Port Systems In Global Competition

Author : César Ducruet
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1000918785
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Port Systems in Global Competition written by César Ducruet and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-08-11 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a world where most international trade is carried by sea, each port can be seen as a unique chokepoint competing to attract ever more traffic and economic activities. However, ports can also be seen as parts of a wider system, which can be defined as a system of two or more ports located in proximity within a given area. Their fate and governance is jointly influenced when belonging to the same region, country, or transnational space. Investments, shocks, innovations, and delays occurring in one port often affect other ports within a certain spatial range and time lapse. Further understanding of such co-developments in port systems is necessary to go beyond local specificities, through a multidisciplinary and multi-level contribution. Port Systems in Global Competition is an answer to the strong and urgent need for reviewing the relevant theories, concepts, methods, and sources that can be mobilized for the analysis of port systems. With contributions from reputable scholars coming from no less than 11 countries in Europe, Asia, and North America, this book delves into the analysis of port systems from diverse disciplinary angles (geography, regional science, economics, management, engineering, and mathematics/computer sciences), and covering innovative empirical approaches to various port systems in the world. The theoretical and empirical knowledge can support and enhance decision-making in relation with the development of ports, supply chains, and transport networks in general. This book is an ideal companion to academics and upper-level students interested in the analysis of transport and economic systems in general, as well as the effective ways to answer complex issues in transportation and socio-economic development. It will be a valuable resource for those researching or studying transportation and supply chains, maritime and port economics, as well as regional development and human geography.

Author : César Ducruet
Publisher : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
ISBN 13 : 1409488322
Total Pages : 342 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ports in Proximity written by César Ducruet and published by Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.. This book was released on 2012-11-28 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ports in Proximity provides an overview of key contemporary research in the field through a broad range of international case studies. The concepts of strategic management, supply chain management, port and transport economics and economic and transport geography are applied throughout the book to offer an in-depth understanding of the processes underlying spatial and functional dynamics in port systems. The opportunities for cooperation between competing adjacent ports is examined while the avenues for further joint research are identified, setting an agenda for further study.

Author : Theo Notteboom
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000526933
Total Pages : 812 pages
Book Rating : 4.36/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Port Economics, Management and Policy written by Theo Notteboom and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2022-01-31 with total page 812 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Port Economics, Management and Policy provides a comprehensive analysis of the contemporary port industry, showing how ports are organized to serve the global economy and support regional and local development. Structured in eight sections plus an introduction and epilog, this textbook examines a wide range of seaport topics, covering maritime shipping and international trade, port terminals, port governance, port competition, port policy and much more. Key features of the book include: Multidisciplinary perspective, drawing on economics, geography, management science and engineering Multisector analysis including containers, bulk, break-bulk and the cruise industry Focus on the latest industry trends, such as supply chain management, automation, digitalization and sustainability Benefitting from the authors’ extensive involvement in shaping the port sector across five continents, this text provides students and scholars with a valuable resource on ports and maritime transport systems. Practitioners and policymakers can also use this as an essential guide towards better port management and governance.

Author : César Ducruet
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317077652
Total Pages : 332 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ports in Proximity written by César Ducruet and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-04-08 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ports in Proximity provides an overview of key contemporary research in the field through a broad range of international case studies. The concepts of strategic management, supply chain management, port and transport economics and economic and transport geography are applied throughout the book to offer an in-depth understanding of the processes underlying spatial and functional dynamics in port systems. The opportunities for cooperation between competing adjacent ports is examined while the avenues for further joint research are identified, setting an agenda for further study.

