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Yacht crews’ perceptions of ethical climate, safety climate, psychological capital and psychological well-being in Türkiye Maritime Business Review Pub Date : 2024-01-30 Murat Yorulmaz, Figen Sevinc Basol
Purpose This study aims to investigate the moderating role of psychological capital (PC) and the mediating role of safety climate (SC) in the relationship between the perception of psychological well-being (PWB) and ethical climate perception (ECP) of yacht crews in commercial yachts. Design/methodology/approach This study follows a quantitative approach. Data were obtained from a total of 339 yacht
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Competition effects of vertical integration in container ports: assessing the European Commission decisional practice Maritime Business Review Pub Date : 2024-01-18 Stefania Kollia, Athanasios A. Pallis
Purpose Container liner shipping companies started expanding their business by investing in container port terminals in the late 1990s. This market entry results in an extensive presence of vertically integrated liners and terminals. This study aims to explore the competition effects of this vertical integration trend based on a regional (European) analysis. In particular, it extracts lessons from
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Identifying critical challenges and government’s responses for Filipino seafarers during the COVID-19 pandemic Maritime Business Review Pub Date : 2024-01-02 Moses Shang-Min Lin, Noel A. Sarza
Purpose The COVID-19 pandemic had a disastrous impact on a substantial number of Filipino seafarers. The government agencies played a crucial role in helping the seafarers. This paper aims to explore the challenges that the Filipino seafarers faced amid the pandemic and initially evaluate the Philippine government’s countermeasures. Design/methodology/approach This paper reviewed academic literature
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Port service quality assessment using a ROPMIS modeling: seaports scenario in a Gulf country Maritime Business Review Pub Date : 2023-12-19 Noorul Shaiful Fitri Abdul Rahman, Adela P. Balasa, Mohammad Khairuddin Othman, Abebe Ejigu Alemu
Purpose This paper aimed to assess the service quality of the main seaports in Oman, which were Sohar, Ad Duqm and Salalah. The aim was to come up with ways to enhance the port service quality (PSQ) in Oman so that it could align with the Sultanate of Oman Logistics Strategy (SOLS) 2040 goals and achieve excellent and efficient operations. Design/methodology/approach To evaluate the service quality
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The enhanced role of canals and route choice due to disruptions in maritime operations Maritime Business Review Pub Date : 2023-12-05 Thalis P.V. Zis
Purpose This paper focusses on the aftermath of disruptions and the importance of the two largest canals (Suez and Panama), commenting on how during the pandemic the canal fees were lowered. Considering the ongoing efforts to decarbonize shipping, some of the ongoing disruptions will help reach these objectives faster. Design/methodology/approach Following a literature review of route choice in shipping
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The announcement effect of shipping sale-and-leaseback transactions Maritime Business Review Pub Date : 2023-10-23 Sangho Yoon, Chi Yeol Kim
Purpose This paper investigates the announcement effect of shipping sale-and-leaseback (SLB) transactions. As an emerging source of financing, a growing deal of interest has been paid to the SLB. However, little is known about a variety of aspects of SLB transactions in the shipping industry. In this regard, this study examines the stock market reaction to the SLB announcements of shipping firms and
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Review of bargaining and transaction prices: future avenues for shipping studies Maritime Business Review Pub Date : 2023-10-02 Satya Sahoo, Liping Jiang, Dong-Wook Song
Purpose In the shipping industry, both sales and purchases of second-hand ships and freight transport services are prevalently tailormade and traded with intense bilateral negotiations. Price bargaining is the key step of this negotiation process and plays a crucial role in determining mutually agreed prices. Despite its cruciality and applicability, the price bargaining has yet received due conceptual
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Cruise shipping network of ports in and around the emission control areas: a network structure perspective Maritime Business Review Pub Date : 2023-09-29 Maneerat Kanrak, Yui-yip Lau, Xavier Ling, Saksuriya Traiyarach
Purpose The rapid growth in cruise shipping coupled with increasing public awareness of climate change has led to increasing concerns about the impact cruise shipping poses on the environment, especially regarding air emissions. This study analyses the cruise shipping network of ports in and around the emission control areas (ECAs) to understand the structural properties of the network and ports.
