Globalisation and the rapid increase in world trade in the past decade have contributed to greater demand for international transport and logistics and, consequently, the expansion of the maritime industry. The dramatic changes in the mode of world trade and cargo transportation make it more important than ever to have a clear understanding of the way in which freight is transported by sea and the role of ports in this exchange.
At the cutting edge in its assessment of the industry, Maritime Logistics covers the whole scope of maritime logistics and examines latest logistical developments within the port and shipping industry. With a range of new international contributors, this new edition has been thoroughly revised and updated. There are new chapters on port centric logistics, hinterland logistics and global supply chains, maritime transport and logistics as a trade facilitator, and future trends and developments.
Written by a team of international experts with over fifty years' experience in the field, Maritime Logistics provides a truly global perspective. The book covers everything that students of logistics, as well as those working within the industry, need to know about maritime logistics, including shipping lines, containers, tankers, dry bulk, port-centric logistics, and much more.

Maritime Logistics: A Guide to Contemporary Shipping and Port Management | Professor Dong-Wook Song (Editor), Photis Panayides (Editor) | Kogan Page

Table of Contents
Section ONE: Introduction
Chapter 01: Introduction to maritime logistics
Chapter 02: Maritime transport and logistics as a trade facilitator
Chapter 03: International maritime trade and logistics
Chapter 04: Defining maritime logistics and its value
Chapter 05: Hinterland logistics and global supply chains
Chapter 06: Human elements in maritime logistics

Section TWO: Shipping logistics
Chapter 07: Intermodal freight transport and logistics
Chapter 08: Developing liner service networks in container shipping
Chapter 09: Supply chain integration of shipping companies
Chapter 10: Logistics strategy in container shipping
Chapter 11: Tanker shipping logistics
Chapter 12: Dry bulk shipping logistics

Section THREE: Port logistics
Chapter 13: Dry ports in concept and practice
Chapter 14: Port-centric logistics in concept and practice
Chapter 15: Container hub ports in concept and practice
Chapter 16: Multinationalizing container ports: Business models and strategies
Chapter 17: Public–private partnerships and port logistics performance
Chapter 18: Port and logistics chains: Changes in organizational effectiveness
Chapter 19: Logistics performance of supply chain-oriented ports

Section FOUR: Conclusion
Chapter 20: Looking ahead