Maritime Logistics: A Complete Guide to Effective Shipping and Port Management

by Song, Dong-Wook; Panayides, Photis M.

• ISBN13: 9780749463694
• ISBN10: 0749463694
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-05-28
• Publisher: Kogan Page Ltd

Summary

Current globalization and borderless operations in manufacturing and services industries are creating a greater demand for international transport and logistics. Maritime (shipping and ports) is one of the key components in this business pattern. It is now estimated that approximately 90% of global trading freights are moved by maritime mode. As this trade increases it is becoming more important to have a clear understanding of the way in which freight is transported by sea and the role of ports in this exchange. Maritime Logisticsexamines the latest development, knowledge and practices taking place in logistics and supply chain within the port and shipping industry. Written by a team of international authors, who provide a truly global perspective on this increasingly key area of logistics, the book covers everything that students of logistics, as well as those working within the industry should know and understand including: shipping lines, container tankers, dry bulk, and port-centric logistics.

Author Biography

Dong-Wook Song is Reader in Maritime Logistics at the Logistics Research Centre, Heriot-Watt University, UK. Photis M Panayides is Associate Professor in Shipping Economics, Department of Commerce, Finance and Shipping at The Cyprus University of Technology.

Table of Contents

Notes on the contributors	p. ix
Preface	p. xv
Introduction	p. 1
Introduction to maritime logistics	p. 3
Background	p. 3
Outline of the book	p. 4
Defining maritime logistics and its value	p. 9
Introduction	p. 9
Maritime logistics in concept	p. 10
Maritime logistics value defined	p. 15
Strategic significance of maritime logistics value	p. 18
Concluding remarks	p. 19
International maritime trade and logistics	p. 23
Introduction	p. 23
Logistics and supply chain management	p. 24
Logistics and transport	p. 25
Global trade and international maritime trade	p. 26
Conclusions and discussion	p. 42
Intermodal freight transport and logistics	p. 45
Introduction	p. 45
Characteristics of intermodal transport	p. 45
Advantages of intermodal transport	p. 48
Containerization and intermodal transport	p. 49
Development of intermodal transport	p. 52
Combined transport operators and their services	p. 55
Towards innovative intermodal transport	p. 56
The human element in maritime logistics	p. 59
Introduction	p. 59
The human element in science and theory	p. 61
Effects on system performance and wellbeing	p. 63
Concluding remarks	p. 71
Shipping Logistics	p. 75
Developing liner service networks in container shipping	p. 77
Introduction: background on liner shipping	p. 77
Configuration and design of liner shipping services	p. 78
Shipping routes, network patterns and port centrality	p. 86
Conclusions	p. 96
Supply chain integration of shipping companies	p. 101
Introduction	p. 101
Supply chain integration in the maritime shipping industry	p. 102
The impact of supply chain integration on shipping firm performance	p. 118
Conclusion and further research	p. 121
Logistics strategy in container shipping	p. 125
Introduction	p. 125
Literature review	p. 126
Container line logistics activities	p. 127
Liner operator case studies	p. 132
Strategic groups	p. 139
Conclusions	p. 143
Tanker shipping logistics	p. 147
Introduction	p. 147
Transfer components	p. 147
Marine terminals	p. 148
Contractual relationships	p. 150
Cargo transfer procedures	p. 155
Cargo losses	p. 159
Conclusion	p. 160
Dry bulk shipping logistics	p. 163
Dry bulk trade	p. 163
Dry bulk fleet	p. 164
Economies of dry bulk trade	p. 167
Principles of dry bulk shipping logistics	p. 169
Conclusion	p. 175
Port Logistics	p. 177
Dry port in concept and practice	p. 179
Introduction	p. 179
Intermodality and seaport inland access	p. 180
Intermodal terminal facilities	p. 181
The dry port concept	p. 183
Dry port examples in Europe	p. 189
Conclusions	p. 191
Defining logistics hub and its application for container ports	p. 195
Introduction	p. 195
Logistics hub in perspective	p. 195
Application of logistics hub to container port	p. 198
Economics and social network theories for container hub port evolution	p. 203
Concluding remarks	p. 207
Hinterland logistics and global supply chains	p. 211
Introduction	p. 211
Hinterland logistics - supply chain accessibility and efficiency	p. 216
Hinterland transport system design	p. 221
Hinterland logistics - strategy	p. 221
Hinterland logistics - management	p. 225
Hinterland logistics and its influence on global supply chains	p. 229
Conclusions	p. 230
Port and logistics chains: changes in organizational effectiveness	p. 233
Introduction	p. 233
Ports and logistics chains	p. 234
Port authorities in logistics chains	p. 240
Conclusion	p. 262
Logistics performance of supply chain-oriented ports	p. 271
Introduction	p. 271
Review of relevant literature	p. 272
Evolution of port research	p. 275
Supply chains and seaports	p. 281
Integration of ports in supply chains	p. 285
Research model and data collection	p. 295
Empirical analysis and results	p. 296
Conclusion	p. 302
Conclusion	p. 315
Topics of investigation and their importance	p. 315
Outcomes and implications	p. 317
Index	p. 321s
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