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Framework for liner shipping connectivity data analytics and research Maritime Business Review Pub Date : 2023-09-28 Wei Yim Yap
Purpose This research proposes a framework to conceptualise the potential realm of data regarding shipping connectivity for application of data analytics which can be used to generate deeper insights with respect to the state of such linkages and potential areas for practical application. Design/methodology/approach The study method involved comprehensive presentation of different perspectives of assessing
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A longitudinal study of seaport selection: the perspective of container shipping companies Maritime Business Review Pub Date : 2023-09-28 Min-Seop Sim, Sung-Ho Kim, Yul-Seong Kim, Young-Joon Seo
Purpose Competition among seaports is rapidly increasing due to various factors such as the global recession, resurgence of COVID-19, tight environmental regulations of IMO, sharp rise in ocean freight charges, increasing global uncertainties and growth in ship sizes. It is essential to have precise knowledge of shipping companies' port selection factors to secure the competitive advantage of seaports
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Queueing networks for supporting container storage and retrieval Maritime Business Review Pub Date : 2023-05-10 Pasquale Legato, Rina Mary Mazza
Purpose An integrated queueing network focused on container storage/retrieval operations occurring on the yard of a transshipment hub is proposed. The purpose of the network is to support decisions related to the organization of the yard area, while also accounting for operations policies and times on the quay. Design/methodology/approach A discrete-event simulation model is used to reproduce container
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Seasonality and forecasting analysis of the South-East Asian container freight market Maritime Business Review Pub Date : 2023-03-28 Samhita Vemuri, Ziaul Haque Munim
Purpose While previous studies focused mainly on East Asia to Europe or United States trade routes, in recent years, trade among South-East Asian countries has increased notably. The price of transporting a container is not fixed and can fluctuate heavily over the course of a week. Besides, extant literature only identified seasonality patterns in the container freight market, but did not explore route-varying
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A bibliometric analysis and assessment of container terminal operations research Maritime Business Review Pub Date : 2023-03-07 Branislav Dragović, Nenad Zrnić, Ernestos Tzannatos, Nenad Kosanić, Andro Dragović
Purpose The paper undertakes a bibliometric analysis and assessment of journal publications in the field of container terminal operations research (CTOR), in an attempt to identify high-impact papers (HIPs) published in Science Citation Index/Social Science Citation Index (SCI/SSCI) journals of CTOR subject category from 1973 to 2020. Design/methodology/approach A structured approach for identifying
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Achieving gender equality in seafaring: an analysis of stakeholders' suggestions Maritime Business Review Pub Date : 2023-02-01 Lijun Tang
Purpose This paper examines the changes suggested by maritime stakeholders to achieve gender equality in seafaring, a male-dominated profession. Design/methodology/approach Adopting a four-stage career cycle framework, this paper analyzes changes proposed by 423 industry stakeholders to promote gender equality in seafaring. These proposed changes were posted on the Day of Seafarers 2019 virtual wall
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Port personnel recruitment process based on dynamic capabilities: port managers' priorities vs customer evaluations Maritime Business Review Pub Date : 2022-09-06 Umur Bucak, Mahmut Mollaoğlu, Mehmet Fatih Dinçer
Purpose Considering the human factor, the quality of the personnel is vital to ensure especially the value creation in the ports. Therefore, employee quality stands out for withstanding the pressures that stem from global trade on its operational speed felt by ports in recent years. Accordingly, the selection of the qualified personnel at the ports is very critical and a tool based on dynamic capabilities
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The dynamics of value propositions through social media engagement in maritime transport networks: Maersk vs Mediterranean Shipping Company Maritime Business Review Pub Date : 2022-08-19 Enrico D'agostini
Purpose This study explores the levels of Facebook engagement of the two largest Europe-based shipping lines, Maersk and Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), to discover the marketing orientation of the topics advertised and to ascertain whether they tend to be about brand recognition, new transport services, or value propositions for stakeholders. Design/methodology/approach The Facebook posts of
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Modeling the symmetric relation between Baltic Exchange indexes Maritime Business Review Pub Date : 2022-07-19 Kasra Pourkermani
Purpose This research provides some evidence by the vine copula approach, suggesting the significant and symmetric causal relation between subsections of Baltic Exchange and hence concluding that investing in different indexes, which is currently a risk diversification system, is not a correct risk reduction strategy. Design/methodology/approach The daily observations of Baltic Capesize Index (BCI)
