Current globalization and borderless operations in manufacturing are creating a greater demand for international transportation and supply chain 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 freight moves by ship. As this trade increases it is becoming more important to have a clear un…
Changes in US transportation policy and changing freight flows influenced by NAFTA have refocused the attention of interior states on their transportation infrastructure. Shippers in the landlocked Midwest of the USA have inquired into the feasibility of inland ports that better facilitate domestic and global commerce by providing shared facilities and services. As such, these inland ports repr…
Three wide-spread opinions were set in as orthodox in the Koreaʼs shipping society as for the development of Koreaʼs shipping industry. Firstly, the ocean-going shipping industry of Korea started from the scratch. Secondly, Korea took the reversed step compared with the pattern in advanced countries in that higher maritime educational institutions were established prior to acquiring vessels. …