carriers. While ocean container transport logistics has been greatly studied, there are many important issues that have yet to … receive the attention they deserve. The editors and contributing authors of Ocean Container Transport Logistics: Making Global … project on 'Promoting Hong Kong's Ocean Container Transport Logistics Network' sponsored by Hong Kong Research Grant Council …

We quantify the effect of container technology on transport costs and trade by estimating the modal choice between … containerization and breakbulk shipping using micro-level trade data. The model is motivated by novel facts that relate container usage … to shipment, destination and firm characteristics. We find container transport to have a higher first-mile cost and a …