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Regional shipping and port development : container traffic forecast 2007 update [PDF]
, 2007 This study was prepared under the Memorandum of Understanding between UNESCAP and the Korea Maritime Institute, signed in 1998.This study is based on the application of the Maritime Policy Planning Models (MPPM) developed and maintained by the Transport
UN.ESCAP, Korea Maritime Institute (KMI)
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT In May 2020, China abruptly suspended imports from several major Australian beef processors, escalating a diplomatic dispute between the two countries. This trade measure disrupted one of the largest beef export relationships in the world almost overnight.
K. Aleks Schaefer, Youngjune Kim
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Journal of Advanced Transportation, 2017 The volume of a 40 ft container is twice as large as that of a 20 ft container. However, the handling cost (loading, unloading, and transshipment) of a 40 ft container is much lower than twice the corresponding handling cost of two 20 ft containers ...
Shuaian Wang +3 more
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When the River Runs Low: Heterogeneous Impacts of Transportation Disruptions on Local Grain Basis
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT A substantial share of U.S. soybean and corn exports from the Midwest moves by barge along the Mississippi River system to export terminals in the Louisiana Gulf. Transportation costs between Midwestern grain elevators and export terminals create a wedge between prices at these locations, and shocks to these costs are partially passed on to ...
Yuan Zhang +3 more
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Asian Journal of Shipping and Logistics, 2018 The spectrum of strategic co-operations among container lines varies from loose-knitted slot charters, liner conferences, shipping alliances, joint services and consortia, through to mergers and acquisitions (M&As).
Indika Sigera, Stephen Cahoon
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Fleet deployment and demand fulfillment for container shipping liners
Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, 2019 Abstract This paper models and solves a fleet deployment and demand fulfillment problem for container shipping liners with consideration of the potential overload risk of containers. Given the stochastic weights of transported containers, chance constraints are embedded in the model at the strategic level.
Lu Zhen +4 more
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The Post-War Port Industry Development Models: the Effects on the Economic Development of the Port’s Hinterland. [PDF]
The economic development of the port industry that followed the Second World War was based upon two economic theories trends. Until the late 70’s the model based on Keynesianism forms the basic idea for ownership, infrastructure, investment, pricing ...
Angeliki Pardali +1 more
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Drought is among the most severe and persistent threats to food supply chains, and relocating production to less drought‐prone regions offers a strategy to reduce this risk. This is particularly relevant for fresh vegetables, which are highly water‐intensive, yet drought‐driven reconfiguration strategies remain understudied.
Bingyan Dai +2 more
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Value of Information of Improved Traceability in Fresh Produce Markets
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Traceability plays an important role in promoting a safe food supply by fostering transparent information exchange along the food supply chain. New technological innovations have the potential to improve traceability outcomes, as greater transparency along the food supply chain can aid in pinpointing precise origins of the contamination ...
Kelsey Vourazeris +2 more
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Port governance in the post COVID-19 pandemic era: Heterogeneous service and collusive incentive. [PDF]
Ocean Coast Manag, 2023 Dong G +4 more
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