This paper proposes a technique for estimating the employment impact of a port on its local economy. The topic is important due to the existence of possible imbalances between local and global benefits. Whilst ports represent key nodes in the international logistic chain, several factors have...

By analysing a sample of alliances formed in recent years, this paper presents a descriptive model of the various forms of cooperative relations undertaken by shipping lines. The analysis aims to identify different types of strategic behaviour supported by appropriate variables. The most common...

This paper presents a methodology that allows policy makers to determine a port’s strengths and weaknesses. This methodology provides the basis for the identification of required policy measures intended at strengthening a port’s competitive position and optimising its economic potential. In...

This paper outlines the flagging-in and -out behaviour of Greek shipowners during the past fifty years. It is argued that this behaviour has not been affected by the growth of the relevant fleet. Instead, practices followed by other competing maritime nations, may have affected Greek...

The performance of a seaport can be assessed in strategic terms by means of portfolio analyses based on traffic volumes expressed in nominal tons. This article suggests that differences in the creation of value added among traffic categories can greatly contribute to such strategic assessment. A...

The role of the private sector has expanded significantly in many important economic sectors over recent decades. Ports have not been immune from this advance, and many ports around the world have benefited from private sector intervention. This paper considers objectives commonly associated...

The idiosyncratic characteristics of the shipping industry render the prudent appraisal of shipping investments imperative. Despite this, the shipping finance literature seems to have placed greater emphasis on the issues of credit analysis and raising funds for shipping investments as opposed...