UID:
almahu_9947914852102882
Format:
1 online resource (xix, 497 p.) :
,
ill.
ISBN:
9780857930866 (e-book)
Content:
The International Handbook of Maritime Business is a timely, comprehensive and insightful overview of the key contemporary research issues in maritime business.
Note:
1. Editor's introduction : we never know the worth of water till the well is dry / Kevin Cullinane -- 2. The maritime industry : key developments in seaborne trade, maritime business and markets / Hassiba Benamara, Jan Hoffmann and Vincent Valentine -- 3. The option to change the flag of a vessel / Manolis G. Kavussanos and Andrianos E. Tsekrekos -- 4. Fixtures-based freight rate indices, and their impact on freight rate modelling in the shipping industry / Albert Veenstra and Jan van Dalen -- 5. Fundamental analysis and relative efficiency of maritime firms : dry bulk vs tanker firms / Photis Panayides and Neophytos Lambertides -- 6. Modelling the impact of double hull technology on oil spill numbers / David Glen -- 7. An investigation into the effect of risk management on the profitability of shipping investment and operations / Amir H. Alizadeh and Nikos Nomikos -- 8. Structural factors underlying mergers and acquisitions in liner shipping / Mike Fusillo -- 9. Liner shipping networks and market concentration / Ricardo J. Sanchez and Gordon Wilmsmeier -- 10. One-hundred percent scanning of port containers : the impact on maritime transport chains / Wayne Talley -- 11. Are bunker adjustment factors aimed at revenue-making or cost recovery? : empirical evidence on the pricing strategies of shipping lines / Theo Notteboom and Pierre Cariou -- 12. The value of direct call services by container shipping lines in Northern Europe : support model for strategic scenario development and case study / Arne Jensen and Rickard Bergqvist -- 13. An analysis of short sea shipping as an alternative for freight transport / Lourdes Trujillo, Francesca Medda and María M. González -- 14. Optimal inventory control for empty containers in a port with random demands and repositioning delays / Dong-Ping Song and Qing Zhang -- 15. Measuring competition between ports / Simme Veldman and Eric van Drunen -- 16. Captive and contestable port hinterlands : modelling and visualization using GIS / Jacob Kronbak and Kevin Cullinane -- 17. Seaport efficiency and productivity growth / Carlos Barros ... [et al.] -- 18. A multi-step approach to model the relative efficiency of European ports : the role of regulation and other non-discretionary factors / Angela Stefania Bergantino and Enrico Musso -- 19. Is Puerto Limon a real lemon? : port inefficiency and its impact / Paul Kent and Alan Fox -- 20. Port performance in changing logistics environments : measurement development and model testing / Su-Han Woo and Stephen Pettit.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781847209337 (hardback)
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1847209335
Language:
English
Subjects:
Economics
Keywords:
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URL:
http://www.elgaronline.com/view/9781847209337.xml
URL:
http://www.elgaronline.com/view/9781847209337.xml
