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Transportation Engineering-Green port strategies in China (2019)
Thesis
Du, K. Transportation Engineering-Green port strategies in China. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2383378

In responding to the increasing challenges from both global climate change and local air pollution, environmental strategies are increasingly applied by ports in many developed countries, either independently by ports or as part of a national transpo... Read More about Transportation Engineering-Green port strategies in China.

Evaluating the key factors of green port policies in Taiwan through quantitative and qualitative approaches (2019)
Journal Article
Tseng, P.-H., & Pilcher, N. (2019). Evaluating the key factors of green port policies in Taiwan through quantitative and qualitative approaches. Transport Policy, 82, 127-137. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tranpol.2018.12.014

This paper presents a holistic picture of the factors that affect green port policies through the use of both quantitative and qualitative approaches. Quantitatively, fuzzy analytic hierarchy process (FAHP) method with 25 questionnaires was used to i... Read More about Evaluating the key factors of green port policies in Taiwan through quantitative and qualitative approaches.

Efficiency, productivity and returns to scale in ports: a comparison of data envelopment analysis and econometric estimation with application to Caribbean Small Island Developing States (2018)
Journal Article
Julien, S.-A., Cowie, J., & Monios, J. (2020). Efficiency, productivity and returns to scale in ports: a comparison of data envelopment analysis and econometric estimation with application to Caribbean Small Island Developing States. Maritime Economics and Logistics, 22(2), 239-264. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41278-018-0115-y

This paper investigates the evolutionary technical efficiency and productivity of ports in Small Island Developing States (SIDS). The focus is primarily on Caribbean SIDS, benchmarked against two comparator groups: major top ports and ports in other... Read More about Efficiency, productivity and returns to scale in ports: a comparison of data envelopment analysis and econometric estimation with application to Caribbean Small Island Developing States.

The Role of Technical Efficiency & Productivity Evolution in Port Development: An application to Caribbean small island developing states (SIDS) ports (2018)
Thesis
Julien Brown, S.-A. The Role of Technical Efficiency & Productivity Evolution in Port Development: An application to Caribbean small island developing states (SIDS) ports. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/1255373

Economic growth has continually remained an objective of every nation, particularly for lesser-developed countries such as the Small Island Developing States (SIDS). According to an UNCTAD (2014) report on “Small island developing States: Challenges... Read More about The Role of Technical Efficiency & Productivity Evolution in Port Development: An application to Caribbean small island developing states (SIDS) ports.

Assessing the shipping in the Northern Sea Route: a qualitative approach (2017)
Journal Article
Tseng, P.-H., & Pilcher, N. (2017). Assessing the shipping in the Northern Sea Route: a qualitative approach. Maritime Business Review, 2(4), 389-409. https://doi.org/10.1108/mabr-06-2017-0013

Purpose－The Northern Sea Route (NSR) could become viable in the near future. If this happens it will radically reducey impact upon sailing times and distances current routes and have huge implications for shipping worldwide, and particularly on rout... Read More about Assessing the shipping in the Northern Sea Route: a qualitative approach.

Can we really measure the impact of port governance reform? (2017)
Journal Article
Pilcher, N., & Tseng, P.-H. (2017). Can we really measure the impact of port governance reform?. Maritime Policy and Management, 44(8), 981-994. https://doi.org/10.1080/03088839.2017.1380318

Approaches by governments to reforming the way in which ports are governed is critical to how ports operate and fulfil their roles, and much research is devoted to investigating the impact of such reform,. Yet, although the challenges of such researc... Read More about Can we really measure the impact of port governance reform?.

Maintaining and researching port safety: a case study of the port of Kaohsiung (2017)
Journal Article
Tseng, P.-H., & Pilcher, N. (2017). Maintaining and researching port safety: a case study of the port of Kaohsiung. European Transport Research Review, 9(34), https://doi.org/10.1007/s12544-017-0250-z

Maintaining port safety in full conformity with IMO standards is a requisite for every port and country. To do this, understanding the challenges and human factors involved is key. To date, much research has shed valuable light on these factors and c... Read More about Maintaining and researching port safety: a case study of the port of Kaohsiung.

Cascading feeder vessels and the rationalisation of small container ports (2017)
Journal Article
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.

Cascading feeder vessels and the rationalisation of small container ports. (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Monios, J. (2015, August). Cascading feeder vessels and the rationalisation of small container ports. Presented at International Association of Maritime Economists (IAME)

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..

Port governance in Taiwan: How hypocrisy helps meet aspirations of change (2016)
Journal Article
Tseng, P.-H., & Pilcher, N. (2016). Port governance in Taiwan: How hypocrisy helps meet aspirations of change. Research in Transportation Business & Management, 22, 38-48. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rtbm.2016.07.003

In Taiwan, significant port reform commenced in 2012 that aspired to enhance port performance and competitiveness. Previously managed by four units, the ports are now managed by only two: the Maritime and Port Bureau (MPB) (a port regulator) and the... Read More about Port governance in Taiwan: How hypocrisy helps meet aspirations of change.

