Abstract Purpose – The purpose of this study is to find out the future development of the Panama Canal after opening of the new waterway (third set of locks project), in terms of the change of cargo throughput, further deployment of fleets by the shipping companies and competition for the canal.
Abstract Purpose – Cruise traffic has dynamically advanced worldwide over the past two decades. This maritime business and tourism typology is strongly concentrated in several links that comprise the cruise product. With regard to destination regions, the concentration occurs both in the few worldwide destination regions and in the specific ports within a given destination region. Moreover,…
Abstract Purpose – The aim of this paper is to investigate the gap between cost-based and time-based revenue recognition schemes in the accounting of ship-owning corporations, and to propose cost-based revenue recognition (as in general accounting practice) in connection with the performance obligations. Design/methodology/approach – For a comparative analysis of time-based (traditional ap…
Over the last few years, the progressive scarcity of land for greenfield projects in ports and the enormous financial resources required to realize new terminal facilities have induced international terminal operators (ITOs) to enter in various types of agreements. In particular, ITOs have growingly resorted to equity joint-ventures (EJVs) to develop new infrastructures and share project risks.…
The recent proliferation of inter-firm collaborative linkages within the container port industry is progressively shaping a complex architecture of voluntary ties among terminal operators, i.e. an inter-organizational network. Within the overall industry network, some stable groups of densely interconnected firms emerge suggesting the existence of “cliques” where firms repeatedly cooperate …
These two cases give accounts of technological innovation in a particular industry, ie bulk cargo handling and containerisation in the port industry. The geographical setting is the Pacific Coast of Northern California, more precisely at Sacramento and at San Francisco. The subject of technological innovation is a vast one, the extent of the port industry along the full length of the Pacific Co…
Port of Merak and port of Bakauheni is the biggest ferry port in Indonesia, which linking two main islands; Java and Sumatra. The growing population of both islands have effected to the increasing of economic level and mobilities. The existing of port users have to be accompanied by the reduction of time services which caused reduction of waiting time and vehicles queuing. This study uses simul…
Purpose – The purpose of this study is to perform an international comparison of logistics/port operations with a main focus on India. Design/methodology/approach – Using data from the transportation and freight service industry during 2000-2005, this study first conducts revealed comparative advantage (RCA) analysis to investigate India’s logistics competitiveness and then uses data env…
The purpose of this study is to perform an international comparison of logistics/port operations with a main focus on India.
The purpose of this paper is to examine traditional, current and emerging roles played by ports in the context of logistics and supply chain management practice and strategy. The paper also seeks to elaborate the emerging concept of port-centric logistics. Design/methodology/approach – The paper draws its insights and conclusions from a review of the literature, and an analysis of current t…
Purpose – Awareness of environmental impacts on society is increasing among companies. In order to turn environmental problems into business opportunities, many companies are beginning to consider how environmental, or green aspects can be integrated into their service offerings. This opportunity can be of specific interest to logistics service providers, whose core business is an environm…
In recent years, maritime transport operators (i.e. port operators, shipping lines and freight forwarders) have been faced with a rapidly changing business environment. As a result of this, they have been forced to make complex decisions in ways that will allow them to effectively respond to these environmental challenges. This paper attempts to examine which environmental challenges marit…
Through empirical study of current port selection factors of import and export companies in metropolitan areas trading with China, which are likely to use Gyeong-In Port in the future due to its geographical proximity, the tendency of its use by manufacturing companies in relevant areas is analyzed, and problems and ways to strengthen the competitiveness of Gyeong-In Port are explored. Study re…
Since early 2000s, China’s major ports developed port facilities rapidly. Within a very short period, China succeeded to construct independent port system which does not rely on the nearby countries ports. To the contrary, neighboring countries’ major ports with China confronted new challenge due to the Chinese progressive ports policy. Various measures are being introduced and practiced to…
The principal objective of this study is to analyze the consumption of fuel in the port industry, in order to identify some possible solutions or improvements that might reduce costs. The increment of the total operation costs, and especially fuel, has affected company profits; thus, this study focused on improving the utilization of internal vehicles, reducing transportation time, and changing…
This research aims to examine the stressors that professional truck drivers experience and the impact these stressors may have on road safety.
This article aims to describe a qualitative, exploratory study with the objective of developing scenarios for the road freight transport industry in Brazil and evaluating the effectiveness of the method applied, which used the stakeholders of said industry as a means to identify the variables of the scenarios.
For individual transport customers in Europe, the trend is towards smaller shipment sizes and higher frequencies. At the same time, a considerable reshaping of the transport industry through mergers, acquisitions and alliances, particularly in road freight and freight forwarding industries has taken place. These changes, together with construction of new road and rail arteries, large multimod…
The competitiveness of a port convinced shipping lines and shippers with a significant basis in selecting a port. Port authorities and port operators can make use of the competitive advantage as a parameter for counter measures by grasping the advantages and disadvantages of the ports and be a prime factor of opportunities and threats of the ports. Ports have a significant role in today’s net…