Maritime Business Review: Volume 9 Issue 1 , Open Access

Trade effects of liner shipping across world regions

Ignacio Del Rosal

Liner shipping plays a crucial role in facilitating the movement of manufactured goods around the world. While previous literature has shown that liner shipping is an important…

Port service quality assessment using a ROPMIS modeling: seaports scenario in a Gulf country

Noorul Shaiful Fitri Abdul Rahman, Adela P. Balasa, Mohammad Khairuddin Othman, Abebe Ejigu Alemu

This paper aimed to assess the service quality of the main seaports in Oman, which were Sohar, Ad Duqm and Salalah. The aim was to come up with ways to enhance the port service…

Capesize time charter equivalent optimization based on speed and environmental regulations

Tamara Apostolou, Ioannis N. Lagoudis, Ioannis N. Theotokas

This paper aims to identify the interplay of standard Capesize optimal speeds for time charter equivalent (TCE) maximization in the Australia–China iron ore route and the optimal…

Identifying critical challenges and government’s responses for Filipino seafarers during the COVID-19 pandemic

Moses Shang-Min Lin, Noel A. Sarza

The COVID-19 pandemic had a disastrous impact on a substantial number of Filipino seafarers. The government agencies played a crucial role in helping the seafarers. This paper…

Competition effects of vertical integration in container ports: assessing the European Commission decisional practice

Stefania Kollia, Athanasios A. Pallis

Container liner shipping companies started expanding their business by investing in container port terminals in the late 1990s. This market entry results in an extensive presence…