Green shipping management capability and firm performance in the container shipping industry

This study empirically identifies crucial green shipping management capability and examines its impact on firm performance using survey data collected from container shipping firms, including shipping companies and agencies. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis is performed to identify three critical green shipping management capability dimensions, namely, greener policy, greener ships, and greener suppliers. In this study, firm performance is categorized into environmental performance and financial performance. The results indicate that a greener policy has a direct and positive influence on both the greener ships and the greener suppliers factors. Greener ships and greener suppliers are found to have an indirect and positive influence on financial performance through environmental performance. Accordingly, this study suggests that container shipping managers could focus on organizational green shipping management capability, specifically regarding policies, ships, and suppliers, to improve their environmental and financial performance. The theoretical and practical implications of the findings for container shipping firms have been discussed.     

The performance effect of innovation in shipping companies

The aim of this study is to investigate how innovation contributes to company performance in Norwegian shipping and to extend our knowledge concerning what organizational and inter-organizational factors influence innovation in shipping firms. The study is based on a survey of 46 Norwegian shipping companies. We find that innovation contributes to firm performance. We also find that a conscious strategy, strategy involvement, external relationships, especially market relationships, and productivity slack have a significant positive effect on the degree of innovation. The results are dependent upon the companies' degree of differentiation and the type of innovation.     

正待扩张的冷箱运力

据英国伦敦2010年3月出版的《国际集装箱化》报道,由于全球经济衰退和国际金融危机冲击,全球拥有冷箱载运能力的集装箱船竣工和交付使用艘数明显减少,2009年全年总共有312艘拥有冷箱载运功能达到221,066标准箱的集装箱船竣工和交付使用,     

关于国企垄断论

进入新世纪以来,我国国有企业的经营绩效明显提高.特别是2008年以来,在国际金融危机的严重冲击下,国有企业依然实现了较快增长,不少国有企业还通过兼并、收购和重组在危机中获得了跨越式发展.     

Polish shipping and shipping policy

Following a period of about 120 years, when external political pressures prevented Poland from engaging in maritime commercial activities, the end of World War I marked an important epoch in Poland's maritime history. Although the Peace Treaties gave Poland access to the sea and the right to use Gdansk, it was not until 1926, when Poland's first shipping company was established and Poland's new port of Gdynia opened, that her new status as a maritime country was fashioned. This paper traces the development of Polish shipping from 1918 to the present time; discusses the factors related to Poland's problems in the sphere of international maritime transport; and outlines Poland's present shipping policy.     

航运

长江运输船呈大型化趋势；上海航运配套设施待完善；武汉巨资打造长江航运中心；四川加快建设“一横两纵”；长江“数字航道”初见规模；益芦航运工程年内开工；长江上演罕见大堵船；长江开通“快速通道”。     

航运

巴拿马运河扩建进一步落实；IMAREX推出新货运期权合约；我国沿海运输实行新规则；长江航运“瓶颈”被打破；沪内河禁运剧毒化学品；青岛巨资建国际航运中心。[编者按]     

航运

浙江巨资投向内河航道建设；上海大规模整治内河航道；云南加速开发金沙江航运；长江水运总量居世界首位；三峡过闸实现24小时申报；长三角船舶正式实施一卡通；三峡库区为农民开通“绿卡”；[编者按]     

Application of a fuzzy multi-criteria decision-making model for shipping company performance evaluation

Combining fuzzy set theory, Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) and concept of entropy, a fuzzy Multiple Criteria Decision-Making (MCDM) model for shipping company performance evaluation is proposed. First, the AHP is used to construct subjective weights for all criteria and sub-criteria. Then, linguistic values characterized by triangular fuzzy numbers and trapezoidal fuzzy numbers are used to denote the evaluation values of all alternatives with respect to various subjective and objective criteria. Finally, the aggregation fuzzy assessment of different shipping companies is ranked to determine the best selection. Utilizing this fuzzy MCDM model, the decision-maker's fuzzy assessment and the trade-off between various evaluations criteria can be taken into account in the aggregation process, thus ensuring more effective and accurate decision-making.     

Structure,conduct and performance on the major liner shipping routes 1

Market concentration on the major container shipping routes has the potential to reduce contestability, impede effective competition and, as a consequence, inhibit the positive relationship between trade and economic growth. This development could also hamper the ability of economic regions to realize their respective competitive and comparative advantages. Within this context, the structure-conduct-performance (SCP) framework is used to analyse liner shipping dynamics in the transpacific, Europe–Far East and transatlantic trade routes. The analysis finds no conclusive evidence that either the increased concentration of slot capacity or the attempts by shipping lines to boost potential slot capacity (mainly through collaborative arrangements) lead to improved financial performance. The paper concludes that, despite high and increasing concentration among carriers on each of the trade routes analysed, these markets remain contestable.     

Structure, conduct and performance on the major liner shipping routes 1

Market concentration on the major container shipping routes has the potential to reduce contestability, impede effective competition and, as a consequence, inhibit the positive relationship between trade and economic growth. This development could also hamper the ability of economic regions to realize their respective competitive and comparative advantages. Within this context, the structure-conduct-performance (SCP) framework is used to analyse liner shipping dynamics in the transpacific, Europe-Far East and transatlantic trade routes. The analysis finds no conclusive evidence that either the increased concentration of slot capacity or the attempts by shipping lines to boost potential slot capacity (mainly through collaborative arrangements) lead to improved financial performance. The paper concludes that, despite high and increasing concentration among carriers on each of the trade routes analysed, these markets remain contestable.     