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A hierarchical cluster analysis of port performance in Malaysia Maritime Business Review Pub Date : 2022-05-18 Norlinda Mohd Rozar, Mohd Hazeem Sidik, Muhammad Ashlyzan Razik, Saadi Ahmad Kamaruddin, Mohd Kholil Ashari Mohd Rozar, Indrianawati Usman, Bandar Ersan Alown
Purpose The term competitive has always been used as a comparison to provide a distinction between two or more things. Southeast Asia handles billions of tonnes of global seaborne trade annually. Thus, there is a necessity to look in detail at the performance indicators of port competitiveness on the basis of port performance. Design/methodology/approach This study has categorized 18 Malaysian bulk
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System-based barriers for seaports in contributing to Sustainable Development Goals Maritime Business Review Pub Date : 2022-04-15 Hansini Charupraba Katuwawala, Yapa Mahinda Bandara
Purpose The main purpose of this paper is to identify the reasons for the stagnant behaviour of seaports contributing towards Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Design/methodology/approach Global seaport sustainability practices that correspond with SDGs were identified through an extensive literature review. In total, five focus interviews were carried out with port managers in Sri Lanka to identify
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A methodological framework for quantitative risk analysis in container shipping operations Maritime Business Review Pub Date : 2022-04-14 Son Nguyen, Peggy Shu-Ling Chen, Yuquan Du
Purpose Container shipping is a crucial component of the global supply chain that is affected by a large range of operational risks with high uncertainty, threatening the stability of service, manufacture, distribution and profitability of involved parties. However, quantitative risk analysis (QRA) of container shipping operational risk (CSOR) is being obstructed by the lack of a well-established theoretical
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Guest Editorial: Port Business and Green Innovation Maritime Business Review Pub Date : 2022-03-14 Ana Cristina Paixão Casaca,Dimitrios V. Lyridis
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Marine energy transition with LNG and electric batteries: a technological adoption analysis of Norwegian ferries Maritime Business Review Pub Date : 2022-03-14 Sofiane Laribi, Emmanuel Guy
Purpose The article investigates factors associated with the relative success in adopting two specific alternative marine energies (liquefied natural gas [LNG] and electric batteries) in the Norwegian ferry market. This specific market segment is an interesting case study as its national-flagged fleet boasting the largest number of ships using alternative marine energies in comparison with the other
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Planning decision alterations and container terminal efficiency Maritime Business Review Pub Date : 2022-02-10 Buddhi A. Weerasinghe, H. Niles Perera, Phillip Kießner
Purpose This paper examines how the altering nature of planning decisions affects operational efficiency in seaport container terminals. The uncertainty and the role of the planner were investigated considering the dynamic integrated planning function of the quay to yard interface. Design/methodology/approach A system dynamics model has been built to illustrate the integrated dynamic environment. Data
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Revisiting the marketing approach between seaports and dry ports in Malaysia: current trend and strategy for improvement Maritime Business Review Pub Date : 2022-02-07 Jagan Jeevan, Raden Aswin Rahadi, Monizaihasra Mohamed, Nurul Haqimin Mohd Salleh, Mohamad Rosni Othman, Siti Marsila Mhd Ruslan
Purpose This paper aims to explore the comparative analysis of marketing strategies between seaports and dry ports. Second, this paper proposes a recommendation to improve marketing approaches in both nodes. Design/methodology/approach This research analyzes current marketing approaches to improve the freight volume and enhance interrelation between them for a comprehensive collaboration in the freight
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Predicting African trade considering uncertainty by scenario planning Maritime Business Review Pub Date : 2022-02-01 Ryuichi Shibasaki, Masahiro Abe, Wataru Sato, Naoki Otani, Atsushi Nakagawa, Hitoshi Onodera
Purpose This study predicts the growth of Africa's international trade from 2011 to 2040 by accounting for the uncertainties in the continent. Design/methodology/approach This study applies a scenario planning method (SPM) to develop multiple future scenarios considering uncertainties inherent in African socio-economies related to the success or failure of economic and industrial policies (EIPs) and
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Assessment of port governance model: evidence from the Brazilian ports Maritime Business Review Pub Date : 2022-01-18 Cláudio de Jesus Marques Soares, Ana Cristina Paixão Casaca
Purpose Since enacting Act 8630/93, Brazilian port activities have been going through significant modifications, changing from the public port service management to the landlord model. Act 12815/2013 enforced a new regulatory framework increasing Port Authorities' dependence on the Federal Government. Since 2019, the Government has attempted to elaborate a Port Authorities' identity based on the private
