The recent increase in operating expenses of merchant vessels (opex) has stimulated interest in explaining their determinants. However, the available literature cannot explain this development nor does it provide information on a level of necessary detail. This paper considers a quantitative...

This paper analyses the performance of ferries operating along the Norwegian road networks. These ferries are of critical importance to the trunk road system, as they act as links in the road system by transporting vehicles across fjords. However, ferries are subsidised by the government because...

The critical role shipping taxation has played in the structure and evolution of the shipping business over the last century can easily be recognised. Whether connected with the actual initiation of the open registries scheme or as a means to improve competitiveness of traditional flags,...

In all major trading regions there are geographic concentrations of ports, and their prosperity is closely related to the economic well-being of their hinterlands and of the overseas regions to which they are linked via shipping services. The UK is well suited to studies of regional shifts in...

Container port accessibility examines the potential or opportunity for the transportation of containerised cargoes within the global liner shipping network. It is also a particularly relevant aspect of port competitiveness since, as previous studies have pointed out, the level of throughput at...

The rate at which vessels are loaded and unloaded has a bearing on turnaround time and therefore on the required size of the fleet. This paper shows that the loading rate also has a bearing on schedule reliability. When schedules are unstable vessel bunching can occur, leading to less frequent...

Many different private companies – shipping lines, terminal operating companies, forwarders, hinterland transport providers, and inland terminal operators – are involved in hinterland transport. In addition, different public actors such as the port authority, customs, and infrastructure...