Maritime logistics : contemporary issues / edited by Dong-Wook Song, Photis M. Panayides.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Song, Dong-Wook, editor.

Panayides, Photis M., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Shipping--Management.

Shipping.

Business logistics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (298 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bingley, U.K. : Emerald, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book adopts the innovative approach of dealing with the overlap between shipping, ports and logistics and covers current issues having a significant impact on the industry. It brings together leading authorities to consider for the first time maritime logistics, and defines the area, registers its boundaries and contributes to its development.

Contents:

Prelims

Introduction

MAnagement, operations and strategic issues

Container liner shipping, port development and competition

Container flows and empty container repositioning

Port congestion and implications to maritime logistics

Port choice model of transhipment cargo using system dynamics

Maritime logistics and supply chain security

Risk management in maritime logistics and supply chains

Information technology in maritime logistics management: a case-based approach from CoA to SLA

Port value chains and the role of interdependencies

Overview and gaps in container terminal industry studies

Green and sustainability issues

Corporate social responsibility in maritime logistics

Green maritime logistics and sustainability

Maritime logistics in EU green ports and short sea shipping

Assessing the environmental impact of maritime operations in ports: a systems approach

Concluding remarks.

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references.

Print version record

ISBN:

9786613524331

9781280120473

1280120479

9781780523415

1780523416

OCLC:

779828024