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Influencing factors of crude oil maritime shipping freight fluctuations: a case of Suezmax tankers in Europe–Africa routes Maritime Business Review Pub Date : 2022-01-12 Jihong Chen, Renjie Zhao, Wenjing Xiong, Zheng Wan, Lang Xu, Weipan Zhang
Purpose The paper aims to identify the contributors to freight rate fluctuations in the Suezmax tanker market; this study selected the refinery output, crude oil price, one-year charter rate and fleet development as the main influencing factors for the market analysis. Design/methodology/approach The paper used the vector error correction model to evaluate the degree of impact of each influencing factor
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Managing disruptions in the maritime industry – a systematic literature review Maritime Business Review Pub Date : 2022-01-12 Thanh-Thuy Nguyen, Dung Thi My Tran, Truong Ton Hien Duc, Vinh V. Thai
Purpose This paper presents a systematic review of the literature in the domain of maritime disruption management, upon which future research framework and agenda are proposed. Two review questions, i.e. the measures that are employed to manage disruptions and how these contribute to resilience performance, were pursued. Design/methodology/approach The systematic literature review procedure was strictly
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Monopoly in the container shipping market: an econometric approach Maritime Business Review Pub Date : 2021-12-29 Takuma Matsuda, Enna Hirata, Tomoya Kawasaki
Purpose Since the 2010s, market conditions for container shipping companies have been deteriorating owing to decreasing container cargo trade and increasing supply capacity. This study aims to contribute to the empirical literature on the container shipping industry market structure. Specifically, this study aims to investigate the extent of market competition. Design/methodology/approach This study
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A study of univariate forecasting methods for crude oil price Maritime Business Review Pub Date : 2021-12-20 Mei-Ling Cheng, Ching-Wu Chu, Hsiu-Li Hsu
Purpose This paper aims to compare different univariate forecasting methods to provide a more accurate short-term forecasting model on the crude oil price for rendering a reference to manages. Design/methodology/approach Six different univariate methods, namely the classical decomposition model, the trigonometric regression model, the regression model with seasonal dummy variables, the grey forecast
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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the well-being of the stranded seafarers Maritime Business Review Pub Date : 2021-12-15 Chun Pong Wong
Purpose This study examines the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the well-being and mental health of the seafarers who had to overstay on ships after their contracts expired, identifies topics that affect their mental distress and recommends measures to overcome these. Design/methodology/approach Four research questions about the impacts on the seafarers before and during the COVID-19 pandemic were
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Social media and CSR communication in European ports: the case of Twitter at the Port of Rotterdam Maritime Business Review Pub Date : 2021-11-30 Francesco Vitellaro, Giovanni Satta, Francesco Parola, Nicoletta Buratti
Purpose The research objective of the paper is twofold. First, it scrutinises the current state of the art concerning adopting the most popular social media by European port managing bodies (PMBs). Second, it investigates the use of social media in the corporate social responsibility (CSR) communication strategies of European PMBs. Design/methodology/approach The paper carries out online field research
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Optimising truck arrival management and number of service gates at container terminals Maritime Business Review Pub Date : 2021-11-26 Chu Cong Minh, Nguyen Van Noi
Purpose Truck appointment systems have been applied in critical container ports in the United States due to their potential to improve handling operations. This paper aims to develop a truck appointment system to optimise the total cost experiencing at the entrance of container terminals by managing truck arrivals and the number of service gates satisfying a given level of service. Design/methodology/approach
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Can corporate social responsibility enhance organizational image and commitment in the ocean freight forwarding industry? Maritime Business Review Pub Date : 2021-10-03 Ching-Chiao Yang, Po-Lin Lai, Xiaonan Zhu
Purpose In the past few decades, the concept of corporate social responsibility (CSR) has received substantial interest in the competitive business environment. This study aims to empirically examine the impact of CSR on corporate image, organizational commitment and organizational performance in ocean freight forwarders. Design/methodology/approach Five critical CSR dimensions were identified based
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A BPM-based framework for the impact assessment of blockchain to the midstream LNG supply chain Maritime Business Review Pub Date : 2021-10-12 Dimitrios V. Lyridis, Georgios O. Andreadis, Christos Papaleonidas, Violetta Tsiampa
