Global economic development is facilitated by the commercial shipping industry. Shipping operations contribute to the growth of international trade activities, which heavily count on ships to carry cargoes from places of production to places of consumption. Despite its importance, there have...

Part I: Principles of shipping -- International trade and shipping -- Freight rate mechanism -- Bulk shipping market -- Container shipping market -- Part II: Shipping business -- Business strategy in shipping -- Growth of firms -- Fleet mix decision -- Liner shipping network -- Part III:...

<title>Abstract</title> The adoption of technology for security enhancement by organizations in a container transport chain has become a necessity for enhancing container transport security. Organizations in a container transport chain, including shippers, consignees, freight forwarders, transport operators,...

<title>Abstract</title> A liner shipping network is a form of collaboration in the liner shipping industry where players such as intermodal services providers, container management services providers and container terminal operators share resources and assets to develop mutually beneficial strategies and seek...