Cascading feeder vessels and the rationalisation of small container ports (2017)
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Monios, J. (2017). Cascading feeder vessels and the rationalisation of small container ports. Journal of Transport Geography, 59, 88-99. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2017.02.001

Small container ports rely on feeder services from hub ports to provide access to unitised trade flows for their hinterlands. They generally possess limited water depth and handling facilities, as investments required to handle larger vessels are not... Read More about Cascading feeder vessels and the rationalisation of small container ports.

A note on climate change adaptation for seaports: a challenge for global ports, a challenge for global society. (2013)
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Becker, A. H., Acciaro, M., Asariotis, R., Cabrera, E., Cretegny, L., Crist, P., …Velegrakis, A. F. (2013). A note on climate change adaptation for seaports: a challenge for global ports, a challenge for global society. Climatic Change, 120, 683-695. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10584-013-0843-z

With 80 % of world trade carried by sea, seaports provide crucial linkages in global supply-chains and are essential for the ability of all countries to access global markets. Seaports are likely to be affected directly and indirectly by climatic cha... Read More about A note on climate change adaptation for seaports: a challenge for global ports, a challenge for global society..

Seaport network performance measurement in the context of global freight supply chains. (2013)
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Lam, J. S. L., & Song, D. (2013). Seaport network performance measurement in the context of global freight supply chains. Polish maritime research, 20, 47-54. https://doi.org/10.2478/pomr-2013-0026%2C

A global distribution channel with a reliable freight transport system is essential in the contemporary world economy. Acting as trade facilitators, seaports are important players in the system. The study of the role of ports in supply chain manageme... Read More about Seaport network performance measurement in the context of global freight supply chains..

The role of intermodal transport in port regionalisation. (2013)
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Monios, J., & Wilmsmeier, G. (2013). The role of intermodal transport in port regionalisation. Transport Policy, 30, 161-172. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tranpol.2013.09.010

The port regionalisation concept extended earlier spatial models of port development with a focus on institutional relationships governing the complexity of inland connections. The concept accounts for the fact that modern ports operate in an increas... Read More about The role of intermodal transport in port regionalisation..

The Heartland intermodal corridor: public private partnerships and the transformation of institutional settings. (2013)
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Monios, J., & Lambert, B. (2013). The Heartland intermodal corridor: public private partnerships and the transformation of institutional settings. Journal of Transport Geography, 27, 36-45. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2012.03.015

This paper examines the development process of the HeartlandIntermodal Corridor from Norfolk, Virginia to Columbus, Ohio in the United States, opened in September 2010. The aim of the project was to decrease transport costs and increase competitivene... Read More about The Heartland intermodal corridor: public private partnerships and the transformation of institutional settings..

Spatial and institutional characteristics of inland port development in China (2013)
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Monios, J., & Wang, Y. (2013). Spatial and institutional characteristics of inland port development in China. GeoJournal, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10708-013-9473-2

This paper examines the spatial and institutional characteristics of the emerging trend of inland port development in China. The paper analyses a sample of 18 major inland ports in three geographical clusters, comparing observed issues with similar d... Read More about Spatial and institutional characteristics of inland port development in China.

The hierarchical configuration of the container port industry: an application of multiple linkage analysis (2012)
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Cullinane, K., & Wang, Y. (2012). The hierarchical configuration of the container port industry: an application of multiple linkage analysis. Maritime Policy and Management, 39, 169-187. https://doi.org/10.1080/03088839.2011.650719

This paper aims to provide a hierarchical configuration of the container port industry. It attempts to do so by determining a port hierarchy and then, utilising this, deriving the nature of the spatial interactions between sample ports in East Asia.... Read More about The hierarchical configuration of the container port industry: an application of multiple linkage analysis.

The role of inland terminal development in the hinterland access strategies of Spanish ports. (2011)
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Monios, J. (2011). The role of inland terminal development in the hinterland access strategies of Spanish ports. Research in Transportation Economics, 33, 59-66. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.retrec.2011.08.007

The aim of this paper is to understand how inland terminals are developed in relation both to ports and to other inland terminals within a national system.

The paper builds on previous work developing inland terminal taxonomies and applies them to... Read More about The role of inland terminal development in the hinterland access strategies of Spanish ports..

The directional development of intermodal freight corridors in relation to inland terminals (2011)
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Wilmsmeier, G., Monios, J., & Lambert, B. (2011). The directional development of intermodal freight corridors in relation to inland terminals. Journal of Transport Geography, 19, 1379-1386. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2011.07.010

This paper examines the spatial development of freight infrastructure, developing a conceptual model that draws attention to the directional development of intermodal corridors in relation to inland terminals. Two concepts of vertical control of the... Read More about The directional development of intermodal freight corridors in relation to inland terminals.

Evaluating impacts of institutional reforms on port efficiency changes: Ownership, corporate structure, and total factor productivity changes of world container ports (2010)
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Cheon, S., Dowall, D. E., & Song, D. (2010). Evaluating impacts of institutional reforms on port efficiency changes: Ownership, corporate structure, and total factor productivity changes of world container ports. Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 46, 546-561. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tre.2009.04.001

This paper evaluates how port institutional reforms influenced efficiency gains between 1991 and 2004. We constructed a panel data for port ownership, corporate structure, and port inputs and outputs for 98 major world ports, and we implemented the M... Read More about Evaluating impacts of institutional reforms on port efficiency changes: Ownership, corporate structure, and total factor productivity changes of world container ports.

Typology of long-term port efficiency Improvement paths: malmquist total factor productivity for world container ports. (2009)
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Cheon, S., Dowall, D. E., & Song, D. (2009). Typology of long-term port efficiency Improvement paths: malmquist total factor productivity for world container ports. Journal of Infrastructure Systems, 15, 340-350. https://doi.org/10.1061/%28ASCE%291076-0342%282009%2915%3A4%28340%29

The global seaport sector made huge efforts in relation to port reform and technological development since the 1990s. This study attempts to systematically estimate the impacts of these efforts on world ports’ efficiency changes between 1991 and 2004... Read More about Typology of long-term port efficiency Improvement paths: malmquist total factor productivity for world container ports..

Port integration in global supply chains: measures and implications for maritime logistics (2009)
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Panayides, P., & Song, D. (2009). Port integration in global supply chains: measures and implications for maritime logistics. International Journal of Logistics Research and Applications, 12, 133-145. https://doi.org/10.1080/13675560902749407

The aim of this article is to define and empirically develop measures of seaport integration in global supply chains and to infer implications for maritime logistics. A literature review identified four key parameters hypothesised to be part of the h... Read More about Port integration in global supply chains: measures and implications for maritime logistics.

Weighting the competitiveness factors for container ports under conflicting interests (2009)
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Yeo, G. T., Song, D., Dinwoodie, J., & Roe, M. (2009). Weighting the competitiveness factors for container ports under conflicting interests. Journal of the Operational Research Society, 61, 1249-1257. https://doi.org/10.1057/jors.2009.88

Generally, an evaluation of container port competitiveness is regarded as a multiple criteria decision-making (MCDM) problem which involves various stakeholders with conflicting interests. To solve MCDM problems, the analytic hierarchy process (AHP)... Read More about Weighting the competitiveness factors for container ports under conflicting interests.