Container shipping and its related service sectors help accelerate globalization of the world economy. This industry has been experiencing rapid growth, prompting container terminal operators to increase their handling capacity in response. Providing container terminal services requires...

"This book provides a coherent and systematic view of the key concepts, principles and techniques in maritime container transport and logistics chains including all the main segments: international maritime trade and logistics, freight logistics, container logistics, vessel logistics, port and...

Placing special emphasis on the significant security issues associated with modern container international transport, this book provides in-depth exploration on both the US and European Union port and shipping policy, and that of wider international trade. The authors take an original and...