Maritime Logistics : Contemporary Issues

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Maritime Logistics: Contemporary Issues
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Contents
List of Contributors
Chapter 1. Introduction
Part I. Management, Operations and Strategic Issues
Chapter 2. Container Liner Shipping, Port Development and Competition
2.1. Introduction
2.2. Recent Development in Container Liner Shipping
2.3. Implications on Ports: Changing Roles, Functions and Development
2.4. A New Trend Emerging: Coopetition and Regional Port Governance
2.5. Concluding Remarks
Acknowledgements
References
Chapter 3. Container Flows and Empty Container Repositioning
3.1. Introduction
3.2. Containerisation and Globalisation
3.3. Imbalance Flows of Containers
3.4. Container Flow
3.5. Impacts to Shipping Lines and Supply Chain Partners
3.5.1. Impacts to Shipping Lines
3.5.1.1. Inventory cost in the surplus areas
3.5.1.2. Operational costs
3.5.1.3. Utilisation of equipment and vessel space
3.5.1.4. Customer satisfaction
3.5.2. Impacts to Shippers
3.5.3. Impacts to Container Haulage Companies
3.5.4. Impacts to Port Development
3.5.5. Impacts to the Whole Supply Chain and Economy of the Region
3.6. Current Practices and Suggested Solutions
3.6.1. Internal Mitigating Strategies
3.6.1.1. Strategic planning
3.6.1.2. Operational planning
Landside container dispatching
Global empty container repositioning
3.6.1.3. Other commonly used repositioning policies
3.6.2. External Mitigating Strategies
3.6.2.1. Collaborations between supply chain partners
3.6.2.2. Foldable containers
3.6.2.3. New market investigation
3.7. Conclusion
References
Chapter 4. Port Congestion and Implications to Maritime Logistics
4.1. Introduction
4.2. A conceptual Framework
4.3. Literature Review and Survey Results on Current State of Congestion
4.4. Actor Reaction Patterns to Port Congestion
4.5. Future Evolution
4.6. Conclusion
References
Appendixes
Appendix A: Survey Country Reviews on Congestion
Appendix B: Literature Search on Global Port Congestion
Chapter 5. Port Choice Model of Transhipment Cargo Using System Dynamics
5.1. Introduction
5.2. Literature review
5.3. Analysis of Transhipment
5.3.1. Calling Pattern in Northeast Asia
5.3.2. The Scope of Research
5.4. Port Choice Model of Transhipment Cargo
5.4.1. Factors for Selecting a Transhipment Port
5.4.2. Model Speci.cation
5.4.3. Variable Description
5.4.3.1. Dependent variable
5.4.3.2. Independent variables
5.5. Data Gathering for Input Variable
5.5.1. Value of Dependent Variable
5.5.2. Value of Independent Variable
5.5.2.1. Mother ship dimension for cost estimation
5.5.2.2. Feeder ship dimension for cost estimation
5.5.2.3. Ship voyage cost
5.5.2.4. Port dues
5.5.2.5. Fuel cost for transportation
5.5.2.6. Port logistics cost
5.5.2.7. Ship running cost
5.5.2.8. Ship total cost including mother and feeder ship
5.5.2.9. Data for measuring port attraction
5.5.2.10. Deviation cost
5.6. The Result of Model Test
5.6.1. Step-1 Model Test
5.6.2. Step-2 Model Test
5.6.3. Step-3 Model Test
5.6.4. Port Choice Model for Sensitive Analysis Using System Dynamics Tool
5.7. Conclusion
Reference
Chapter 6. Maritime Logistics and Supply Chain Security
6.1. Introduction
6.2. Evolution and Trends of the Maritime Security Measures and Tools in the United States
6.3. Best Practices for Supply Chain and Maritime Security Management
6.4. Recent Advances in Ubiquitous Information Technology for Supply Chain and Maritime Security
6.5. Development of a Supply Chain Map that Shows the Shipping Routes/Channels Vulnerable to Maritime Security Breaches and Lapses
6.6. Summary and Conclusions
Acknowledgments
References
Chapter 7. Risk Management in Maritime Logistics and Supply Chains
7.1. Introduction
7.2. An Overview of Supply Chain and Maritime Risks Literature
7.3. Classification of Supply Chain Risks and Disruptions
7.4. Methodology
7.5. Impact of Port Disruption on Supply Chains: Empirical Evidence and Discussion
7.6. Recommending More Integrative SCRM: Case Studies and Research Agenda
7.7. Conclusions
Acknowledgements
References
Chapter 8. Information Technology in Maritime Logistics Management: A Case-Based Approach from CoA to SLA
8.1. Introduction
8.2. Maritime Logistics and ICT
8.2.1. A General View of Shipping Companies
8.2.2. ICT Infrastructure
8.3. From CoA to SLA, and the Use of ICT in the Transformation Process
8.3.1. Characteristics of the Finished Product Market
8.3.2. The Basic Idea: From CoA to SLA
8.3.3. Mechanisms for Cost Reductions: Direct Activities
