This paper presents an application of centralized data envelopment analysis (CDEA) to analyse the performance of a number of container terminals supervised by one liner shipping company. It provides a systematic and centralized perspective of resource reallocation based on one company’s perspective. The numerical results show that two of the ve dedicated terminals are, by and large, efcient…
Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) was founded in 1970 in Geneva, Switzerland. It launched its firs t service between the Mediterranean and South and East Africa in the mid-1970s . In 2003, the company became the second-larg est container s hipper in the world, and remains in that pos ition. The carrier operates 200 direct and combined services weekly, calling at approximately 335 ports . The…
Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) was founded in 1970 in Geneva, Switzerland. It launched its firs t s ervice between the Mediterranean and South and East Africa in the mid-1970 s . In 2003, it became the second-larg est container shipper in the world, and remains in that position. The carrier operates 200 direct and combined services weekly, calling at 315 ports . It has 480 offices in 150 …
Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) was founded in 1970 in Geneva, Switzerland. It launched its firs t s ervice between the Mediterranean and South and Eas t Africa in the mid-1970 s . In 2003, it became the s econd-largest container shipper in the world, and remains in that position. The carrier operates 200 direct and combined services weekly, calling at 315 ports . It has 480 offices in 150…
Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) was founded in 1970 in Geneva, Switzerland. It launched its firs t service between the Mediterranean and South and East Africa in the mid-1970 s . In 2003, it became the s econd-larg est container shipper in the world, and remains in that pos ition. The carrier operates 200 direct and combined s ervices weekly, calling at 316 ports . It has 4 52 offices in 1…
This study aims to apply System Dynamics (SD) to analyze the optimal timing of container ship orders by considering the uncertain shipping environment. The collected monthly data for 12 years was obtained from the China seaborne container trade (CSCT) and the China Containerized Freight Index (CCFI). Containership fleet development and the prices of new and second-hand container ships were clas…