Maritime Logistics: A Guide to Contemporary Shipping and Port Management - Softcover

Song, Dong-Wook; Panayides, Photis

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1789661692 ISBN 13: 9781789661699

Publisher: Kogan Page, 2021

Synopsis

Sea freight remains overwhelmingly the most common form of transport for goods globally. Grasp the core theories and understand the latest research in maritime logistics, along with how this field operates and contributes to global supply chains, with this key textbook.

Maritime Logistics provides a complete overview of the core concepts within this discipline from a range of international expert contributors. This textbook examines the recent developments in the ports and shipping industries including supply chain strategies and emerging, innovative practices. Designed for maritime students and professionals, the structure offers a complete approach with an emphasis on developing a well-rounded knowledge and understanding of the field.

The third edition is fully updated with new content on maintenance optimization, supply chain integration, economies of scale within liner shipping and port performance and management. In addition, this edition examines new technologies, considers new and existing risks to the maritime supply chain as well as generally how maritime logistics will continue to evolve. For those seeking to become maritime logistics specialists, this is the authoritative companion.

About this title

About the Authors

Dr Dong-Wook Song is Professor of Maritime Logistics and Korean Chair in Maritime Affairs at the World Maritime University in Sweden, a postgraduate university founded by the International Maritime Organisation, a specialised UN agency. Previously, he was a professor of Transport and Logistics in the Transport Research Institute at Edinburgh Napier University.

Dong-Wook Song's work is well-recognised in the field and he has received a number of The Best Paper Awards from academic associations and communities. He sits on the editorial board of established journals in transport and logistics. Dong has worked as a consultant for a number of private and public organisations including the UN, OECD, ADB and World Bank. He has served IAME as an elected council member since 2012.

Dr Photis Panayides is Associate Professor in Shipping Economics, Department of Commerce, Finance and Shipping at Cyprus University of Technology. He reviews for several major journals in the field and has pioneered the development of academic and professional programmes in shipping and logistics. He sits on the editorial board of established journals in the field.

Edition details

• Publisher: Kogan Page
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1789661692
• ISBN 13: 9781789661699
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 536