Notes on the contributors -- Preface -- PART ONE Introduction -- 01 Introduction to maritime logistics -- Dong-Wook Song and Photis M Panayides -- Background -- Outline of the book -- 02 Defining maritime logistics and its value -- Eon-Seong Lee, Hyung-Sik Nam and Dong-Wook Song -- Introduction -- Maritime logistics in concept -- Maritime logistics value defined -- Strategic significance of maritime logistics value -- Concluding remarks -- 03 International maritime trade and logistics -- Funda Yercan and Turkay Yildiz -- Introduction -- Logistics and supply chain management -- Logistics and transport -- Global trade and international maritime trade -- Conclusions and discussion -- 04 Intermodal freight transport and logistics -- Katsuhiko Hayashi and Toshinori Nemoto -- Introduction -- Characteristics of intermodal transport -- Advantages of intermodal transport -- Containerization and intermodal transport -- Development of intermodal transport -- Combined transport operators and their services -- Towards innovative intermodal transport -- 05 The human element in maritime logistics -- Cecilia Österman and Anna-Lisa Osvalder -- Introduction -- The human element in science and theory -- Effects on system performance and wellbeing -- Concluding remarks -- PART TWO Shipping logistics -- 06 Developing liner service networks in container shipping -- César Ducruet and Theo Notteboom -- Introduction: background on liner shipping -- Configuration and design of liner shipping services -- Shipping routes, network patterns and port centrality -- Conclusions -- 07 Supply chain integration of shipping companies -- Photis M Panayides, Robert Wiedmer, Panayiotis C Andreou and Christodoulos Louca -- Introduction -- Supply chain integration in the maritime shipping industry -- The impact of supply chain integration on shipping firm performance.

Conclusion and further research -- 08 Logistics strategy in container shipping -- Alfred J Baird -- Introduction -- Literature review -- Container line logistics activities -- Liner operator case studies -- Strategic groups -- Conclusions -- 09 Tanker shipping logistics -- Robert Desrosiers -- Introduction -- Transfer components -- Marine terminals -- Contractual relationships -- Cargo transfer procedures -- Cargo losses -- Conclusion -- 10 Dry bulk shipping logistics -- Claude Comtois and Romuald Lacoste -- Dry bulk trade -- Dry bulk fleet -- Economies of dry bulk trade -- Principles of dry bulk shipping logistics -- Conclusion -- PART THREE Port logistics -- 11 Dry port in concept and practice -- Violeta Roso and Andrea Rosa -- Introduction -- Intermodality and seaport inland access -- Intermodal terminal facilities -- The dry port concept -- Dry port examples in Europe -- Conclusions -- 12 Defining logistics hub and its application for container ports -- Hyung-Sik Nam and Dong-Wook Song -- Introduction -- Logistics hub in perspective -- Application of logistics hub to container port -- Economics and social network theories for container hub port evolution -- Concluding remarks -- 13 Hinterland logistics and global supply chains -- Rickard Bergqvist -- Introduction -- Hinterland logistics - supply chain accessibility and efficiency -- Hinterland transport system design -- Hinterland logistics - strategy -- Hinterland logistics - management -- Hinterland logistics and its influence on global supply chains -- Conclusions -- 14 Port and logistics chains: changes in organizational effectiveness -- Cimen Karatas Centin -- Introduction -- Ports and logistics chains -- Port authorities in logistics chains -- Conclusion -- 15 Logistics performance of supply chain-oriented ports -- Su Han Woo, Stephen Pettit and Anthony Beresford -- Introduction.

Review of relevant literature -- Evolution of port research -- Supply chains and seaports -- Integration of ports in supply chains -- Research model and data collection -- Empirical analysis and results -- Conclusion -- 16 Conclusion -- Photis M Panayides and Dong-Wook Song -- Topics of investigation and their importance -- Outcomes and implications -- Index.