Purpose The current study addresses how blockchain can deal with the challenges that the midstream liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply chain poses combined from a management standpoint. Such challenges are: the volume of transactions, communication hurdles and the lack of contemporary management tools. The paper proposes a comprehensive framework to assess the impact of blockchain implementation in
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Spectral analysis of the dry bulk shipping market by utilizing the system dynamics approach Maritime Business Review Pub Date : 2021-10-11 Junwoo Jeon, Emrah Gulay, Okan Duru
Purpose This research analyzes the cycle of the dry bulk shipping market (DBSM) as a representative of spot and period charter rates in dry bulk shipping to develop strategies for investment timing (i.e. asset play) and fleet trading (chartering strategy). Design/methodology/approach Spectral analysis is a numerical approach to extract significant cyclicality, which may be utilized to develop trading
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Port's technologies for autonomous ships in restricted waters Maritime Business Review Pub Date : 2021-10-06 Helio Takahiro Sinohara, Eduardo Aoun Tannuri
Purpose This work analyses autonomous ships' specific needs of external and environmental information in restricted pilotage waters. Harbour pilots use conventional well-tested techniques when piloting the manned vessel. In this work, the authors propose technological solutions to be installed or adapted in ports to feed the autonomous ships' systems with the information considered relevant by pilots
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The interrelationship between ocean, rail, truck and air freight rates Maritime Business Review Pub Date : 2021-06-29 Joshua Shackman, Quinton Dai, Baxter Schumacher-Dowell, Joshua Tobin
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the long-term cointegrating relationship between ocean, rail, truck and air cargo freight rates, as well as the short-term dynamics between these four series. The authors also test the predictive ability of these freight rates on major economic indicators. Design/methodology/approach The authors employ a vector error-correction model using 16 years of
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Organizational justice perception and organizational citizenship behavior of shipyard workers: the role of identification and emotional intelligence Maritime Business Review Pub Date : 2021-06-28 Murat Yorulmaz, Ahmet Karabacak
Purpose The purpose of this study is to review whether organization identification has a role of mediation and whether emotional intelligence (EI) has a role of moderating in the relationship between organizational justice perception (OJP) and organizational citizenship behavior (OCB). Design/methodology/approach In order to achieve the aim of the research, the data obtained from 388 employees of six
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An empirical study of the performance of weather routing service in the North Pacific Ocean Maritime Business Review Pub Date : 2021-06-28 Chaur-Luh Tsai, Dong-Taur Su, Chun-Pong Wong
Purpose The objective of this research is to examine the performance of weather routing service in the North Pacific Ocean based on a global container shipping company. Design/methodology/approach The data comprise two passages: one that departs from the port of Taipei to the port of Los Angeles (TPE-LAX) and another that departs from the port of Tacoma to the port of Kaohsiung (TCM-KSG). A weather
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Examining the opportunities and challenges of the Kra Canal: a PESTELE/SWOT analysis Maritime Business Review Pub Date : 2021-08-17 Po-Hsing Tseng, Nick Pilcher
Purpose Much literature considers future impacts of the Kra Canal on shipping times and on individual countries. In this paper, the authors consider the maritime business potential of the Kra Canal for companies, ports and countries. Design/methodology/approach Based on a combination of a review of the extant literature, quantitative data from relevant calculations and qualitative data from semi-structured
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Enhancing productivity of ship chandlers’ trucks at the port for sustainability Maritime Business Review Pub Date : 2021-06-09 Muhammad Syafiq Essi, Yingsi Chen, Hui Shan Loh, Yimiao Gu
Purpose Ship chandlers’ trucks are now facing challenges owing to their job characteristics, which will lead to low productivity of trucks, congestions and pollutions at the port. The aim of this paper is to identify important causes and the effects of low truck productivity at the port under the demand of sustainable development. Design/methodology/approach Based on the literature review, potential
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Shipping managers’ information behavior during a pandemic crisis Maritime Business Review Pub Date : 2021-06-08 Kelly Gerakoudi-Ventouri
Purpose A significant body of literature suggests that shipping companies operate in an extremely volatile and risky environment, relying on the effective use of information to remain competitive. However, decision-making in this market is demanding because of the high uncertainty, market competition and significant capital investments. Moreover, the rapid spread of COVID-19 renders information uncertainty
