The Journal of Shipping and Trade is affiliated with the Shipping Research Centre at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
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Citation: Journal of Shipping and Trade 2022 7:18
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Cold ironing: modelling the interdependence of terminals and vessels in their choice of suitable systems
Cold ironing has the potential to reduce the impact of ship exhausts in densely populated areas. However, especially for tankers, the implementation of this concept is almost non-existent. Still, these vessels...
Citation: Journal of Shipping and Trade 2022 7:17 -
Theoretical study of the effect of ports in the formation of city systems
This paper explores theoretically the formation of a system of cities in which ports affect the spatial location and the size of cities. We use a complex systems and economic geography approach to generate 2D ...
Citation: Journal of Shipping and Trade 2022 7:16 -
Energy balance for a hybrid naval propulsion system
The purpose of this paper is to present an analysis on the energy balance of the hybrid energy system and the mooring scheme for a container ship, as well as the energy balance of the electricity generating sy...
Citation: Journal of Shipping and Trade 2022 7:15 -
Total cost of ownership in shipping: a framework for sustainability
Shipping is pivotal for global commerce, yet its externalities are not yet fully set into context, especially with reference to environmental impact. Shipping is a practise developed from the dawn of history. ...
Citation: Journal of Shipping and Trade 2022 7:14 -
Assessment of freight traffic flows and harmful emissions in euro-mediterranean context: scenario analyses based on a gravity model
Maritime transport contributes significantly to environmental pollution. The Mediterranean Sea Area is particularly affected by marine emissions from particulate matter, black carbon, nitrogen oxides and sulph...
Citation: Journal of Shipping and Trade 2022 7:13 -
Insights on the introduction of autonomous vessels to liner shipping networks
This article investigates economic and operational effects of introducing autonomous vessels to liner shipping networks. By the formulation of optimization models, we analyze how fleet configurations with vess...
Citation: Journal of Shipping and Trade 2022 7:12 -
Digital adoption and efficiency in the maritime industry
The COVID-19 pandemic has augmented pre-existing digitalization and environmental trends. In the maritime industry, one of the marked impacts of the pandemic is how the regard for technology has changed. There...
Citation: Journal of Shipping and Trade 2022 7:11 -
Recovery of ro-pax ferry traffic from covid-19 under tightening environmental regulations: case Helsinki-Tallinn
In 2020, the number of passengers on international ro-pax ferries collapsed due to the pandemic caused by the Covid-19 virus and subsequent travel restrictions. At the same time, both the International Maritim...
Citation: Journal of Shipping and Trade 2022 7:10 -
Internet of Things enabled real time cold chain monitoring in a container port
Seaports are regarded as significant actors in global logistics and supply chains since a large part of the cargoes carried over the globe are being processed there. When the cold chain broken down during tran...
Citation: Journal of Shipping and Trade 2022 7:9 -
Waiting reasons affecting the handling process at liquid bulk terminals
Since liquid bulk cargoes are the most frequently handled cargo types in Turkish ports in 2019 and the latter in 2020, the loading and unloading times of liquid bulk cargoes are important in terms of handling ...
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A qualitative assessment tool for innovative waste logistics scenarios: a case study for Flanders
With new, innovative logistics tools and frameworks coming to the market rather quickly, developing a decision support framework to assess its value before carrying out extensive, quantitative economic assessm...
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Industrial vehicle routing problem: a case study
This study is motivated by a real-world application of ABC (Pvt) Ltd., a well-known FMCG (fast-moving consumer goods) industry. The industry have nine agents (in two operating regions) from which it can serve ...
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The impact of maritime transport financing on total trade in South Africa
The study explored the impact of maritime transport financing on trade in South Africa. Using the Autoregressive Distribution lag model, we examine the impact of maritime transport financing on total trade in ...
Citation: Journal of Shipping and Trade 2022 7:5 -
Assessment of port efficiency within Latin America
The Panama Canal expansion has influenced the development of ports within the Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region, intending to capitalise on economic opportunities through seaborne trade. Examining p...
Citation: Journal of Shipping and Trade 2022 7:4 -
The co-evolution of seaports and dry ports in Shandong province in China under the Belt and Road Initiative
Nowadays, Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has been prosperous for a long time and brings plenty of opportunities to every aspect of China. As a coastal province with lots of port resources, Shandong province ha...
Citation: Journal of Shipping and Trade 2022 7:3 -
Review of studies of blockchain technology effects on the shipping industry
Decision-making is a prolific research area in the internet era, which has propelled globalization and the virtual elimination of many country border barriers. However, effective decision-making in the shippin...
Citation: Journal of Shipping and Trade 2022 7:2 -
Transparency in port governance: setting a research agenda
This study examines the concept of transparency as practiced (or not) in ports. It explores the availability of information to the general public and port stakeholders through the ports’ most public face—its w...