Author : Martin Humphreys
Publisher : World Bank Publications
ISBN 13 : 1464814104
Total Pages : 185 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Port Development and Competition in East and Southern Africa written by Martin Humphreys and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2019-07-16 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Port Development and Competition in East and Southern Africa analyzes the 15 main ports in East and Southern Africa (ESA) to assess whether their proposed capacity enhancements are justified by current and projected demand; whether the current port management approaches sufficiently address not only the maritime capacity needs but also other impediments to port efficiency; and what the expected hierarchy of ports in the region will be in the future. The analysis confirms the need to increase maritime capacity, as the overall container demand in the ports in scope is predicted to begin exceeding total current capacity by between 2025 and 2030, while gaps in terms of dry and liquid bulk handling are expected even sooner. However, in the case of many of the ports, the issue of landside access—the ports’ intermodal connectivity, the ease of international border crossing, and the port-city interface—is more important than the need to improve maritime access and capacity. The analysis finds that there is a need to improve the operating efficiency in all of the ESA ports, as they are currently less than half as productive as the most efficient ports in the matched data set of similar ports across the world, in terms of efficiency in container-handling operations. Similarly, there is a need to improve and formalize stakeholder engagement in many of the ports, to introduce modern management systems, and to strengthen the institutional framework to ensure the most efficient use of the infrastructure and to be able to attract private capital and specialist terminal operators. Finally, given the ports’ geographic location and proximity to main shipping routes, available draft, and the ongoing port-and-hinterland development, the book concludes that Durban and Djibouti are the most likely to emerge as the regional hubs in ESA’s future hub-and-spoke system.

Author : Tapio Bergholm
Publisher : Liverpool University Press
ISBN 13 : 1786949016
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Making Global and Local Connections written by Tapio Bergholm and published by Liverpool University Press. This book was released on 2017-10-18 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a series of case studies concerning ports and port communities from around the world, in attempt to determine the impact of globalisation on the port industry and the link between local and global port conditions. It also presents the case for the absolute necessity of ports and port systems to trade and industry on a global scale. The book is comprised of ten essays, the first six of which concern local issues in a rapid globalising industry. The second section contains the remaining four essays, which consider port systems from national perspectives.

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9264205276
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Competitiveness of Global Port-Cities written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2014-12-08 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ports and cities are historically strongly linked, but the link between port and city growth has become weaker. This book examines how ports can regain their role as drivers of urban economic growth and how negative port impacts can be mitigated.

Author : David Pinder
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134455879
Total Pages : 404 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Shipping and Ports in the Twenty-first Century written by David Pinder and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2004-05-20 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shipping and port systems are vital to societies and lifestyles around the world. In the late twentieth century, however, assumptions concerning the robustness of these systems were severely shaken by economic shocks triggered by oil crises. This volume explores how many of the consequent uncertainties have been resolved, and how adapted systems ha

Author : Harry Geerlings
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317077709
Total Pages : 564 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ports and Networks written by Harry Geerlings and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-08-22 with total page 564 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by leading experts in the field, this book offers an introduction to recent developments in port and hinterland strategies, operations and related specializations. The book begins with a broad overview of port definitions, concepts and the role of ports in global supply chains, and an examination of strategic topics such as port management, governance, performance, hinterlands and the port-city relationship. The second part of the book examines operational aspects of maritime, port and land networks. A range of topics are explored, such as liner networks, finance and business models, port-industrial clusters, container terminals, intermodality/synchromodality, handling and warehousing. The final section of the book provides insights into key issues of port development and management, from security, sustainability, innovation strategies, transition management and labour issues. Drawing on a variety of global case studies, theoretical insights are supplemented with real world and best practice examples, this book will be of interest to advanced undergraduates, postgraduates, scholars and professionals interested in maritime studies, transport studies, economics and geography.

Author : Ayodeji Olukoju
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030413993
Total Pages : 253 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book African Seaports and Maritime Economics in Historical Perspective written by Ayodeji Olukoju and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-07-14 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book updates African maritime economic history to analyse the influence of seaports and seaborne trade, processes of urbanization and development, and the impact of globalization on port evolution within the different regions of Africa. It succeeds the seminal collection edited by Hoyle & Hilling which was conceived during a phase of sustained economic growth on the African continent, and builds on a similar trend where African economies have experienced processes of economic growth and the relative improvement of welfare conditions. It provides valuable insights on port evolution and the way the maritime sector has impacted the hinterland and the regional economic structures of the affected countries, including the several and varied agents involved in these activities. African Seaports and Maritime Economics in Historical Perspective will be useful for economists, historians, and geographers interested in African and maritime issues, as well as policy makers interested in path-dependence and long-term analysis