This book is focused on the impact of ocean transport logistics on global supply chains. It is the first book solely dedicated to the topic, linking the interaction of parties along this chain, including shippers, terminal operators and line 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 Supply Chain Effective seek to address these topics and shed new light on the subject.
The book is divided into three parts. Part I examines the innovation, trends, competition and business model of container terminal operations. In Part II, the book looks at how tactical and operational management is used in shipping liners. The chapters cover topics such as empty container repositioning, slow steaming, routing, network design and disruption management. Finally Part III explores at shippers and global supply chain management, with chapters on transportation service procurement, hinterland transportation, green corridors, as well as competition and co-operation in maritime logistics operations. The eighteen chapters of the book all highlight the immediate effect of ocean transport logistics on global supply chain.

Part I Container Terminal Operation: Innovations, Trends, Competition and Business Models

1 Innovative Container Terminals to Improve Global Container Transport Chains 3

2 Container Terminal Operation: Current Trends and Future Challenges 43

3 Container Port Competition in Europe 75

4 Container Port Competition and Competitiveness Analysis: Asian Major Ports 97

5 Choosing a Business Model of Container Terminal Operations 137

Part II Shipping Liners: Tactical and Operational Management

6 Empty Container Repositioning 163

7 Robust Optimization Approach to Empty Container Repositioning in Liner Shipping 209

8 Disruption Management for Liner Shipping 231

9 Bunker Purchasing in Liner Shipping 251

10 Ship Route Schedule Based Interactions Between Container Shipping Lines and Port Operators 279

11 Slow Steaming in Maritime Transportation: Fundamentals, Trade-offs, and Decision Models 315

12 Efficient Global Container Transport Network Design 359

Part III Shippers and Global Supply Chain Management

13 Purchasing Transportation Services from Ocean Carriers 399

14 Ocean Transport and the Facilitation of Trade 429

15 Modelling Global Container Freight Transport Demand 451

16 Competition and Co-operation in Maritime Logistics Operations 477

17 Hinterland Transportation in Container Supply Chains 497

18 Green Corridors and Their Possible Impact on the European Supply Chain 521

Index 551

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