Container Logistics and Maritime Transport

Container Logistics and Maritime Transport provides a comprehensive view of key concepts, principles, and techniques in maritime container transport and logistics chains, with a focus on optimization models and sustainability issues. It covers international trade, freight logistics, container logistics, vessel logistics, port and terminal management, and offers practical principles and tools for researchers and practitioners.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 400 pages
Publication date: 09 January 2023
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

This comprehensive book offers a coherent and systematic exploration of the essential concepts, principles, and techniques in maritime container transport and logistics chains, encompassing all the major segments: international maritime trade and logistics, freight logistics, container logistics, vessel logistics, port and terminal management, and sustainability issues in maritime transport.

Container Logistics and Maritime Transport delves into analytical methodologies and cutting-edge optimization models to address complex challenges in maritime transport and logistics. It adopts a holistic approach to cover all the primary components of the container shipping supply chains, aiming to establish an efficient and effective logistics service system across the global transport chain. Sustainability concerns, including social implications and carbon emissions from shipping and ports, are also addressed.

The book employs a qualitative/descriptive analytics approach to examine each maritime transport segment, gradually transitioning to a quantitative/prescriptive analytics perspective. It presents and elucidates advanced optimization models to address a range of strategic, tactical, and operational planning problems. By providing readers with a deeper understanding of operations management within the global maritime container transport chain, the book equips them with practical principles and effective techniques and tools for advancing knowledge and implementing decision support systems.

This book holds significant relevance for academic courses related to maritime transport, maritime logistics, transport management, international shipping, port management, container shipping, container logistics, shipping supply chain, and international logistics. Its comprehensive coverage and practical insights make it an invaluable resource for students, researchers, and practitioners alike, contributing to the advancement of the field and the optimization of maritime operations.

Weight: 606g
Dimension: 156 x 234 x 25 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367752057