[PDF] Container Shipping Services And Their Impact On Container Port Competitiveness eBook

Author : Wei Yim Yap
Publisher : ASP / VUBPRESS / UPA
Page : 597 pages
File Size : 38,4 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Container industry
ISBN : 9054876468

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Introducing a new methodology for measuring competitiveness in shipping ports, this analysis provides policy makers, industry practitioners, and academics with a pragmatic approach to the peculiarities of large ports around the world. Using quantitative measures as well as holistic and cultural considerations, the manual describes the general workings of the container port and shipping industry and provides in-depth case studies of ports in Southeast Asia, the Pearl River Delta, the Yangtze River Delta, and Northwest Europe.

Author : Marc Huybrechts
Publisher :
Page : 155 pages
File Size : 17,35 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Competition
ISBN : 9789045502236

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Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Author : Matías Herrera Dappe
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 131 pages
File Size : 39,59 MB
Release : 2016-06-28
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1464808937

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South Asia’s trade almost doubled in the past decade, but the share of trade in GDP is still smaller (47 percent) than in East Asia (55 percent), and South Asia’s economic competitiveness continues to lag that of other regions. Part of the problem is the region’s container ports. As a result of inefficiencies, the average cost of exporting or importing a container in the region is more than twice what it is in East Asia. Better port logistics could help increase trade, diversify exports, attract more foreign direct investment, and spur economic growth. As container traffic continues to grow and physical expansion is constrained by the limited supply of available land at most ports, the best way to improve port performance is by increasing productivity. To identify strategies for doing so, this report examines the performance of the 14 largest container ports in the region based on two sets of criteria: operational performance and economic performance. To measure operational performance, the report benchmarks total time at port, waiting time at port, and idle time as a share of total time at berth. To measure economic performance, it benchmarks productivity and efficiency using two useful techniques: Malmquist total factor productivity decomposition and data envelopment analysis. The report identifies key drivers of port performance and examines how differences in performance across ports are related to those drivers. This analysis is based on an original dataset on private sector participation, governance, and competition in South Asia’s container port sector. To highlight the potential gains from improving performance of container ports, the report uses econometric techniques to isolate the impact of efficiency improvements on maritime transport costs and trade. The results suggest that the best strategy for improving port performance in the region is a three-pronged approach that (a) encourages private sector participation through a well-developed enabling environment, including further adoption of the “landlord†? port model; (b) strengthens the governance of port authorities’ boards; and (c) promotes competition between and within ports, in part through transparent and competitive concession bidding.

Author : Theo Notteboom
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 812 pages
File Size : 10,37 MB
Release : 2022-01-31
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 1000526933

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Port Economics, Management and Policy provides a comprehensive analysis of the contemporary port industry, showing how ports are organized to serve the global economy and support regional and local development. Structured in eight sections plus an introduction and epilog, this textbook examines a wide range of seaport topics, covering maritime shipping and international trade, port terminals, port governance, port competition, port policy and much more. Key features of the book include: Multidisciplinary perspective, drawing on economics, geography, management science and engineering Multisector analysis including containers, bulk, break-bulk and the cruise industry Focus on the latest industry trends, such as supply chain management, automation, digitalization and sustainability Benefitting from the authors’ extensive involvement in shaping the port sector across five continents, this text provides students and scholars with a valuable resource on ports and maritime transport systems. Practitioners and policymakers can also use this as an essential guide towards better port management and governance.

Author : Theo Notteboom
Publisher : ASP / VUBPRESS / UPA
Page : 609 pages
File Size : 22,41 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9054878584

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Bringing together an international network of leading scholars, this multidisciplinary book unravels some of the most pressing challenges to shipping, ports, and logistics. Divided into five parts--shipping, the analysis of flows and networks, terminal operations and performance, logistics, and port development and governance--this record is an essential read for practitioners in the maritime and logistics world, postgraduate students, policy makers, and professional organizations. As market players expand and improve their services in line with increased requirements on rates, reliability, environmental footprint, and safety and security, this compendium encourages further systematic thinking.