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An investigation on behavioral biases in ship investments of small-sized shipping companies Maritime Business Review Pub Date : 2021-06-07 Ersin Firat Akgul, Ismail Bilge Cetin
Purpose This study aims to explain the facts about behavioral biases that cannot be explained by rational patterns in ship investments of small-size shipping companies. Design/methodology/approach A qualitative approach was adopted in this study. The systematic approach of Wolcott (1994) and the action flows proposed by Miles and Huberman (1994) were taken into consideration. Findings Factors affecting
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Investigating the factors influencing Australian logistics companies toward environmental activity adoption Maritime Business Review Pub Date : 2021-06-07 Sonia Sadeghian Esfahani, Stephen Cahoon, Shu-Ling Chen, Hilary Pateman, Seyed Mojtaba Sajadi
Purpose This paper aims to examine 12 factors influencing environmental activity adoption by Australian logistics companies. Design/methodology/approach After a literature review and collect the major factors influencing environmental activity adoption, exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and Friedman test are used to cluster and prioritize these factors through a Web survey. Findings The results of
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Global risk factors of NYSE- and NASDAQ-listed shipping companies’ stock returns Maritime Business Review Pub Date : 2021-03-29 Nikiforos T. Laopodis
Purpose This paper aims to investigate the impact of global macro and other risk factors of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)- and National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation (NASDAQ)-listed shipping companies’ stock returns from January 2001 to December 2019. Design/methodology/approach The methodological design includes multi-factor regressions for individual companies, augmented
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The impact of the 2020 global sulfur cap on maritime CO2 emissions Maritime Business Review Pub Date : 2021-03-08 Vasiliki Zisi, Harilaos N. Psaraftis, Thalis Zis
Purpose As of January 1, 2020, the upper limit of sulfur emissions outside emission control areas decreased from 3.5% to 0.5%. This paper aims to present some of the challenges associated with the implementation of the sulfur cap and investigates its possible side effects as regard the drive of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. Even though it would
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Liner shipping network design with sensitive demand Maritime Business Review Pub Date : 2021-02-01 Ali Cheaitou, Sadeque Hamdan, Rim Larbi
Purpose This paper aims to examine containership routing and speed optimization for maritime liner services. It focuses on a realistic case in which the transport demand, and consequently the collected revenue from the visited ports depend on the sailing speed. Design/methodology/approach The authors present an integer non-linear programming model for the containership routing and fleet sizing problem
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Mutual information analysis of the factors influencing port throughput Maritime Business Review Pub Date : 2020-12-30 Majid Eskafi, Milad Kowsari, Ali Dastgheib, Gudmundur F. Ulfarsson, Poonam Taneja, Ragnheidur I. Thorarinsdottir
Purpose Port throughput analysis is a challenging task, as it consists of intertwined interactions between a variety of cargos and numerous influencing factors. This study aims to propose a quantitative method to facilitate port throughput analysis by identification of important cargos and key macroeconomic variables. Design/methodology/approach Mutual information is applied to measure the linear and
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Security risk management: a case of Qalhat liquefied natural gas terminal Maritime Business Review Pub Date : 2020-12-22 Kambiz Mokhtari, Noorul Shaiful Fitri Abdul Rahman, Hamid Reza Soltani, Salim Ahmed Al Rashdi, Kawkab Abdul Aziz Mohammed Al Balushi
Purpose At the substantive level, there exists a gap in knowledge about the position of security risk management (i.e. SRM) during the terminals’ operations and management; particularly when there is potential for deliberate anti-security acts. Correspondingly, the purpose of this paper is a need for more practical research to find out the justification for the existence of the SRM and different techniques
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A valuation approach of port funding strategies with application to a container terminal concession in Sub-Saharan Africa Maritime Business Review Pub Date : 2020-12-14 Darren Fraser, Thando Mpikeleli, Theo Notteboom
Purpose Increased economic activity in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has given rise to increased demand for port development. Given the often scarce availability of national public funding, port institutional reform programmes have been implemented to pave the way for the inclusion of external port investors. Notwithstanding this fact, some sub-Saharan African Governments remain institutionally locked into
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Blockchain technology in supply chain management: insights from machine learning algorithms Maritime Business Review Pub Date : 2020-12-14 Enna Hirata, Maria Lambrou, Daisuke Watanabe
