Countries throughout the world, and especially within Asia, are investing heavily in container port infrastructure in the hopes of capturing a larger share of global shipping activity for their economies. Many existing ports are emphasizing developing the capacity to serve as a hub port,...

The Korean government has made many efforts to repair the damage done by the financial crisis since November 1997. The restructuring programmes for the Korean economy, including chaebols' (i.e. family-controlled conglomerates) restructuring, have impacted in many ways on the shipping,...

There have been many efforts to develop a logistics information system in the Korean logistics industry. In spite of these efforts, there are many points which need improvement in the Logistics Information System, of which function is the electronic data communication without added value. This...

It is an important matter closely connected with saving logistics costs, as well as encouraging national competitive power, to improve the productivity of container terminals by efficient utilization of container terminal resources. In this respect, this paper tries to suggest a conceptual model...

Erstwhile, displays using down-converting color changing medium utilized color filters as an essential part of clarifying the trade-off between true colors and transmittance. In this study, we report the development of a novel, smart process for producing thin luminescent films that completely...

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Chinese Shipping Policy and the Impact of its Development -- 3 The Sea-going Labour Market in the People's Republic of China and its Future -- 4 COSCO Development Strategy -- 5 Port...