‘Only work and sleep’: seafarers’ perceptions of job demands of short sea cargo shipping lines and their effects on work and life on board

Previous research on job demands in seafaring has focused on the effects of workload and circadian disturbance on seafarers’ health and fatigue. Taking a more comprehensive approach, this study identifies job demands of short sea cargo shipping lines and explores their effects on work and life on board. Data came from 54 interviews with officers and crew on five cargo ships. Findings revealed job demands related to characteristics of the schedule, ports, and sea voyages; these were not only associated with workload and circadian disturbance, but also with the difficulty of the work, the ability to plan ahead, and intrusions from third parties. Job demands affected outcomes through two interconnected processes. First, job demands had direct and indirect effects on fatigue and the working climate on board. Second, potential positive effects of job demands (i.e. interesting work and pay) were related to motivation and, together with a good working climate, could reduce turnover. Connecting the two processes, a good working climate was pivotal in counteracting negative emotions and supporting motivation and collaboration. In this way, it functioned as a key resource. External constraints could either buffer or reinforce these effects.     

Weekly container delivery patterns in liner shipping planning models

This paper addresses a fundamental question related to nearly all container liner shipping planning models: whether the implicit assumption of identical container delivery pattern every week is valid in a situation of identical shipping services and identical cargo demand every week. We prove that when the number of containers transported from one port to the next is formulated as a continuous variable, the resulting mathematical model with an identical container delivery pattern is equivalent to the model with general container delivery patterns which can be different in different weeks. When the number of containers transported is formulated as an integer variable, the model with an identical container delivery pattern is not equivalent to the model with general container delivery patterns. However, the difference between the optimal objective values of the two models is negligible for practical applications. In sum, little, if not nothing, is lost by assuming an identical container delivery pattern in liner shipping planning models.     

金沙江梯级开发航运发展条件研究

介绍金沙江中下游航道与港口现状及发展规划和水电开发利用规划,对金沙江航运经济腹地进行综合交通运输体系分析并对典型路径运输成本进行测算。在调研分析的基础上,对金沙江客货运量和主要港口吞吐量进行预测。结合水电梯级开发对航道条件的影响,分析金沙江航道开发潜能,提出长江干线航道上延至金沙江的合理区段。针对金沙江中下游4个水电枢纽的现场条件,分析适应翻坝运输的货种对象,提出过坝线路选择与运输组织的原则,开展"水-陆-水"翻坝运输方案与"陆-水"公路短途驳运方案的技术经济分析。以期为金沙江攀枝花—水富段航运资源开发论证提供参考。     

港航物流企业信息系统体系结构的研究

随着港航物流企业信息系统研究的不断深入,企业信息系统的建设也就显得越来越重要。在分析国内外港航物流企业信息系统基础上,提出港航物流企业信息系统设计目标,最后采用BPS的思想来构建港航物流企业管理信息系统的体系结构。     

洋山深水港水域实施船舶定线制分析

文中拟就在上海洋山深水港建立船舶定线制的必要性、可行性,以及定线制方案进行初步探讨,通过在洋山深水港实施船舶定线制为上海国际航运中心建设提供安全畅通有序的通航环境。     

清末民初高等教育部门办学的历史追溯

我国近代意义上的部门办学起源于洋务派所办盼专门学校,这种部门办学的做法延续到了民国时期,并成为一种传统;清末民初的部门办学有其特殊的历史原因,理解这段历史可以更加深刻地理解部门办学在我国独特的地位和作用。     

后危机时代南通船舶产业发展战略研究

文章分析了在金融危机对我国船舶工业带来巨大冲击的背景下,作为南通市支柱产业的船舶工业的发展现状.重点论述了后危机时代,南通船舶工业保持和提高竞争力,持续发展的具体对策.     

宁波市海运业财务状况分析研究

以宁波市第一次经济普查显示的数据,通过提供和分析宁波市海运业整体财务状况、经营能力以及发展能力等信息,为宁波市海运业的经营者和政策制定者提供可靠的决策依据,从而促进我市海洋运输业的进一步发展。     

京杭运河山东段航运发展战略探索

在分析京杭运河山东段航运发展现状的基础上,提出京杭运河山东段航运发展战略总体目标是建设京杭运河水上运输高速大通道,打造现代化航运体系,并阐述了实施四大战略的发展战略重点及建立六大工作机制的发展战略措施。     

基于基尼系数的辽宁省现代服务业集聚与分散实证

为正确评价辽宁省现代服务业产业空间分布的均衡性,基于基尼系数分析了辽宁省现代服务业产业集聚及分散情况,研究结果表明：辽宁省新兴和现代服务业的空间集聚水平较高,传统服务业没有明显的集聚趋势;产业集中度较高的城市具有得天独厚的区位优势和根基扎实的产业基础.