Front Cover -- Maritime Logistics: Contemporary Issues -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- Chapter 1. Introduction -- Part I. Management, Operations and Strategic Issues -- Chapter 2. Container Liner Shipping, Port Development and Competition -- 2.1. Introduction -- 2.2. Recent Development in Container Liner Shipping -- 2.3. Implications on Ports: Changing Roles, Functions and Development -- 2.4. A New Trend Emerging: Coopetition and Regional Port Governance -- 2.5. Concluding Remarks -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Chapter 3. Container Flows and Empty Container Repositioning -- 3.1. Introduction -- 3.2. Containerisation and Globalisation -- 3.3. Imbalance Flows of Containers -- 3.4. Container Flow -- 3.5. Impacts to Shipping Lines and Supply Chain Partners -- 3.5.1. Impacts to Shipping Lines -- 3.5.1.1. Inventory cost in the surplus areas -- 3.5.1.2. Operational costs -- 3.5.1.3. Utilisation of equipment and vessel space -- 3.5.1.4. Customer satisfaction -- 3.5.2. Impacts to Shippers -- 3.5.3. Impacts to Container Haulage Companies -- 3.5.4. Impacts to Port Development -- 3.5.5. Impacts to the Whole Supply Chain and Economy of the Region -- 3.6. Current Practices and Suggested Solutions -- 3.6.1. Internal Mitigating Strategies -- 3.6.1.1. Strategic planning -- 3.6.1.2. Operational planning -- Landside container dispatching -- Global empty container repositioning -- 3.6.1.3. Other commonly used repositioning policies -- 3.6.2. External Mitigating Strategies -- 3.6.2.1. Collaborations between supply chain partners -- 3.6.2.2. Foldable containers -- 3.6.2.3. New market investigation -- 3.7. Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 4. Port Congestion and Implications to Maritime Logistics -- 4.1. Introduction -- 4.2. A conceptual Framework -- 4.3. Literature Review and Survey Results on Current State of Congestion.

4.4. Actor Reaction Patterns to Port Congestion -- 4.5. Future Evolution -- 4.6. Conclusion -- References -- Appendixes -- Appendix A: Survey Country Reviews on Congestion -- Appendix B: Literature Search on Global Port Congestion -- Chapter 5. Port Choice Model of Transhipment Cargo Using System Dynamics -- 5.1. Introduction -- 5.2. Literature review -- 5.3. Analysis of Transhipment -- 5.3.1. Calling Pattern in Northeast Asia -- 5.3.2. The Scope of Research -- 5.4. Port Choice Model of Transhipment Cargo -- 5.4.1. Factors for Selecting a Transhipment Port -- 5.4.2. Model Speci.cation -- 5.4.3. Variable Description -- 5.4.3.1. Dependent variable -- 5.4.3.2. Independent variables -- 5.5. Data Gathering for Input Variable -- 5.5.1. Value of Dependent Variable -- 5.5.2. Value of Independent Variable -- 5.5.2.1. Mother ship dimension for cost estimation -- 5.5.2.2. Feeder ship dimension for cost estimation -- 5.5.2.3. Ship voyage cost -- 5.5.2.4. Port dues -- 5.5.2.5. Fuel cost for transportation -- 5.5.2.6. Port logistics cost -- 5.5.2.7. Ship running cost -- 5.5.2.8. Ship total cost including mother and feeder ship -- 5.5.2.9. Data for measuring port attraction -- 5.5.2.10. Deviation cost -- 5.6. The Result of Model Test -- 5.6.1. Step-1 Model Test -- 5.6.2. Step-2 Model Test -- 5.6.3. Step-3 Model Test -- 5.6.4. Port Choice Model for Sensitive Analysis Using System Dynamics Tool -- 5.7. Conclusion -- Reference -- Chapter 6. Maritime Logistics and Supply Chain Security -- 6.1. Introduction -- 6.2. Evolution and Trends of the Maritime Security Measures and Tools in the United States -- 6.3. Best Practices for Supply Chain and Maritime Security Management -- 6.4. Recent Advances in Ubiquitous Information Technology for Supply Chain and Maritime Security.

6.5. Development of a Supply Chain Map that Shows the Shipping Routes/Channels Vulnerable to Maritime Security Breaches and Lapses -- 6.6. Summary and Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 7. Risk Management in Maritime Logistics and Supply Chains -- 7.1. Introduction -- 7.2. An Overview of Supply Chain and Maritime Risks Literature -- 7.3. Classification of Supply Chain Risks and Disruptions -- 7.4. Methodology -- 7.5. Impact of Port Disruption on Supply Chains: Empirical Evidence and Discussion -- 7.6. Recommending More Integrative SCRM: Case Studies and Research Agenda -- 7.7. Conclusions -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Chapter 8. Information Technology in Maritime Logistics Management: A Case-Based Approach from CoA to SLA -- 8.1. Introduction -- 8.2. Maritime Logistics and ICT -- 8.2.1. A General View of Shipping Companies -- 8.2.2. ICT Infrastructure -- 8.3. From CoA to SLA, and the Use of ICT in the Transformation Process -- 8.3.1. Characteristics of the Finished Product Market -- 8.3.2. The Basic Idea: From CoA to SLA -- 8.3.3. Mechanisms for Cost Reductions: Direct Activities -- 8.3.3.1. Minimizing the sea transport cost -- 8.3.3.2. Minimizing inventory cost -- 8.3.4. The Mechanisms and the View of the Shipping Company -- 8.3.5. Other Mechanisms: Cost of Indirect Activities -- 8.4. Data-Driven Modeling and Analysis -- 8.4.1. The Flow and Phases of the Analysis -- 8.4.2. Conclusion from the Analysis -- 8.5. From Data-Driven Analysis to ICT Architecture -- 8.6. Running the Operation: Processes and ICT -- 8.7. Summary and Further Reading -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 9. Port Value Chains and the Role of Interdependencies -- 9.1. Introduction -- 9.2. Studying Relationships in Ports -- 9.3. Value Lies on Relations -- 9.3.1. Port Network Orientation -- 9.3.2. Port Value Chains.