The Nigerian shipping industry and indigenous shipping companies

The shipping industry in Nigeria since the early 1990s has been experiencing a continuous disastrous downturn. Nigerian shipping companies' participation in international shipping has continued to be very limited. Their presence and impact is hardly felt in the world's shipping industry. Both the national carriers (that is shipping companies with national carrier status) and other indigenous private shipping companies have vessel as well as management problems. These problems have led to the poor performance of the Nigerian shipping industry for over a decade now. The carriers in the industry are not attaining for the country the gains that are supposed to emanate from shipping. This paper points out the importance of shipping to a nation, identifies the problems the country's shipping companies are facing and proffers solutions that include merging of the companies to have strong financial standing and a competitive edge.     

自由主义航运政策对中国航运业的影响

针对目前航运业者的“国货国运”的呼声,本文分析了航运自由化政策对中国航运业发展的必要性。自由化航运政策提升了中国航运业竞争力,并使中国航运在世界的地位稳步上升。本论文从理论和实证的角度阐述了自由化航运政策对中国航运业发展的重要性,并提出了进一步完善中国航运政策建议。     

Short sea shipping

This paper quantifies the potential environmental benefit of short sea shipping. Critical strategic issues relevant to formulating public policy are developed. Coastal shipping has traditionally been a major sector of the maritime industry. This continues to be the case in the European Union, but the sector has diminished in relative importance in North America as the transport industry has become increasingly dominated by less environmentally-friendly interstate trucking and railroads. Congestion threatens to overwhelm overland carriage and limit economic growth. An alternative strategy is to revitalize coastal shipping as short sea shipping to alleviate traffic congestion and enhance economic development by maintaining freight flow efficiency. Because ship transport offers higher fuel economy and lower emission of harmful pollutants, the environmental benefits of short sea shipping over land transportation can be quantified and used to inform public policy.     

发展现代航运服务体系,打造上海国际航运中心

发展航运服务业,建设上海国际航运中心,就要打造健全完善的现代航运服务体系,在形成航运产业集群的基础上,发展融合衍生的新型、高端航运服务业。     

美国航运系统全景透视

美国航运系统全称为MarineTrans-portationSystem,简称MTS。是为服务于水上客货运输和军事运输,由航道、港口和相关设施组成的一个网络,是美国运输系统的一个重要组成部分。它是美国水路与陆路运输的联接和世界联系的桥梁。涵盖水路运输、水陆联运等与水路相关的客货运输方式,涉及到航道、港口和水陆联运码头等航运设施。覆盖了美国的25000英里航道;192个地点的238个闸门;五大湖;圣罗伦斯海道;超过3700个的航运设施;无数的娱乐码头;超过174000英里的连接大陆48个州以及加拿大和墨西哥的铁路;超过45000英里的高速公路,以及超过115000英里…     

德国海运业:政府有效支持

德国是当今世界主要海运国，也是我国船舶主要出口对象国之一。2002年中国船厂新承接的188艘、345.9万总吨出口船中，来自德国船东的达45艘、91.5万总吨,占总量的19.3％。而在同年新承接的29艘、268万总吨出口集装箱船中，出口德国的订单高达27艘26.2万总吨，占我国集装箱船出口量的98％，如按船舶出口额衡量我国出口船舶的五分之一是提供给德国船东的。剖析德国船舶市场状况，了解德国海运发展和大量订造新船的原因对于我国造船业界人士是非常必要的。     

Risk perception affecting the performance of shipping companies: the moderating effect of China and Korea

Risks in the shipping industry have been highlighted and have attracted significant attention, especially following the bankruptcy of Hanjin in 2017. Due to the decrease in container volume, the business environment for large shipping companies in China has deteriorated. Therefore, major large shipping companies have implemented mixed ownership reform, which provides more opportunities for large Korean shipping companies to enter the Chinese shipping industry. This study first identifies risk perception, specifically focusing on the moderating effect of Chinese and Korean shipping companies, and then demonstrates the impact of these risks on shipping company performance. The results show that market, operational, and technical risks have a negative influence on Chinese shipping companies, whereas market, policy, financial, operations, and technical risks have a negative influence on Korean shipping companies. This study contributes to the fundamental understanding of the effect of risk perception on performance among shipping companies in both countries and calls for further research on risk management plans based on the risk factors identified herein. On a practical level, this study provides an important reference for operators and investors who seek to enter strategic alliances or joint venture in Chinese shipping industry.     

借力上海国际航运中心建设,提升航运金融服务

国务院关于建设上海国际航运中心战略的总体目标,给我国航运金融的发展带来机遇。通过对上海航运金融服务发展现状及未来发展前景的分析,展示了上海建设国际航运中心的优势。     

DNV力推绿色航运

随着人们环保意识的提高，公众对航运业大气排放日益关注。大气排放物主要是指氮化物（NOx）、硫化物（SOx）和二氧化碳（CO2）。