This paper provides an overview of the container shipping supply chain (CSSC) by taking a
logistics perspective, covering all major value-adding segments in CSSC including freight …

In this paper, we will study a typical problem in inland container shipping, concerning the
barge transportation of maritime containers between a dry port and a set of seaport …

Since the global economic and financial crisis, the world of international container transport
has changed considerably over the years and with it the conditions for the development and …

In the shipping industry, forwarders can purchase a “one-stop” service from an ocean
shipping (OS) company or a dual “ocean+ inland” service from an OS company and an …

Ocean shipping (OS) and inland shipping (IS) are vertically complementary services in the
shipping supply chain. In practice, we have observed that both OS and IS companies …

In this paper, we study a hinterland empty container transportation system which consists of
a sea container terminal and an inland container terminal. There are a hinterland container …

As a new source to increase profits, some ocean shipping (OS) companies are beginning to
encroach on the downstream market to canvass for cargoes, which would form a co …

We address two interrelated issues affecting the hinterland portion of the maritime container
supply chain: reducing the movement of empty containers and reducing empty trips by trucks …

Many port authorities have developed ambitious strategies to foster hinterland intermodal
transportation. In addition, port-centric logistics, that is, the provision of distribution facilities …

Multimodal transport systems connect seaports to their hinterland and have potential
economic, social and environmental advantages over road transport. However, currently this …