This paper uses data envelopment analysis to evaluate the performance of Italian seaports from 2002 to 2003, combining operational and financial variables. The paper evaluates how close the Italian seaports are to the frontier of best practices. Moreover, the paper also tests for the role played...

This paper summarises research analysing the effects of the terror attacks of 9/11 on a set of marine operator stocks listed on Nasdaq and the New York Stock Exchange.1 The paper investigates whether these events had an adverse effect on the stock market prices of marine operators and whether...

The events of September 11th, 2001, in the US have brought a greater focus to the ways in which national security is viewed. International agencies such as the International Maritime Organisation and most national governments have been active in developing new security policies. Security,...

This paper presents the findings of a research project on the Maritime Safety Management System (MSMS) conducted at the Australian Maritime College (AMC) in 2004. The main objectives of this study are to identify key shore-based and near shore activities associated with maritime operations that...

This paper focuses on the monthly relationship between the bunker adjustment factor (BAF) and bunker price and between the freight rate and charter rate on the Europe/Far East container trade. It investigates whether a causality relationship can be found between these variables in order to know...

This paper investigates the efficiency of container terminals within the context of global supply chain management. The efficiency and scale properties of 104 of Europe's container terminals with annual throughput of over 10,000 TEUs1 in 2003, distributed across 29 European countries, are...

Managing the time factor is an important issue in contemporary liner service design. Increased port congestion and infrastructure constraints are some of the reasons impeding shipping lines from delivering impeccable liner services to their customers. Waiting times and delays put pressure on...

Recent developments in the European Union political agenda, particularly with respect to the role ports that will play in the next decade, emphasise the need for a total re-assessment of the policies pursued by the relevant authorities. A variety of fairly rapid changes, coupled with important...