Shipping and Logistics Management
Autor: | Y. H. Venus Lun, Kee-hung Lai, T. C. Edwin Cheng, Dong Yang |
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EAN: | 9783031260902 |
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Sprache: | Englisch |
Produktart: | eBook |
Veröffentlichungsdatum: | 20.04.2023 |
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Schlagworte: | Shipping and Trade;Liner Shipping;Intermodal Transport;Port Management;Transport Security |
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This book explains global trends and strategies in the shipping business, looking at the role of logistics service providers and at how information technology can help shipping operations. It also introduces best practices and advice that will allow professionals to improve the management of shipping and logistics activities.
The book consists of sections examining shipping and trade, business strategies for shipping, intermodal container transport operations, and ports.
This new edition adds a new fifth section with four new chapters that discusses contemporary issues in shipping. The new chapters are related to risk management in shipping, shipping security and safety, environmental and social sustainability, and a review of new technologies in the shipping industry and their future potential.
An invaluable source of information for researchers and advanced, or graduate, students, Shipping and Logistics Management is also a useful reference for shipping practitioners and consultants.
Y.H. Venus Lun works for the LSCM R&D Centre in Hong Kong. Kee-hung Cheng, T.C. Edwin Cheng, and Dong Yang work for the Shipping Research Centre at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. They are a group of experts in shipping and logistics who have published hundreds of papers in the field.