9.4. Co-creating Value Via Inter-dependence Enhancement -- 9.4.1. Serial Inter-dependencies -- 9.4.2. Pooled Inter-dependencies -- 9.4.3. Reciprocal Inter-dependencies -- 9.5. Co-creation of Value: The Role of Inter-dependencies -- 9.6. Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 10. Overview and Gaps in Container Terminal Industry Studies -- 10.1. Introduction -- 10.2. Literature Overview -- 10.2.1. Productivity and Competitiveness -- 10.2.1.1. Mathematical and operations research -- 10.2.1.2. Management and economics -- 10.2.1.3. Simulation -- 10.2.1.4. Stochastic modelling -- 10.2.2. Yard and Equipment Utilisation -- 10.2.2.1. Mathematical and operations research -- 10.2.2.2. Management and economics -- 10.2.2.3. Simulation -- 10.2.2.4. Stochastic -- 10.2.3. Equipment Scheduling -- 10.2.3.1. Mathematics and operations research -- 10.2.3.2. Simulation -- 10.2.4. Berth Planning -- 10.2.4.1. Mathematics and operation research -- 10.2.4.1. Simulation -- 10.2.5. Loading and Unloading -- 10.2.5.1. Mathematics and operation research -- 10.2.5.2. Simulation -- 10.2.6. Conceptual Models and Literature Review -- 10.3. Where Do We Stand? -- 10.3.1. The gap -- 10.4. Discussion and Conclusions -- References -- Part II. Green and Sustainability Issues -- Chapter 11. Corporate Social Responsibility in Maritime Logistics -- 11.1. Introduction -- 11.2. Necessity for CSR in Maritime Logistics -- 11.2.1. CSR in Practice: Samples from Top Container Shipping Lines -- 11.2.2. The Role of Container Liner Shipping within Maritime Logistics and Shippers' Expectations -- 11.2.3. Sustainability Issues within Container Shipping -- 11.2.4. Value Drivers for CSR -- 11.3. Initial Roots and Status Quo of CSR -- 11.3.1. Initial Roots of a CSR -- 11.3.2. Status Quo of the International CSR Debate -- 11.3.2.1. The scientific roots of the CSR debate in North America.

11.3.2.2. The political nature of the CSR debate in Europe -- 11.4. Good-Practice Case Study: CSR within the NYK Line -- 11.4.1. The NYK Strategy is Based upon CSR -- 11.4.2. Management System Supports CSR on an Operative Level -- 11.4.2.1. Vision, strategy and policy of the management system -- 11.4.2.2. Organizational structure of the management system -- 11.4.2.3. Communication strategy of the management system -- 11.4.2.4. CSR controlling: key environmental and social indicators -- 11.4.2.5. NYK Eco Ship 2030 as an intended path to zero emission shipping -- 11.5. CSR in Container Shipping - Implications -- 11.6. Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 12. Green Maritime Logistics and Sustainability -- 12.1. Introduction -- 12.2. Measuring Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Energy Consumption in Transport Systems -- 12.3. A Model for Measuring Seaborne Transport and Its Greenhouse Gas Emissions -- 12.4. Comparing Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Different Transport Modes -- References -- Chapter 13. Maritime Logistics in EU Green Ports and Short Sea Shipping -- 13.1. Introduction -- 13.2. Background Research on EU Short Sea Shipping -- 13.3. European Short Sea Shipping and its Importance for the EU -- 13.4. European Hubs -- 13.5. The Issue of Sustainable Transport in EU -- 13.6. The Relocation of Industry in EU -- 13.7. The Motorways of the Sea (MoS) -- 13.8. Developing Green Ports in the EU -- 13.9. Conclusions -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Chapter 14. Assessing the Environmental Impact of Maritime Operations in Ports: A Systems Approach -- 14.1. Introduction: Maritime Operations in Ports -- 14.2. Environmental Management in Ports -- 14.2.1. Some Extant Tools to Assist Environmental Management in Ports -- 14.2.2. EcoPorts Initiatives -- 14.2.3. Practice in Europe's Largest Port Industry -- 14.3. Methodology -- 14.3.1. The Systems Approach.

14.3.2. A Business Process Approach.