Academic research on port competitiveness has so far focused on the identification of the
drivers of port competitiveness and their measurement. This paper argues that the port …

This study aims to investigate how seaport research has been conducted from the
methodological perspective. To this end, this study reviews published port literature for the …

Most of the literature on port choice has focused mostly on the views of carriers (and
indirectly of cargo owners). We venture here to discover whether the choice criteria used by …

The very uneven development of ports along the Yangtze River Economic Belt in China
makes ports a specific case study of a general phenomenon in the analysis of inter-port …

Sustainability practices in port operations are critical issue to achieve port sustainability
involving economic, social and environmental issues. To assist ports to successfully implant …

While maritime transport ensures about 90% of world trade volumes, it has not yet attracted
as much attention as other transport systems from a graph perspective. As a result, the …

In the maritime industry, the stakeholders comprising the port authorities, shipping
companies, and port operators often compete and collaborate within an ecological system …

Abstract The Canary Islands' economy is extremely dependent on sea transport. Since
accessibility and connectivity are major determinants of international transport costs, the …

This paper introduces an analysis framework for port connectivity from a global container
liner shipping network perspective: it is defined in terms of the impact on the transportation …

In their decisions, seaport stakeholders internalize various factors that intervene in seaport
competitiveness. The literature emphasizes that such seaport characteristics are important in …