Author : Jürgen Sorgenfrei
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 497 pages
File Size : 22,55 MB
Release : 2018-09-24
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1547400897

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Port Business is essential reading for all those with an interest in trade and transportation and the role of ports in the global supply chain. It discusses the various types of ports in existence, identifies the major ports per category, analyzes what the key business drivers are, describes their governance, how they are managed, which trends influence them, and what kind of impact they have on supply chains. Dr. Jürgen Sorgenfrei uses his significant consulting and project development experience within the international ports, shipping, rail & logistics sector, and in global economics, trade, analytics, and forecasting as well as in intermodal hinterland transport to provide this comprehensive overview of port management. The book is a combination of a strong background in principles and practical knowledge and is an indispensable resource for those interested in maritime economics. .

Author : Dong-Wook Song
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 20,99 MB
Release : 2012-01-12
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 1780523408

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Contemporary practice and scientific innovation consider the logistics aspects of shipping or maritime and seaport operations as one of the most important areas for development of competitive advantages in business and for study and research. This book covers issues having a significant impact on the industry.

Author : Ek Peng Chew
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 14,26 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 981432986X

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1. Maritime trade evolutions and port city developments in Asia. 1. Introduction. 2. Evolution of Asia's maritime trade. 3. Asia port developments in the 1990s and beyond. 4. Factors of port competitiveness and development. 5. Lessons to be learnt. 6. Conclusions. 7. References -- 2. Recent development of maritime logistics. 1. Development trends on global container shipping. 2. Liner shipping. 3. Ports. 4. Conclusions. 5. References -- 3. Scenario analysis for Hong Kong port development under changing business environment. 1. Introduction. 2. Literature review. 3. Changing business environment for HKP. 4. A MIP model. 5. Experimental design. 6. Results, analysis and findings. 7. Conclusions and future work. 8. References -- 4. Models for port competitive analysis in Asia-Pacific region. 1. Introduction. 2. Literature review. 3. Port benchmarking models. 4. Conclusion and discussion. 5. References -- 5. Is port throughput a port output? 1. Introduction. 2. Port production function. 3. Port operating options. 4. Port resource function. 5. Container port output. 6. Port interchange service measures. 7. Conclusion. 8. References -- 6. A framework for modelling and benchmarking maritime clusters : an application to the maritime cluster of Piraeus. 1. Introduction. 2. Conceptual definition : cluster theory and maritime clusters. 3. The concept of maritime clusters. 4. Spatial paradigm : the greater area of Piraeus. 5. Methods for evaluating and benchmarking maritime clusters. 6. Computational methods for simulation and life-cycle management of maritime clusters. 7. Conclusions. 8. References

Author : Wayne K. Talley
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 49,45 MB
Release : 2009-05-07
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1135970009

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Port Economics is the study of the economic decisions (and their consequences) of the users and providers of port services. A port is an "engine" for economic development by providing employment, worker incomes, business earnings and taxes for its region. The book provides a detailed discussion of types of carriers that use ports, the operation of cargo and passenger ports as well as the operation of such specific ports as Hong Kong, Hamburg, Le Havre, Savannah, Miami and Panama. Port Economics is the first contemporary textbook of its kind. It enhances our understanding of port economics by – classifying port users and suppliers of port services in the context of economic demand and supply curves; denoting that the demand for port services has two prices, the price paid to the port by the users and the price (or actual and opportunity costs) incurred by port user carriers, shippers and passengers; presenting the economic theories of carriers, shippers and passengers. The numerous up-to-date references will be of benefit to students and researchers of the economics of the shipping trade; to government officials in developing port and shipping policies; and to port operators in understanding the port-choice selection process by shipping lines and other carriers.

Author : Harry Geerlings
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 564 pages
File Size : 35,66 MB
Release : 2017-08-22
Category : Science
ISBN : 1317077709

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Written by leading experts in the field, this book offers an introduction to recent developments in port and hinterland strategies, operations and related specializations. The book begins with a broad overview of port definitions, concepts and the role of ports in global supply chains, and an examination of strategic topics such as port management, governance, performance, hinterlands and the port-city relationship. The second part of the book examines operational aspects of maritime, port and land networks. A range of topics are explored, such as liner networks, finance and business models, port-industrial clusters, container terminals, intermodality/synchromodality, handling and warehousing. The final section of the book provides insights into key issues of port development and management, from security, sustainability, innovation strategies, transition management and labour issues. Drawing on a variety of global case studies, theoretical insights are supplemented with real world and best practice examples, this book will be of interest to advanced undergraduates, postgraduates, scholars and professionals interested in maritime studies, transport studies, economics and geography.