8.3.3.1. Minimizing the sea transport cost
8.3.3.2. Minimizing inventory cost
8.3.4. The Mechanisms and the View of the Shipping Company
8.3.5. Other Mechanisms: Cost of Indirect Activities
8.4. Data-Driven Modeling and Analysis
8.4.1. The Flow and Phases of the Analysis
8.4.2. Conclusion from the Analysis
8.5. From Data-Driven Analysis to ICT Architecture
8.6. Running the Operation: Processes and ICT
8.7. Summary and Further Reading
Acknowledgments
References
Chapter 9. Port Value Chains and the Role of Interdependencies
9.1. Introduction
9.2. Studying Relationships in Ports
9.3. Value Lies on Relations
9.3.1. Port Network Orientation
9.3.2. Port Value Chains
9.4. Co-creating Value Via Inter-dependence Enhancement
9.4.1. Serial Inter-dependencies
9.4.2. Pooled Inter-dependencies
9.4.3. Reciprocal Inter-dependencies
9.5. Co-creation of Value: The Role of Inter-dependencies
9.6. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
References
Chapter 10. Overview and Gaps in Container Terminal Industry Studies
10.1. Introduction
10.2. Literature Overview
10.2.1. Productivity and Competitiveness
10.2.1.1. Mathematical and operations research
10.2.1.2. Management and economics
10.2.1.3. Simulation
10.2.1.4. Stochastic modelling
10.2.2. Yard and Equipment Utilisation
10.2.2.1. Mathematical and operations research
10.2.2.2. Management and economics
10.2.2.3. Simulation
10.2.2.4. Stochastic
10.2.3. Equipment Scheduling
10.2.3.1. Mathematics and operations research
10.2.3.2. Simulation
10.2.4. Berth Planning
10.2.4.1. Mathematics and operation research
10.2.4.1. Simulation
10.2.5. Loading and Unloading
10.2.5.1. Mathematics and operation research
10.2.5.2. Simulation
10.2.6. Conceptual Models and Literature Review
10.3. Where Do We Stand?
10.3.1. The gap
10.4. Discussion and Conclusions
References
Part II. Green and Sustainability Issues
Chapter 11. Corporate Social Responsibility in Maritime Logistics
11.1. Introduction
11.2. Necessity for CSR in Maritime Logistics
11.2.1. CSR in Practice: Samples from Top Container Shipping Lines
11.2.2. The Role of Container Liner Shipping within Maritime Logistics and Shippers’ Expectations
11.2.3. Sustainability Issues within Container Shipping
11.2.4. Value Drivers for CSR
11.3. Initial Roots and Status Quo of CSR
11.3.1. Initial Roots of a CSR
11.3.2. Status Quo of the International CSR Debate
11.3.2.1. The scientific roots of the CSR debate in North America
11.3.2.2. The political nature of the CSR debate in Europe
11.4. Good-Practice Case Study: CSR within the NYK Line
11.4.1. The NYK Strategy is Based upon CSR
11.4.2. Management System Supports CSR on an Operative Level
11.4.2.1. Vision, strategy and policy of the management system
11.4.2.2. Organizational structure of the management system
11.4.2.3. Communication strategy of the management system
11.4.2.4. CSR controlling: key environmental and social indicators
11.4.2.5. NYK Eco Ship 2030 as an intended path to zero emission shipping
11.5. CSR in Container Shipping — Implications
11.6. Conclusions
References
Chapter 12. Green Maritime Logistics and Sustainability
12.1. Introduction
12.2. Measuring Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Energy Consumption in Transport Systems
12.3. A Model for Measuring Seaborne Transport and Its Greenhouse Gas Emissions
12.4. Comparing Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Different Transport Modes
References
Chapter 13. Maritime Logistics in EU Green Ports and Short Sea Shipping
13.1. Introduction
13.2. Background Research on EU Short Sea Shipping
13.3. European Short Sea Shipping and its Importance for the EU
13.4. European Hubs
13.5. The Issue of Sustainable Transport in EU
13.6. The Relocation of Industry in EU
13.7. The Motorways of the Sea (MoS)
13.8. Developing Green Ports in the EU
13.9. Conclusions
Acknowledgements
References
Chapter 14. Assessing the Environmental Impact of Maritime Operations in Ports: A Systems Approach
14.1. Introduction: Maritime Operations in Ports
14.2. Environmental Management in Ports
14.2.1. Some Extant Tools to Assist Environmental Management in Ports
14.2.2. EcoPorts Initiatives
14.2.3. Practice in Europe’s Largest Port Industry
14.3. Methodology
14.3.1. The Systems Approach
14.3.2. A Business Process Approach
14.3.3. The Case Context: Falmouth
14.3.4. Offshore Marine Bunkering
14.4. Results and Discussion
14.4.1. Strategic Inputs
14.4.2. Tactical Level
14.4.3. Operational Level
5. Conclusions
Acknowledgements
References
Chapter 15. Concluding Remarks