Shipping is a heavily regulated sector, and autonomous ships will by no means be able to escape the public regulator's agenda. Furthermore, regulatory adaptation is necessary because current laws oppose the introduction of this new technology. In contrast to maritime shipping, in which...

We analyze an integrated inventory supply chain and seek the optimal production lot, optimal production rate, and optimal (integer) number of shipments per production lot. An increasing need for higher operational efficiency, as well as growing competition among multiple products for a limited...

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the world. It showed the possibility of running economic activities remotely, allowing people to learn how to have a more balanced life. As a result, electronic commerce flourished, and it is here to stay. However, only time will tell whether people will shop...

In policy-making, the design of a policy is considered to be one of the most significant steps. A well designed policy will be able to solve sectoral problems across stakeholders as well as support the competitive development of the entire economy. Enterprises of the maritime sector have been...

Chapter 1: A Review on the Geopolitics of China: From Perspectives of History and Theories -- Chapter 2: China at the Geopolitical Crossroads: The Construction of Sea Power -- Chapter 3: A Historical Review on the Role of the Bohai Coastal Region in China’s History: Qingdao, Dalian, and...

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is a fairly new philosophy to the shipping industry. The shipping industry, by its very nature, is the most globalised and highly regulated industry of all. Compared to land-based industries, the shipping industry has a long list of stakeholders in its...

A key challenge in e-commerce retail is identifying a shipping fee policy that incentivizes more online orders and sales. To achieve this, retailers occasionally alter their shipping policies. While information systems research has extensively examined e-commerce channel strategies and their...

1. Introduction -- 2. Amoco Cadiz and the early days of EC maritime regulation 37 -- 3. Braer and breakthrough for EU maritime engagement and regulation -- 4. Erika, a watershed in international maritime governance 95 -- 5. Prestige and near breakdown of the safety regime -- 6. From EU-IMO...

Motivated by the growing significance of contingent free shipping (CFS) policies in the e-commerce industry, we investigate the optimal CFS and pricing decisions for online retailers. Under a CFS policy, consumers enjoy free shipping for orders exceeding a certain threshold value; otherwise, they...

The aim of this paper is to investigate the process of politicization of the highest levels of the global commercial connectivity network, during its formative decades. The paper highlights the role played by the differences among the national approaches, along with some of the key mechanisms...

Critics argue that maritime policy is protectionist legislation that restricts competition and reduces economic efficiency. In this paper, I argue the contrary. I begin with the premise that the primary role of the state is to provide national defense. A country must be able to protect its...

The classical economic lot-scheduling problem (ELSP) involves the batch sizing and scheduling of multiple products in a single facility under deterministic conditions over an infinite planning horizon. It is assumed that the products are delivered to customers at continuous rates. In today's...

European Agricultural Guarantee Fund and European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (COM(2018) 392 final); common agricultural policy (COM(2018) 393 final); (COM(2018) 394 final); European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (COM(2018) 390 final).

European Agricultural Guarantee Fund and European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (COM(2018) 392 final); common agricultural policy (COM(2018) 393 final); (COM(2018) 394 final); European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (COM(2018) 390 final).

We are concerned with the way in which US agricultural cargo preference that regulates the international transportation of US Government generated goods may affect food aid provision. It considers specifically the efficiency of the current arrangements whereby 50 percent of food aid has to be...

Sentinel-1 is the Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite of the EU's Copernicus program for Earth observation. Being a radar, it is very suitable for ship detection. Sentinel-1 produces routinely a large amount of images over the seas and coasts, in particular in Europe and the Arctic but also...

A monopolist produces a good for sale to a buyer with uncertain valuation. The seller seeks to implement a profit-maximizing non-linear pricing scheme, which includes the time at which the good is shipped to the consumer. If the buyer discounts future payoffs and the seller does not, then...