Citation: Journal of Shipping and Trade 2022 7:1 -
Reducing maritime accidents in ships by tackling human error: a bibliometric review and research agenda
Over the past decade the number of maritime transportation accidents has fallen. However, as shipping vessels continue to increase in size, one single incident, such as the oil spills from ‘super’ tankers, can...
Citation: Journal of Shipping and Trade 2021 6:20 -
Revisiting port sustainability as a foundation for the implementation of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs)
Port sustainability studies are increasing rapidly and are skewed toward environmental aspects, while at the same time their results are fragmented, making it difficult to collectively assess conclusions. This...
Citation: Journal of Shipping and Trade 2021 6:19 -
Maximization of container slot booking profits for carriers in the liner shipping industry
In the liner shipping industry, if a shipper wants to transport its cargo by container ships, it first needs to contact a carrier to book container slots based on the estimated transportation demand. However, ...
Citation: Journal of Shipping and Trade 2021 6:18 -
Shipping optimization systems (SOS) for tramp: stochastic cargo soft time windows
Cargo time windows have been discussed in the shipping literature in several ways and within several contexts. One way considers the hard time windows, where a fixed date is assigned to both the open and close la...
Citation: Journal of Shipping and Trade 2021 6:17 -
2021 World of Shipping Portugal: An International Research Conference on Maritime Affairs Editorial
Currently, the shipping industry is at a crossroads. Although it has overcome numerous technological barriers and finance and economic crises over the years, the industry is facing its most prominent challenge...
Citation: Journal of Shipping and Trade 2021 6:16 -
Panamax markets behaviour: explaining volatility and expectations
It is widely accepted that the highly volatile Panamax market has many peculiarities; for example, Panamax vessels transport the major and the minor dry bulk cargoes worldwide. In contrast, the variety of carg...
Citation: Journal of Shipping and Trade 2021 6:15 -
Assessment of logistics service quality dimensions: a qualitative approach
Globalization and complex supply chain networks have been affecting Logistics Services Providers’ (LSPs) service delivery and service expectations. Logistics Service Quality (LSQ) is becoming a more important ...
Citation: Journal of Shipping and Trade 2021 6:14 -
Port choice in Brazil: a qualitative research related to in-depth interviews
The choice of port is one of the topics that most interest researchers. Port selection behaviour may vary depending on port user perspectives. Prior studies have attempted to determine user preferences for cer...
Citation: Journal of Shipping and Trade 2021 6:13 -
Insurance related problems in bareboat charter agreements
In 2017, the majority of the United Kingdom Supreme Court held in its judgment in the Gard Marine and Energy v China National Chartering (The Ocean Victory) case that, in bareboat charters under the ‘BARECON 89’ ...
Citation: Journal of Shipping and Trade 2021 6:12 -
Estimating a global demand model for soybean traffic through the Panama Canal
This study attempts to fit a global demand model for soybean traffic through the Panama Canal using Ordinary Least Square. Most of the soybean cargo through the interoceanic waterway is loaded on the U.S. Gulf...
Citation: Journal of Shipping and Trade 2021 6:11 -
Toward a behavioral approach of international shipping: a study of the inter-organisational dynamics of maritime safety
Classification societies play a major role in maritime safety and the regulation of the international shipping market. They have a dual mission, namely the classification and certification of ships. Paradoxica...
Citation: Journal of Shipping and Trade 2021 6:10 -
Green shipping onboard: acceptance, diffusion & adoption of LNG and electricity as alternative fuels in Greece
Today, alternative fuels are seen as a critical area of sustainable technological growth in maritime transport. The International Maritime Organisation (IMO), the United Nations body for maritime issues and ot...
Citation: Journal of Shipping and Trade 2021 6:9 -
Impact of the Panama Canal expansion on Latin American and Caribbean ports: difference in difference (DID) method
The expanded Panama Canal opened on June 26, 2016. This expansion is the third set of locks that enabled the canal to double its capacity through the addition of new traffic lanes, which allowed neo-Panamax an...
Citation: Journal of Shipping and Trade 2021 6:8 -
Analysis of determinants of work performance for seafarers based on fuzzy Electre model
Nowadays, most shipping companies are aware of the importance of analysing seafarers’ work performance. Thus, improving seafarers’ work performance or finding out the ways by which seafarers’ work performance ...
Citation: Journal of Shipping and Trade 2021 6:7 -
Talent management related concepts and debates in container shipping industry by an emerging market perspective
Talent management (TM) is referred as a young and developing field and it is claimed to be require more contribution from the different industry and country perspectives. Because of the highly dynamic and comp...
