Elsevier Maritime Supply Chains

Maritime Supply Chains breaks the maritime chain into components, consistently relating them to the overall integrated supply chain. The book not only analyzes and provides solutions to frequently encountered problems and key operational issues, it also applies cutting-edge scientific techniques on the maritime supply chain. Sections consider shipping, ports and terminals, hinterland and the issues that intersect different parts of the chain. Readers will find discussions of the various actors at play and how they relate to the overall function of the supply chain. Finally, the book offers solutions to the most pressing problems, thus providing a unique, well-balanced account. Review Provides an integrative examination of the maritime supply chain, from shipping to port to hinterland From the Back Cover The maritime supply chain is one of the largest and most complex networks in the world. It is composed of multiple actors working all along the chain, from shipping, to port, to hinterland. The supply chain is experiencing significant changes, including the restructuring of maritime transport, the development of maritime transport markets, new innovations in port operations, and an ambition for sustainability. New digital innovations such as the use of blockchain for maritime logistics are also transforming the whole supply chain. In order to understand the maritime supply chain, and respond to key challenges, an approach that considers actors and their relation to the supply chain as a whole is needed. Integrated Maritime Supply Chain takes a transversal approach, breaking the chain into its components, while consistently relating these to the overall integrated supply chain. It analyses and provides solutions to the most frequently encountered problems and key operational issues facing maritime supply chains. It applies cutting-edge scientific techniques to shed new light on the maritime supply chain. Four parts consider the supply chain from shipping, ports and terminals, to hinterland, and issues that intersect different parts of the chain. Integrated Maritime Supply Chain shows the various actors at play, and how they relate to the way the supply chain functions overall. This book offers solutions to the most pressing problems facing maritime supply chains, and provides a unique, integrative account. About the Author Thierry Vanelslander (°1975) currently is research professor at the Department of Transport and Regional Economics at the University of Antwerp. He graduated as a doctor in Applied Economics at the University of Antwerp in 2005. Until 2013, he was holder of the BNP Paribas Fortis chair on transport, logistics and ports. Until halfway 2009, he was director of the Research Centre on Freight and Passenger Transport, hosted by the Department of Transport and Regional Economics. He is currently course co-ordinator for the courses 'Management of Innovation and Technology' and 'Port Economics and Business' at C-MAT, and 'Transport Economics' at the Faculty of Applied Economics. His research focuses on business economics in the port and maritime sector, and in land and air transport and logistics. His PhD dealt with co-operation and competition in sea-port container handling. He is editorial board member of ‘International Journal of Transport Economics’, ‘Journal of Shipping and Trade’, ‘Competition and Regulation in Network Industries’ and ‘Tijdschrift Vervoerswetenschap’. He was guest editor of 9 special issues in journals like Maritime Policy and Management, International Journal of Transport Economics, Journal of Shipping and Trade, Case Studies in Transport Policy, Research in transportation business & management, He was co-editor of three books, and has chapter publications in 37 other books. In total, he has 52 A1 double-blind peer review publications. He was involved in three award-winning papers (2017 and 2018). He is Session Track Organiser A2