Maritime Business Review: Volume 6 Issue 2 , Open Access

Blockchain technology in supply chain management: insights from machine learning algorithms

Enna Hirata, Maria Lambrou, Daisuke Watanabe

This paper aims to retrieve key components of blockchain applications in supply chain areas. It applies natural language processing methods to generate useful insights from…

Mutual information analysis of the factors influencing port throughput

Majid Eskafi, Milad Kowsari, Ali Dastgheib, Gudmundur F. Ulfarsson, Poonam Taneja, Ragnheidur I. Thorarinsdottir

Port throughput analysis is a challenging task, as it consists of intertwined interactions between a variety of cargos and numerous influencing factors. This study aims to propose…

A valuation approach of port funding strategies with application to a container terminal concession in Sub-Saharan Africa

Darren Fraser, Thando Mpikeleli, Theo Notteboom

Increased economic activity in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has given rise to increased demand for port development. Given the often scarce availability of national public funding…

The efficiency of major container terminals in China: super-efficiency data envelopment analysis approach

Liu-Liu Li, Young-Joon Seo, Min-Ho Ha

Seaports are a signifier for the world economy and international trade. Notwithstanding the considerable role of Chinese ports in global trade, only few studies have explored the…

Assessment of port environmental protection in Taiwan

Po-Hsing Tseng, ManWo Ng

There are many different pollution reduction strategies even within different ports in the same country. Every port can learn from these environmental protection strategies. What…