Article: Evolution of maritime supply chains of containerised freight in India: Taaffe, Morrill and Gould model revisited Journal: International Journal of Logistics Systems and Management (IJLSM) 2021 Vol.38 No.1 pp.105 - 134 Abstract: India's modern transport system was initiated by Britishers. Since then, transport networks have been developed century by century to come to the present stage. This paper attempts to discuss in brief to see to what extent, TMG model is been going tandem with the development in maritime supply chains of India's containerised freight. Backed with thorough data and facts, development of supply and demand of containerised freight in India is argued. Furthermore, role of Sagarmala initiative in developing port and maritime sector is studied. Most importantly, implications of TMG model in Indian context are examined and concluded that although the development of maritime supply chains (MSCs) of containerised freight has picked up but it is not going as per stages mentioned in the TMG model. Hence, the mismatch is argued and the shortfalls are discussed in brief. In the end, policy implications are drawn as an attempt to suggest government and policy makers about how to proceed with development of MSCs of containerised freight in India. Inderscience Publishers - linking academia, business and industry through research

Title: Evolution of maritime supply chains of containerised freight in India: Taaffe, Morrill and Gould model revisited

Authors: Vishal Kashav; Chandra Prakash Garg; Subrata Kumar Behera

Addresses: Department of Transportation Management, School of Business, University of Petroleum and Energy Studies (UPES), Dehradun, 248007, India ' Department of Transportation Management, School of Business, University of Petroleum and Energy Studies (UPES), Dehradun, 248007, India ' Ports and Containers Research, Drewry Maritime Research, Gurugram, Haryana – 122101, India

Abstract: India's modern transport system was initiated by Britishers. Since then, transport networks have been developed century by century to come to the present stage. This paper attempts to discuss in brief to see to what extent, TMG model is been going tandem with the development in maritime supply chains of India's containerised freight. Backed with thorough data and facts, development of supply and demand of containerised freight in India is argued. Furthermore, role of Sagarmala initiative in developing port and maritime sector is studied. Most importantly, implications of TMG model in Indian context are examined and concluded that although the development of maritime supply chains (MSCs) of containerised freight has picked up but it is not going as per stages mentioned in the TMG model. Hence, the mismatch is argued and the shortfalls are discussed in brief. In the end, policy implications are drawn as an attempt to suggest government and policy makers about how to proceed with development of MSCs of containerised freight in India.

Keywords: Taaffe, Morrill and Gould; TMG; model; container shipping; transport system; maritime supply chains; MSCs; India.

DOI: 10.1504/IJLSM.2021.112447

International Journal of Logistics Systems and Management, 2021 Vol.38 No.1, pp.105 - 134

Received: 29 Jan 2019
Accepted: 02 May 2019
Published online: 15 Jan 2021 *

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