With the advent of the ISPS code, an impressive array of regulations has been put in place to safeguard European Union (EU) ports from acts of terrorism and other unlawful acts. Also, the ‘Prestige’ tanker disaster has triggered important legislation that may affect ports, as regards safety...

Third-party logistics has been an efficient organisational adjustment to the needs of clients for logistics solutions and improvement in supply chain performance. Examination of logistics performance has mainly been focused on operational measures. There has been less attention placed on the...

This paper considers the applicability of simulation tools in the development of lean ports and lean ports networks. To achieve its objective the paper analyses how container terminal operations work, gives an introduction to simulation, and provides an insight how simulation has been used in a...

This paper gives an overview of the main elements of the tariff reform that took place in the port of Piraeus during the last decade. The process of ‘structural’ revisions in many of the port's tariffs took place mainly between 1996 and 2001, which is the period during which, among other...

With serious maritime accidents not showing signs of decrease, concern over the quality of shipping is growing more than ever. Many maritime rules and regulations are implemented to regulate shipping. However, they are only to set out the minimum standard. More proactive measures using...

This study investigates the probabilities of vessel safety and pollution inspections by type of vessel by the US Coast Guard based upon individual vessel inspections for the years 1992–2001. Probit estimates of vessel safety (versus pollution) inspection equations suggest that fishing,...

The main purpose of this paper is to develop a fuzzy multi-criteria decision-making (FMCDM) model to support decisions on the selection of a suitable courier service provider (CSP). The emphasis of the systematic appraisal employed in the evaluation process is on trapezoidal fuzzy numbers and...

The paper introduces a mixed integer programming model on the selection of a hub port in the East Coast of South America, among a set of 11 ports that are servicing the regional demand for container transportation. Ports in Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay are considered, together with several...

This paper presents a normative model for efficient goods movement promoting supply chain integration in developing economies. Supply chains encompass a holistic throughput of goods movements to and from partner organisations including internal and external suppliers. Similarly, multimodal...

Beginning in the early 1900s, the United States instituted a regulatory scheme similar to the British ‘conference system’, which handled oversight of the international ocean shipping industry. This design was initially embodied in the Shipping Act of 1916. Various incarnations of the...