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Book SynopsisThis timely and comprehensive new
Handbook brings together an unrivaled group of distinguished scholars and practitioners to provide in-depth analysis and a contemporary perspective on a wide-ranging array of topics in maritime economics.
Inherently global in nature, the economics of the maritime sector has proved pivotal in facilitating globalization and international trade. This Handbook offers a unique and indispensable source of reference and information for researchers, students and practitioners interested in the relationship between these developments and maritime markets.
This well-documented Handbook will appeal to postgraduate students of maritime studies, international business, international trade, economics and marine technology. Managers and workers within the maritime sector will also find much to interest them in this book.
Contributors: A.H. Alizadeh, C. Barros, H. Benamara, A.S. Bergantino, R. Bergqvist, P. Cariou, K. Cullinane, A. Fox, M. Fusillo, D. Glen, M.M. González, H. Haralambides, J. Hoffmann, M. Hussain, A. Jensen, M.G. Kavussanos, P. Kent, J. Kronbak, N. Lambertides, F. Medda, E. Musso, N. Nomikos, T. Notteboom, P. Panayides, S. Pettit, N. Peypoch, R.J. Sanchez, D.-P. Song, W. Talley, L. Trujillo, A.E. Tsekrekos, V. Valentine, J. van Dalen, E. van Drunen, A. Veenstra, S. Veldman, G. Wilmsmeier, S.-H. Woo, Q. Zhang
Trade Review’The International Handbook of Maritime Economics
, expertly edited by Kevin Cullinane, is a very welcome addition to the maritime economics literature. Reflecting the widened scope of the International Association of Maritime Economics, it covers traditional maritime economics nicely complemented with port economics and management as well as hinterland transport. The book also balances shipping segments, geographical areas and management perspectives. The contributors clearly demonstrate their leading expertise when putting shipping into a trade, logistics and policy context. I sincerely recommend this book to anyone interested in contemporary shipping issues.’ -- Johan Woxenius, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
’This is an innovative collection of papers that will be of particular value to universities and organizations with responsibilities in maritime research. The twenty researched chapters raise stimulating and significant questions and advance the contribution of quantitative methods in maritime research. The chapters include topics in the dry bulk, tanker, liner and port sectors, with greatest coverage of the latter two sectors. Many of the chapters will interest managers as well as researchers.’ -- Trevor Heaver, University of British Columbia, Canada
’This International Handbook of Maritime Economics
offers a broad variety of contributions, illustrating that the interface of maritime economics with the wider transport community is much stronger than it was before. To the already broad literature in the field of maritime economics, this is a most welcome addition.’ -- Eddy Van de Voorde, University of Antwerp, Belgium
Table of ContentsContents: 1. Editor’s Introduction: We Never Know the Worth of Water Till the Well is Dry Kevin Cullinane 2. The Maritime Industry: Key Developments in Seaborne Trade, Maritime Business and Markets Hassiba Benamara, Jan Hoffmann and Vincent Valentine 3. The Option to Change the Flag of a Vessel Manolis G. Kavussanos and Andrianos E. Tsekrekos 4. Fixtures-based Freight Rate Indices, and their Impact on Freight Rate Modelling in the Shipping Industry Albert Veenstra and Jan van Dalen 5. Fundamental Analysis and Relative Efficiency of Maritime Firms: Dry Bulk vs Tanker Firms Photis Panayides and Neophytos Lambertides 6. Modelling the Impact of Double Hull Technology on Oil Spill Numbers David Glen 7. An Investigation into the Effect of Risk Management on the Profitability of Shipping Investment and Operations Amir H. Alizadeh and Nikos Nomikos 8. Structural Factors Underlying Mergers and Acquisitions in Liner Shipping Mike Fusillo 9. Liner Shipping Networks and Market Concentration Ricardo J. Sanchez and Gordon Wilmsmeier 10. One-Hundred Percent Scanning of Port Containers: The Impact on Maritime Transport Chains Wayne Talley 11. Are Bunker Adjustment Factors Aimed at Revenue-making or Cost Recovery? Empirical Evidence on the Pricing Strategies of Shipping Lines Theo Notteboom and Pierre Cariou 12. The Value of Direct Call Services by Container Shipping Lines in Northern Europe: Support Model for Strategic Scenario Development and Case Study Arne Jensen and Rickard Bergqvist 13. An Analysis of Short Sea Shipping as an Alternative for Freight Transport Lourdes Trujillo, Francesca Medda and María M. González 14. Optimal Inventory Control for Empty Containers in a Port with Random Demands and Repositioning Delays Dong-Ping Song and Qing Zhang 15. Measuring Competition between Ports Simme Veldman and Eric van Drunen 16. Captive and Contestable Port Hinterlands: Modelling and Visualization using GIS Jacob Kronbak and Kevin Cullinane 17. Seaport Efficiency and Productivity Growth Carlos Barros, Hercules Haralambides, Mohamed Hussain and Nicolas Peypoch 18. A Multi-step Approach to Model the Relative Efficiency of European Ports: The Role of Regulation and Other Non-discretionary Factors Angela Stefania Bergantino and Enrico Musso 19. Is Puerto Limon a Real Lemon? Port Inefficiency and its Impact Paul Kent and Alan Fox 20. Port Performance in Changing Logistics Environments: Measurement Development and Model Testing Su-Han Woo and Stephen Pettit Index
