Deploying containerships with increasing carrying capacities in achieving better capacity utilization has been well-documented. However, ship operators often face the problem in deploying containerships with the right size, especially given the capital-intensive nature of container liner...

In accelerating the integration of the European Union (EU) and achieving more equal modal split, short sea shipping (SSS) has become an increasingly important component in European transport planning. Despite the active promotion by the EU, however, questions have been raised on whether SSS can...

The shipping industry was transformed by the expansion of international trade and technological innovation, notably containerization, since the 1960s. Accordingly, this was followed by a significant increase in research addressing different aspects of container shipping. Despite such...

N<sc>g</sc> A. K. Y. and C<sc>etin</sc> I. B. Locational characteristics of dry ports in developing economies: some lessons from Northern India, <italic>Regional Studies</italic>. Contemporary economic development has triggered the importance of establishing distribution centres at appropriate locations in developing economies....