SHIPPING AND TRANSPORT LOGISTICS (STL)
BOOK SERIES

 
Published
(2009) SHIPPING AND TRANSPORT LOGISTICS.
VOLUME ONE: CONTAINER TRANSPORT MANAGEMENT

Series Editors

Dr Y.H. Venus Lun (Co-Editor)
Department of Logistics
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Email: lgtvlun@polyu.edu.hk

Dr Kee-Hung Lai (Co-Editor)
Department of Logistics
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Email: lgtmlai@polyu.edu.hk

Prof. T.C. Edwin Cheng (Consulting Editor)
Department of Logistics
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Email: lgtcheng@polyu.edu.hk

Shipping is a term that has different meanings. In general, it means ships and cargoes. Shipping also refers to any mode of transport that moves goods from one place to another place. The trend in shipping business is moving towards a strategic focus. As the industry has become more complex and dynamic, there is a need to acquire knowledge on a broad spectrum of issues and concepts that affect shipping activities.

Successful managers in the industry need to develop new approaches and methods to cope with existing and emerging challenges and opportunities. This series serves to consolidate the knowledge in the field of shipping and transport logistics. Against the background of a global business environment, this series aims to examine the core elements in shipping and transport logistics, as well as to discuss the strategic and operational issues in the industry.

To cope with a complex and dynamic business environment, this series encourages a multi-disciplinary approach to address the social, political, economical and technological issues facing the shipping and transport logistics industry, as well as advocating taking a strategic perspective in problem solving. It attempts to provide both practical- and research-oriented materials to readers.

All the books in the series are noted for their high academic quality and significant practical value. All chapters are structured logically and integrated around a coherent central theme. There is also a balance between theoretical and empirical chapters in each book. The series publishes original findings that may be in various forms such as conceptual models, literature reviews, case studies, policy papers and technical reports.

Specific areas of interest include, but are not limited to:

• Analysis of economies of scale in ship size and firm size
• Container positioning in liner shipping
• International trade and shipping
• Legal environment in shipping and transport logistics
• Managing intermodal transport
• Market analysis in sectors of shipping and transport logistics
• Modelling and analysis of problems pertinent to shipping and transport logistics
• Public policy in shipping and transport logistics
• Risk analysis in transport logistics and physical distribution infrastructure
• Service quality in shipping and transport logistics
• Strategic alliances and relationship management in shipping and transport distribution
• Strategic management for managing shipping and transport logistics
• Transhipment and the development of hub and spoke in shipping
• Transport security
• Use of information technology and decision support systems for shipping management and physical distribution
• Warehouse and terminal operations and management