Maritime Supply Chains

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MARITIME SUPPLY
CHAINS
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Integration of the maritime supply chain: Evolving from collaboration process to maritime supply chain network
	Setting the scene
	Aim of the book
	Features of the book
	Contents of the book
	Acknowledgments
	References
Part I: Shipping
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Assessment of transportation demand on alternative short-sea shipping services considering external costs
	Introduction
	Literature review
		Short-sea shipping policy studies
		Factors affecting the competitiveness of short-sea shipping
		External costs studies
	Methodology and numerical methods
		General
		Transit time model
		Internal costs model
		External costs model
		Decision-making model
	Case study
		Characterization and data
		Results
	Conclusions
	Acknowledgments
	References
	Further reading
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Identifying cost performance indicators for a logistics model for vessel trains
	Introduction
	Vessel train concepts
	Current situation of waterborne transport and competitive transport modes
		The inland navigation, short-sea shipping, and sea-river transport system
		Competing transport modes
	Literature review of supply-chain performance measures
	Identifying cost performance indicators for the vessel train concept
	Conclusions
	Acknowledgments
	References
	Further reading
Part II: Port and terminals
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Analysis of port waiting time due to congestion by applying Markov chain analysis
	Introduction
	Literature review
	Method
		Predicting port waiting time
		Data source
		Clustering the data into states
		Transition probability matrix
		State distribution vector
		Generating output
		MCA example
	Results
		Lack of convergence analysis
		Progression behavior
		Regular state convergence types
		The MCA result
	Discussion
	Conclusion
	References
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A generic understanding of the economic changes of major port regions with shift-share analysis applied, South Kor
	Introduction
	Literature review
	Port system in South Korea
	Methodology
		Model specification
		Data collection
	Results
	Conclusion
	Acknowledgments
	References
	Appendix: Compositions of freight types in four major ports in 2015
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Policing flows of drugs in the harbor of Antwerp: A nodal-network analysis
	Introduction
	Conceptual framework
	Belgian port research using the concept of ``nodal governance´´
	Drug trafficking through the port of Antwerp a glocalized phenomenon
	The Stroomplan, a policy-based and operational approach to a global phenomenon
	Conclusion and reflections
	Acknowledgment
	References
	Further reading
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Economic, social, and environmental impacts of autonomous shipping strategies
	Introduction
	Framework
	Results
		General remarks economic analysis
			Employment
			Environment and reliability
			Safety
	Conclusions
	References
	Further reading
Part III: Hinterland
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Identifying policies for intermodal logistics chains based on domestic Ro-Ro services
	Introduction
	Methodology
		Selection of potential demand for the combined road-sea transport
		Feasibility analysis
	Methodology application
		Scenarios and policies development
		Feasibility analysis
		Sensitivity analysis
	Conclusion and final remarks
	References
	Further reading
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Automated SME cargo bundling as a tool to reduce transaction costs while limiting the platform’s liability exposure
	Introduction
		Limiting service costs platform through liability management
		Optimizing strategic matching
		Facilitating operation bundling
		Reducing contract costs
		Interaction operational and legal designs
	Liability management for SME automated cargo bundling tools
		Obligations which could be imposed on the platform
		Liability following from the different obligations
			Liability in case of obligations to distribute information
			Liability in case of an obligation to organize the transport properly
			Liability in case of obligation to perform the transport successfully
			Impact in hypothetical cases
		Legal exoneration or limitation ground available to the platform
		Contractual exoneration and limitation clauses
		Impact on the platform's design
			Verification mechanisms
	Optimizing strategic matching
		Algorithm layout
			Phase I: Match on date
			Phase II: Routing
				Cargo bundling routing as an extended VRP
				The loading and unloading routing problem
				An optimization heuristic
				The objective function
				The capacity and product combination constraints
			Phase III: Cost and benefits of the bundle
		Periodic model
	Facilitating operational matching
		Closed auction
			Distribution models in case of collective tendering
			Selection process in case of individual tendering
			Contracting in case of incomplete matches
			Liability impact platform in case of auction system
	Legal design allowing for risk management and reduced contract cost
		Precontractual acceptance terms of cooperation
		Design of contract clauses
			Daily management clauses
				Liability daily manager
			Consolidation point clauses
				Liability consolidation point
			Liability clauses dealing with damage during transport
				Attributable damage from delay
				Attributable damage from damage or loss to the cargo/truck
		Binding prospective partners to an effective cooperation
			Incentivizing conclusion of the contract
			Excluding early termination
			Maximizing the chances of a long-term cooperation
	Summary/conclusion and preliminary results
	References
	Further reading
Part IV: Transversal issues
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Sustainable blockchain technology in the maritime shipping industry
	Introduction
	Background
	ERP
	Blockchain development
	Distributed
	Trust
	Decentralized
	Cryptocurrencies
	Blockchain and the maritime logistics industry
	Public vs private
	Governance
	Energy considerations
	Smart contracts
	ACID, BASE, and SALT: An analysis of transaction attributes
		Overview
		ACID
		BASE
		SALT
	Discussion
		Additional considerations
	Conclusion
	References
	Further reading
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Blockchain technology as key contributor to the integration of maritime supply chain?
	Introduction
	Research approach
	Literature review
		Maritime supply-chain inefficiencies caused by poor data transfer practices
		MarSC integration barriers
	Blockchain definition and technical design choices
		Definition of blockchain technology
		Blockchain technology key characteristics
	Empirical study: The presence of blockchain technology in MarSC applications
		The presence of blockchain-based initiatives in the MarSC and the inefficiencies they address
		In-depth case studies and results
			Case studies description
				Case A-Phytosanitary certificate
				Case B-Container release PIN codes
				Case C-Smart B/L
			Technological choices, addressed inefficiencies, and barriers
			Nontechnical barriers overcome by blockchain applications in the MarSC
	Conclusions, recommendations, and further research
	Annex A. Semistructured interview design identifying contemporary inefficiencies
	Annex B. Semistructured interview design focusing on addressed inefficiencies, barriers, and conceptual choices
	Annex C. Key elements that enable the use of blockchain technology
	References
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Future maritime supply networks: Key issues in and solutions
	Introduction
	Key issues and solutions for future maritime supply networks
	Reshaping the maritime supply chain
		Industry
		Policy
			Policy and regulation
			Policy and data
			Policy and legal aspects
		Management
	Evolving from collaboration processes to a maritime supply network
		Minimum/maximum scenario
		Maritime supply ecosystem
		Skills
	Acknowledgments
	References
	Further reading
Index
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