Port Management

Front Matter....Pages i-xviii
Introduction Containerized Ports: The Entrepreneurial Kindle Wood under Global Supply Chain Management....Pages 1-4
Containerization, Box Logistics and Global Supply Chains: The Integration of Ports and Liner Shipping Networks....Pages 5-28
A New Approach to Port Choice Modelling....Pages 29-56
Coordination in Hinterland Transport Chains: A Major Challenge for the Seaport Community....Pages 57-83
An Optimization Model for the Inland Repositioning of Empty Containers....Pages 84-108
The ISPS Code and the Cost of Port Compliance: An Initial Logistics and Supply Chain Framework for Port Security Assessment and Management....Pages 109-137
Governance in Seaport Clusters....Pages 138-154
The Size Economies and Network Efficiency of Large Containerships....Pages 155-179
Port Infrastructure: An Access Model for the Essential Facility....Pages 180-194
Concession Agreements and Market Entry in the Container Terminal Industry....Pages 195-220
Competition, Excess Capacity and the Pricing of Port Infrastructure....Pages 221-252
The Efficiency of European Container Terminals and Implications for Supply Chain Management....Pages 253-272
An Alternative Approach to Efficiency Measurement of Seaports....Pages 273-292
Efficiency in European Seaports with DEA: Evidence from Greece and Portugal....Pages 293-313
An Application of AHP on Transhipment Port Selection: A Global Perspective....Pages 314-338
A Competitive Analysis of Chinese Container Ports Using the Analytic Hierarchy Process....Pages 339-359
Back Matter....Pages 360-367