective

Authors: Said El Noshokaty

Shipping Optimisation Systems (SOS): tramp optimisation perspective

This research paper is to announce a new policy to all systems which are sensitive to time. In tramp cargo transportation, as an example, the current policy is to select for each ship the cargo mix which contr...

Authors: Said El Noshokaty

Connecting the world through global shipping networks

Authors: Jan Hoffmann, Gordon Wilmsmeier and Y.H. Venus Lun

Liner shipping connectivity as determinant of trade

Transport connectivity is a crucial determinant of bilateral exports. This paper presents an empirical assessment of the relationship between bilateral maritime liner shipping connectivity and exports in conta...

Authors: Marco Fugazza and Jan Hoffmann

The adaptation process in port governance: the case of the Latin countries in South America and Europe

The particular location of port infrastructure holds characteristics that determine the activity of the port, both with respect to traffic and with respect to implementing competitive strategies; and the effic...

Authors: Fernando González Laxe, Ricardo J. Sánchez and Lorena Garcia-Alonso

A descriptive method for analysing the Kra Canal decision on maritime business patterns in Malaysia

The Kra Canal issue has widely been discussed by maritime players, such as policy makers, regulators, and shipping and port operators. It seems that the idea of developing the Kra Canal is most welcome due to ...

Authors: Noorul Shaiful Fitri Abdul Rahman, Nurul Haqimin Mohd Salleh, Ahmad Fayas Ahmad Najib and Venus Y. H. Lun

Examining the effectiveness of the simplified air-cargo express consignment clearance system in Taiwan

The Simplified Express Consignment Clearance System was first introduced in Taiwan in 2001 to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of customs clearance operations of air cargo. This system, which is based ...

Authors: Tao Chen

Connectivity and trade relativity: the case of ASEAN

To explore the concept of connectivity and trade relativity (CTR), this paper presents a research model to illustrate: (1) the impact of shipping connectivity on two types of trade flows, and (2) the mediating...

Authors: Y. H. Venus Lun and Jan Hoffmann

Evolving structure of the maritime trade network: evidence from the Lloyd’s Shipping Index (1890–2000)

Over 90 % of the world trade volumes is being carried by sea nowadays. This figure shows the massive importance of the maritime trade routes for the world economy. However, the evolution of their structure ove...

Authors: Zuzanna Kosowska-Stamirowska, César Ducruet and Nishant Rai

Is reducing speed the right mitigating action to limit harmful emissions of seagoing RoRo cargo carriers?

The Energy Emission Design Index (EEDI) is an index indicating the CO₂ emission per transportation effort, for example the emitted tons CO₂ per ton mile, to be calculated for each new design. The required index f...

Authors: Koos Frouws

The changing influence of city-systems on global shipping networks: an empirical analysis

This paper revisits the classical issue of port-city relationships by applying for the first time network analytical methods to maritime flows connecting cities of the world, over the period 1950–1990. A globa...

Authors: César Ducruet, Sylvain Cuyala and Ali EL Hosni

Port connectivity indices: an application to European RoRo shipping

In recent years, there has been significant interest in the development of connectivity indicators for ports. For short sea shipping, especially in Europe, Roll-on Roll-off (RoRo) shipping is almost equally im...

Authors: Peter W. de Langen, Maximiliano Udenio, Jan C. Fransoo and Reima Helminen

Examining the economic impact of transport complex economies

Transport complex economies (TCEs), which comprise both upstream and downstream firms in the transport chain that conduct shipping and trade-related activities, can be desirable locations for port users (e.g.,...

Authors: Y. H. Venus Lun, John Carlton and Khaild Bichou

Forecasting port-level demand for LNG as a ship fuel: the case of the port of Antwerp

From a European, regional and local perspective, as well as from the point of view of port authorities, it is important that waterborne transport should be sustainable. In this context, liquefied natural gas (...

Authors: Raimonds Aronietis, Christa Sys, Edwin van Hassel and Thierry Vanelslander

Economic evaluation of the environmental impact of shipping from the perspective of CO₂ emissions

In this research we evaluate the environmental economic impact of shipping from the perspective of CO₂ emissions by implementing Marine Emission Trading Scheme (METS), as defined. This trading scheme is based on ...

Authors: Elyakim Ben-Hakoun, Mordechai Shechter and Yehuda Hayuth

Low emission engine technologies for future tier 3 legislations - options and case studies

Marine emission legislation such as the current IMO Tier II and upcoming IMO Tier III requirements within the revised Marpol Annex VI have been major drivers for performance development of marine engines durin...

Authors: Christer Wik and Seppo Niemi

Financial modelling and analysis of the management of dredged marine sediments – development of a decision support tool

The management of dredged sediments is a major challenge for many ports and harbours who need to maintain navigable access. Sediment volumes produced may be significant and expensive to manage. This paper pres...

Authors: Joseph Harrington, J. Murphy, M. Coleman, D. Jordan and G. Szacsuri

Editorial: Journal of Shipping and Trade

Authors: T.C. Edwin Cheng, Y.H. Venus Lun and K.H. Lai