This timely and comprehensive new Handbook brings together an unrivalled 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...

1. Editor's introduction : the maritime industry means business / Kevin Cullinane -- 2. Business models, supply chain efficiency and port efficiency : new strategic imperatives / Ross Robinson -- 3. Process modelling : a method to increase the performance of container terminals / Thomas Pawlik...