Maritime Business Review: Volume 6 Issue 4 , Open Access

Security risk management: a case of Qalhat liquefied natural gas terminal

Kambiz Mokhtari, Noorul Shaiful Fitri Abdul Rahman, Hamid Reza Soltani, Salim Ahmed Al Rashdi, Kawkab Abdul Aziz Mohammed Al Balushi

At the substantive level, there exists a gap in knowledge about the position of security risk management (i.e. SRM) during the terminals’ operations and management; particularly…

The impact of the 2020 global sulfur cap on maritime CO2 emissions

Vasiliki Zisi, Harilaos N. Psaraftis, Thalis Zis

As of January 1, 2020, the upper limit of sulfur emissions outside emission control areas decreased from 3.5% to 0.5%. This paper aims to present some of the challenges associated…

Can corporate social responsibility enhance organizational image and commitment in the ocean freight forwarding industry?

Ching-Chiao Yang, Po-Lin Lai, Xiaonan Zhu

In the past few decades, the concept of corporate social responsibility (CSR) has received substantial interest in the competitive business environment. This study aims to…

An investigation on behavioral biases in ship investments of small-sized shipping companies

Ersin Firat Akgul, Ismail Bilge Cetin

This study aims to explain the facts about behavioral biases that cannot be explained by rational patterns in ship investments of small-size shipping companies.

Double matching service preference for promoting short sea shipping: evidence from Taiwan

Chi-Chang Lin, Yenming J. Chen, Jau-Wen Wang

The attributes of services can be categorised as service quality and service preference. While studies have addressed the importance of service quality, shippers’ service…

Market structure of short sea shipping in northeast Asia

So-Young Park, Su-Han Woo, Po-Lin Lai

Short-sea shipping (SSS) plays an important role in regional transportation networks by supporting regional trade and improving inter-modality. In particular, countries in…