There is a substantial literature dealing with both the pertinent factors in freight transport choice, and the various approaches to modelling freight transport choice. Furthermore, that literature is spread across a range of journals from a number of disciplines. The purpose of this paper is to...

The continuous process of change in international transport management in the last 10 years, from a segmented modal approach towards a much more integrated transport concept tailored to better meet the pressing needs of customer industries, is resulting in an increasing pressure on ports to...

During the past 20 years world seaborne trade increased by almost 40%. Liner shipping grew the fastest. Containerised cargo was clearly the most dynamic sector of global seaborne trade. Containerisation has thus been a major and increasingly important element of not only maritime activity, but...

Japan has one of the world’s largest networks of remote island liner services. As with other remote island lifeline services, operators face similar problems such as traffic imbalances, seasonality, and inadequate fare levels. Many of these liner operations, and hence the communities they...

Following privatisation, ports face an immediate need to set their prices. For this, they should assess their strategic environment, including: (a) the complex, network-like structure of their port system consisting of principal and intermediary parties; (b) the flow of services and related...

The Latin American major ports are no longer inefficient state-run public monopolies. Common user ports tend to be concessioned under a landlord scheme, whereas specialised ports and terminals are more often privately owned or leased. New infrastructure is still being constructed, and regional...