Container Logistics and Maritime Transport

ISBN-13: 9780367336509 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 400 str.

Dong-Ping Song

Opis

This book provides a coherent and systematic view of key concepts, principles and techniques in maritime container transport and logistics chains including all main segments: international maritime trade and logistics, freight logistics, container logistics, vessel logistics, port and terminal management, and sustainability issues.

Spis treści

1. Overview of container logistics and maritime transport.  2. International maritime trade and international logistics.  3. Freight logistics and shipment routing.  4. Container logistics and empty container repositioning.  5. Vessel logistics and shipping operations management.  6. Port and terminal operations management.  7. Sustainability issues in maritime transport.

O autorze

Dong-Ping Song is a professor of supply chain management in the School of Management at the University of Liverpool, UK. He studied and worked at Nankai University, Zhejiang University, Newcastle University, Imperial College London, and Plymouth University. His research interests include applying mathematical modelling, data analytics, artificial intelligence, and simulation-based tools to various supply chain, logistics, and transportation systems, particularly in the area of maritime transport.