Citation: Journal of Shipping and Trade 2021 6:6 -
Reduction of GHG emissions from ships: evaluation of inter-company R&D cooperation models in the case of Hapag-Lloyd
Decarbonization provides a crucial challenge for the maritime industry, resulting in growing concerns about how to achieve the initial IMO strategy on reduction of GHG-emissions from ships. In this context, R&...
Citation: Journal of Shipping and Trade 2021 6:5 -
Conditions influencing the choice between direct shipment and transshipment in maritime shipping network
This study examines the conditions that influence the choice between direct shipment and transshipment, focusing on two factors: geographical distance and demand. We develop a two-stage model comprising shippi...
Citation: Journal of Shipping and Trade 2021 6:4 -
The bond and retention of Chinese seafarers for international shipping companies: a survey report
The shortage of junior seafarers in China in recent years raises a salient question as to how international shipping companies can improve retention rates among Chinese crews. This issue has become increasingl...
Citation: Journal of Shipping and Trade 2021 6:3 -
Looking into the future ten years later: big full containerships and their arrival to south American ports
Since 2006, when the Emma Maersk broke into the world of shipping, the growth in containership size has remained a continuous trend.For the last 14 years, since 2006, the enlargement of fullcontainerships size...
Citation: Journal of Shipping and Trade 2021 6:2 -
Making sense of maritime supply chain: a relationship marketing approach
Building a relationship with the maritime supply chain partners is considered imperative for organisations to survive and remain competitive. Yet, several studies that examined the maritime supply chain have n...
Citation: Journal of Shipping and Trade 2021 6:1 -
2019 World of Shipping Portugal. An International Research Conference on Maritime Affairs editorial “Leading the shipping industry into the future”
The current Editorial addresses the evolutionary path of the shipping industry. It mentions its role throughout the years, identifies the leading market segments, refers to the different operational modes due ...
Citation: Journal of Shipping and Trade 2020 5:27 -
Technical analysis: the psychology of the market of dry bulk freight rates
Financial technical analysis of markets and trends differs from fundamental analysis in that econometrics are used on “fundamental” economic data in fundamental analysis. Technical analysis, however, adds to t...
Citation: Journal of Shipping and Trade 2020 5:26 -
The impact of alternative environmentally differentiated fairway dues systems in Sweden
The Swedish system for determining fairway dues at the national level is acknowledged as being unique in attempting to consider the environmental performance of vessels. Between 1998 and 2014, vessels could ge...
Citation: Journal of Shipping and Trade 2020 5:25 -
Stationarity of spot freight rates considering supply/demand effect
The mean-reverting nature of freight rates is one of the important subjects in maritime economics. The classic understanding of maritime economics (and that of the shipping industry) suggests that freight rate...
Citation: Journal of Shipping and Trade 2020 5:24 -
Financial performance of shipping firms that increase LNG carriers and the support of eco-innovation
The technology to liquefy natural gas for transport to countries worldwide and the increasing use of natural gas as a cleaner fossil fuel for industry and household meant that the supply of liquified natural g...
Citation: Journal of Shipping and Trade 2020 5:23 -
A decision model on the repair and maintenance of shipping containers
The use of shipping containers for the transport of goods has become indispensable and a crucial factor for globalization by providing inexpensive and safe transport opportunities. It is expected that the numb...
Citation: Journal of Shipping and Trade 2020 5:22 -
Do political relations affect international trade? Evidence from China’s twelve trading partners
China’s growing influence on the world has generated profound effects on the political and economic decisions of her partner nations. Recent conflict escalation between China and western countries gives rise t...
Citation: Journal of Shipping and Trade 2020 5:21 -
Co-evolution of port business ecosystem based on evolutionary game theory
As distributing centres of trade and transportation network, ports play an important role in the development of the national economy. With the changing of the global business environment, the port enterprise o...
Citation: Journal of Shipping and Trade 2020 5:20 -
Leading indicators and maritime safety: predicting future risk with a machine learning approach
The shipping industry has been quite successful in reducing the number of major accidents in the past. In order to continue this development in the future, innovative leading risk indicators can make a signifi...
Citation: Journal of Shipping and Trade 2020 5:19 -
A competitive analysis of EU ports by fixing spatial and economic dimensions
The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the efficiencies of ten of the leading European ports. The motivation of the research refers to the relevant topic of selection of indicators that can be involved in th...
Citation: Journal of Shipping and Trade 2020 5:18 -
A terminal level analysis of service quality at Nigerian seaports
Seaport terminals are major facilitators of international trade. One issue that is very crucial to the performance and survival of seaport terminals is the quality of service provided. However, in order to enh...
Citation: Journal of Shipping and Trade 2020 5:17 -
Maritime supply chain sustainability: South-East Finland case study
Emphasis on sustainability practices is growing globally in the shipping industry due to regulations on emissions from transportation as well as increasing customer demand for sustainability. This research aim...
Citation: Journal of Shipping and Trade 2020 5:16
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