Purpose This paper aims to retrieve key components of blockchain applications in supply chain areas. It applies natural language processing methods to generate useful insights from academic literature. Design/methodology/approach It first applies a text mining method to retrieve information from scientific journal papers on the related topics. The text information is then analyzed through machine learning
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An econophysics approach to forecast bulk shipbuilding orderbook: an application of Newton’s law of gravitation Maritime Business Review Pub Date : 2020-11-26 Quazi Mohammed Habibus Sakalayen, Okan Duru, Enna Hirata
Purpose Bulk shipping mostly facilitates the smooth flow of raw materials around the globe. Regardless, forecasting a bulk shipbuilding orderbook is a seldom researched domain in the academic arena. This study aims to pioneer an econophysics approach coupled with an autoregressive data analysis technique for bulk shipbuilding order forecasting. Design/methodology/approach By offering an innovative
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The global trends of automated container terminal: a systematic literature review Maritime Business Review Pub Date : 2020-10-26 W.K. Kon, Noorul Shaiful Fitri Abdul Rahman, Rudiah Md Hanafiah, Saharuddin Abdul Hamid
Purpose Since the first automated container terminal (ACT) was introduced at Europe Container Terminals Delta Terminal in Port Rotterdam back in the year 1992, a lot of research had been done to improve the management of ACT. However, up until recently, the number of literature available still appeared scarce. Hence, this paper aims to review the collection of literature about ACT to generate an exhaustive
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Restructuring seafarers’ welfare under the Maritime labour convention: an empirical case study of Greece Maritime Business Review Pub Date : 2020-09-28 Pengfei Zhang, Lijun Zhao, Olga Vata, Sriram Rajagopal
Maritime transport is the ‘invisible’ backbone that keeps the global economy moving on any given day, as has become obvious during the COVID-19 crisis. However, shipping and seafarers do not turn up in the public mind as a key sector, with key workers. It is important in this context to look into major issues concerning seafarers. This paper examines three of the major issues relating to the welfare
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Ship routing and scheduling systems: forecasting, upscaling and viability Maritime Business Review Pub Date : 2020-08-20 Said El Noshokaty
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to resolve three problems in ship routing and scheduling systems. Problem 1 is the anticipation of the future cargo transport demand when the shipping models are stochastic based on this demand. Problem 2 is the capacity of these models in processing large number of ships and cargoes within a reasonable time. Problem 3 is the viability of tramp shipping when it
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Revising the warehouse productivity measurement indicators: ratio-based benchmark Maritime Business Review Pub Date : 2020-08-10 Nur Hazwani Karim, Noorul Shaiful Fitri Abdul Rahman, Rudiah Md Hanafiah, Saharuddin Abdul Hamid, Alisha Ismail, Ab Saman Abd Kader, Mohd Shaladdin Muda
Purpose The literature on warehouse performance assessments is mainly focussed on the efficiency and effectiveness of an action or activity due to customer demand and tailored fulfilment, with less attention being given to the performance measurement of each function of the warehouse and its overall productivity. Therefore, this study was aimed at revising the key warehouse performance metrics to a
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The long run relationship between fish production, marine trade balance and foreign direct investment Maritime Business Review Pub Date : 2020-04-20 Naseem H. Jamei, Mira Nurmakhanova, Shahbaz Mustafa, Alloysius Egbulonu, Wagdi Hadidan
This paper aims to focus on testing the long-run relationship between fish production and two main variables, the foreign direct investment inflow and the marine trade balance in Oman, which is one of the Arab Gulf countries, during the period 1985-2016.,This study uses what known as the two-step Engle–Granger cointegration test to give evidence for the long-run relationship among the variables.,The
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The efficiency analysis of world top container ports using two-stage uncertainty DEA model and FCM Maritime Business Review Pub Date : 2020-04-17 Thi Quynh Mai Pham, Gyei Kark Park, Kyoung-Hoon Choi
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present an integrated model to measure the operational efficiency of the top 40 container ports in the world for a five-year continuous period using a two-stage uncertainty data envelopment analysis (UDEA) combined with fuzzy C-means clustering method (FCM). Design/methodology/approach UDEA model is adopted for measuring the efficiency of container ports to overcome
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Assessing sustainable consumption practices on cruise ships Maritime Business Review Pub Date : 2020-04-16 Feng-Ming Tsai, Tat-Dat Bui
This study aims to examine a hierarchical framework for sustainable consumption (SC) for cruise ships and identify the causal relationships and decisive attributes of cruise ship operation practices that allow cruise organizations to achieve a higher level of sustainable performance.,This study applies a hybrid of the Delphi method and a fuzzy decision-making trial and evaluation laboratory (DEMATEL)