The Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) embodies standards of existing international maritime labour conventions and recommendations, as well as the fundamental principles to be found in other international labour conventions. The aim of the convention is to address the employment standards of seafarers in the areas of fair wages, contractual terms, working and living conditions, as well as their…
This paper addresses the remarkable institutional and economic changes in the Brazilian seaport system in the past 25 years. Port throughput has increased substantially following the growth in foreign trade and the institutional framework had remarkable changes, but it is still required to enhance private investment infrastructure by a clearer regulation and transport integration improvement. F…
The purpose of this paper is to illustrate how a stakeholder approach based on a case-study research was used to define a method to be applied across the Portuguese seaport administrations (SA) in order to justify the tariffs to be charged for a variety of services provided by these entities. Design/methodology/approach – The study involved both the Portuguese maritime transport regulator (IP…
Over the last decade, multiple initiatives have been undertaken to learn how to capture the carbon footprint of a supply chain at a product level. The purpose of this paper is to focus on the process of standardization to secure consistency of product carbon footprinting (PCF) and to outline how the current developments in PCF support the need for a standardized method to measure and report env…
It is well known that within an economic region, shippers' practice of logistics is shaped significantly by various factors, such as transportation regulation. The precise purpose of this paper is to describe these factors and their influence on logistics practice in the New Zealand context. Discusses the various modes of domestic freight transport, as well as the deregulation and privatization…
The container shipping sector which provides scheduled services on a global basis is facing unprecedented challenges from not only the impact of the global financial crises of 2009 and the Euro zone crises of 2011, but also the European Union’s decision to repeal EC Regulations 4056/86 with effect from October 2008. In addition evolving economic regulations are seen to be increasingly hostile…
The registration of medical devices is carried out by the Directorate General of Pharmaceutical Services and Medical Devices (Dirjen Binfar dan Alkes), within the MoH. The registration of medical devices is currently implemented through Regulation No. 1190/MENKES/PER/VIII/2010 Regarding Marketing Licence of Medical Devices and Household Products.
Focuses on the records management function in national, multi‐national and service organizations. Describes the problems that can occur when documents are generated and managed in different countries by staff with different cultural assumptions, logistical options, languages and legal requirements.
This research aims to examine the stressors that professional truck drivers experience and the impact these stressors may have on road safety.
The purpose of this paper is to identify and examine the major forces that are changing the way biopharmaceutical medications are purchased, distributed, and sold throughout the supply chain. This will become important as healthcare reform moves forward, and logistics will be transformed in this industry.
This research examines how hedonic shopping experiences for online music impact emotion regulation processes and how feelings regarding previous online music purchases influence repeat purchase behaviour. The paper aims to introduce a model that explains and examines the meditating role of consumers’ attitudes, emotion regulation and subjective norms in the shopping experience for online music.