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The use of shipping containers for the transport of goods has become indispensable and a crucial factor for globalization by providing inexpensive and safe transport opportunities. It is expected that the number of globally operating containers will increase in the near future. Despite a high...
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and logistics corridors that encompass three different continents (i.e. Asia, Africa, and Europe) with both land and … and Northern Europe through new port investments (e.g. Piraeus, the proposed Venice container offshore terminal) and … specific focus on the effects into port competition within the Mediterranean area. …
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This study investigated the role of information systems usage in enhancing port logistics performance using the port of …, and enhancing organisational logistics capability. The study employed a quantitative approach, with questionnaires …'s alpha. A canonical correlation analysis was performed to estimate the relationship of information systems usage to the port …
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The seaport-hinterland access infrastructures become more saturated leading to extra unpredictable costs for logistics … operators. To keep their services competitive, infrastructure managers (such as port authorities) seek new approaches in …. The current paper merges two perspectives. The first conducts interviews with representatives of different logistics …
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The choice of port is one of the topics that most interest researchers. Port selection behaviour may vary depending on … port user perspectives. Prior studies have attempted to determine user preferences for certain port choice factors, but … objectives of this article are to analyse the port selection factors in Brazil for different port users, to discuss the …
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the formation of the landscape of urban agglomerations based on different configurations of port locations. The dynamics … affects the growth rate and location of the city-size values. Our findings showed that the two port-city configuration give … their distance to ports. A four port-city configuration showed that if the number of ports increases, lower city-sizes are …
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Currently, the shipping industry is at a crossroads. Although it has overcome numerous technological barriers and finance and economic crises over the years, the industry is facing its most prominent challenge, which rests on finding the most feasible solutions to deal with industry...
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Port sustainability studies are increasing rapidly and are skewed toward environmental aspects, while at the same time … building a framework which categorises port actions, measures, and implementation schemes (policy tools to improve the uptake …), utilising the critical literature review method. Additionally, linkage of port sustainability to the United Nations' Sustainable …
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seaports and dry ports and describe a dry port-seaport logistics network in Shandong Province, which results from the mutual … every aspect of China. As a coastal province with lots of port resources, Shandong province has implemented port integration …, and there are some operation problems arising, too. In order to make the seaports and dry port reach their full potential …
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-added services and logistics centers in tandem with port performance indicators to remain sustainable and competitive in the maritime …) region, intending to capitalise on economic opportunities through seaborne trade. Examining port performance is essential to … ascertain the PCE impact on port efficiency within the LAC region. Stochastic frontier analysis (SFA) was used to determine the …
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