Intermodal freight terminals: a life cycle governance framework. (2016)
Book
Monios, J., & Bergqvist, R. (2016). Intermodal freight terminals: a life cycle governance framework. Ashgate Publishing

Much work has been done on port governance yet little has addressed intermodal terminal governance, despite the clear similarities. This book fills that gap by establishing a governance framework for situating analysis of intermodal terminals through... Read More about Intermodal freight terminals: a life cycle governance framework..

Determinants of port centrality in maritime container transportation (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Wang, Y., & Cullinane, K. (2015, August). Determinants of port centrality in maritime container transportation. Presented at International Conference on Global Integration of Economies and Connectivity Development, Taipei, Taiwan

This paper adapts Freeman’s measures of degree, closeness and betweenness centrality and applies them to assessing: port centrality in relation to direct connectivity; accessibility to all ports in the network (direct and indirect routes) and; as an... Read More about Determinants of port centrality in maritime container transportation.

A life cycle framework for governance of Intermodal terminals; planning, operations and strategic management. (2016)
Book Chapter
Monios, J., & Bergqvist, R. (2016). A life cycle framework for governance of Intermodal terminals; planning, operations and strategic management. In T. Kramberger, V. Potočan, V. Ipavec, & A. Chin (Eds.), Strategic Sustainable Logistics and Transportation Planning Strategies (24-45). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-0001-8.ch002

This chapter establishes a framework for the governance of intermodal terminals throughout their life cycle, based on the product life cycle. The framework covers the initial planning by the public sector, the public/private split in funding and owne... Read More about A life cycle framework for governance of Intermodal terminals; planning, operations and strategic management..

Institutional structure and agency in the governance of spatial diversification of port system evolution in Latin America. (2016)
Journal Article
Wilmsmeier, G., & Monios, J. (2016). Institutional structure and agency in the governance of spatial diversification of port system evolution in Latin America. Journal of Transport Geography, 51, 294-307. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2015.02.004

Port development is challenged not only by growing trade flows, but by institutional conditions that are more contextual, exhibiting aspects of both path dependence and contingency. This paper analyses the intersection of two clear trends in the evol... Read More about Institutional structure and agency in the governance of spatial diversification of port system evolution in Latin America..

Between path dependency and contingency: New challenges for the geography of port system evolution (2016)
Journal Article
Monios, J., & Wilmsmeier, G. (2016). Between path dependency and contingency: New challenges for the geography of port system evolution. Journal of Transport Geography, 51, 247-251. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2016.01.008

Seaports play a critical role as gateways and facilitators of economic interchange and logistics processes and thus have become crucial nodes in globalised production networks andmobility systems. Both the physical port infrastructure and its operati... Read More about Between path dependency and contingency: New challenges for the geography of port system evolution.

Understanding seaport competitiveness of global transhipment hub ports in the Caribbean region: an application of a generalized diamond model (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Julien, S.-A., & Monios, J. (2015, August). Understanding seaport competitiveness of global transhipment hub ports in the Caribbean region: an application of a generalized diamond model. Presented at International Association of Maritime Economists (IAME), Kuala Lumpur

Presentation delivered at the International Association of Maritime Economists (IAME) Conference 2015.

A Competitive Analysis of Chinese Container Ports Using the Analytic Hierarchy Process (2015)
Book Chapter
Song, D.-W., & Yeo, G.-T. (2015). A Competitive Analysis of Chinese Container Ports Using the Analytic Hierarchy Process. In H. Haralambides (Ed.), Port Management (339-359). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137475770_16

Over 20% of the world's container traffic occurs from Asian ports. China's entry into the market has significantly stimulated this process. Since China adopted its liberalised economic policy in the 1970s, its economy has grown at an average rate of... Read More about A Competitive Analysis of Chinese Container Ports Using the Analytic Hierarchy Process.

The effect of shipping knowledge and absorptive capacity on organizational innovation and logistics value (2015)
Journal Article
Lee, E.-S., & Song, D.-W. (2015). The effect of shipping knowledge and absorptive capacity on organizational innovation and logistics value. The international journal of logistics management, 26(2), 218-237. https://doi.org/10.1108/ijlm-01-2013-0011

Purpose
– The purpose of this paper is to examine what types of shipping knowledge are crucial in order for shipping companies to survive in dynamic business environment, and to investigate how the shipping knowledge affects the company’s performanc... Read More about The effect of shipping knowledge and absorptive capacity on organizational innovation and logistics value.