The International Journal of Logistics Management: Volume 24 Issue 1

Managing variability in ocean shipping

Alan Harrison, Johannes Fichtinger

The paper aims to explore the relationship between time‐related variables in global ocean transportation networks (GOTNs) and the shipper's inventory management performance. The…

Supply‐side strategic flexibility capabilities in container liner shipping

Robert Mason, Rawindaran Nair

The purpose of this paper is to explore the extent to which supply side flexibility tactics are deployed by operators in the container liner shipping sector in 2009/200 to…

Assessment of empty container repositioning policies in maritime transport

Jing‐Xin Dong, Jingjing Xu, Dong‐Ping Song

Empty container repositioning is an important issue in the liner shipping industry. Generally stated, two groups of mathematical models have been proposed to tackle this issue…

Slow steaming in container liner shipping: is there any impact on fuel surcharge practices?

Theo Notteboom, Pierre Cariou

Slow steaming has been implemented by the main liner shipping companies since 2008. The reduction in vessel speed affects fuel consumption and should be reflected within the fuel…

Towards a new era in ship registration

Jane Jing Haider

In the aftermath of the financial crisis, flagging behaviour exhibits different features than before. The purpose of this paper is to examine the current ship registration…

Improving the service operations of container terminals

Wen‐Kai K. Hsu

In the relevant literature about container terminals (CTs), most studies focused on the internal operational management of CT operators. In practice, for improving the performance…

PCS interoperability in Europe: a market for PCS operators?

Marie‐Laure Baron, Hervé Mathieu

The purpose of this paper is to discuss the evolution of local port community systems (PCS) towards a vast network of interlinked locations in Europe.

Guest editorial

Jingjing Xu, Theo Notteboom

2012 Awards for Excellence