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View article: Economic and legal impacts of delayed containers
Economic and legal impacts of delayed containers Open
Usage of containers beyond the predetermined period results in container demurrage and detention (D&D) that is charged by the carriers. The D&D charges are often perceived as a profit-making revenue stream for carriers, which raises the qu…
View article: Preface to This Special Issue: The Sustainable Maritime Supply Chain
Preface to This Special Issue: The Sustainable Maritime Supply Chain Open
Background and Motivation [...]
View article: A systematic literature review of factors influencing the regulation of autonomous inland shipping in Europe
A systematic literature review of factors influencing the regulation of autonomous inland shipping in Europe Open
The onset of autonomous inland shipping comes with regulatory challenges. First, regulations currently in place do not permit the operation of autonomous ships, mainly due to crewing requirements. Second, autonomous transport modes are dee…
View article: Collection and Processing of Roadside Grass Clippings: A Supply Chain Optimization Case Study for East Flanders
Collection and Processing of Roadside Grass Clippings: A Supply Chain Optimization Case Study for East Flanders Open
The paper focuses on secondary bio streams which are not captured efficiently in the value supply chain. Specifically, roadside grass clippings were chosen, based on their logistical optimization potential, direct feasibility, locality, bi…
View article: Demurrage and detention: from operational challenges towards solutions
Demurrage and detention: from operational challenges towards solutions Open
Reduced free time and increased fees for demurrage and detention create organizational challenges with respect to intermodal transport. As a result, actors within the maritime supply chains are confronted with greater complexity and higher…
View article: Cost-effectiveness and gain-sharing scenarios for purchasing a blockchain-based application in the maritime supply chain
Cost-effectiveness and gain-sharing scenarios for purchasing a blockchain-based application in the maritime supply chain Open
Maritime supply chain (MarSC) stakeholders interact with third parties (e.g. freight forwarders, 3PLs, financial institutes, custom authorities) to facilitate the cargo flow and exchange of information, documents, or financials. Hence, Mar…
View article: The future container throughput for inland shipping on the traditional Rhine: a SARIMAX approach
The future container throughput for inland shipping on the traditional Rhine: a SARIMAX approach Open
Inland container shipping is confronted with significant challenges, both on the demand and supply side. In line with the 2019 Green Deal’s ambitious goals and 2020 Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy, the European Commission presented…
View article: Container barge (un)reliability in seaports: a company case study at the port of Antwerp
Container barge (un)reliability in seaports: a company case study at the port of Antwerp Open
Inland waterways and ports play an important role in the entire transport system in the Hamburg-Le Havre range, and for the seaports of Antwerp and Rotterdam in particular. The high proportion of inland navigation for both ports can be exp…
View article: Evaluating the performance of the vessel train concept
Evaluating the performance of the vessel train concept Open
Objective To improve safety and address current employment challenges in the waterborne transport sector, the VT concept is developed. The VT is a vessel platooning concept that is semi-autonomous. The VT is composed by one Leader Vessel (…
View article: Innovation in the maritime sector: aligning strategy with outcomes
Innovation in the maritime sector: aligning strategy with outcomes Open
Innovation is identified as one of the main avenues to maintain competitiveness and its importance is well established in business studies. Along maritime logistics chains, innovation is being increasingly recognized as a determinant of su…
View article: Economic evaluation of alternative technologies to mitigate Sulphur emissions in maritime container transport from both the vessel owner and shipper perspective
Economic evaluation of alternative technologies to mitigate Sulphur emissions in maritime container transport from both the vessel owner and shipper perspective Open
International maritime shipping is confronted from 2006 onwards with regulation until 2030 by different policy actors (i.e. International Maritime Organization, hereafter IMO), the EU) in order to improve the ecological performance of mari…
View article: Innovation in Road Freight Transport: Quantifying the Environmental Performance of Operational Cost-Reducing Practices
Innovation in Road Freight Transport: Quantifying the Environmental Performance of Operational Cost-Reducing Practices Open
Road transportation is a key mode of transport when it comes to ensuring the hinterland connection of most European ports. Constrained by low profit margins and having to be active in a highly competitive market, companies active in this s…
View article: Digital Innovation in Maritime Supply Chains: Experiences from Northwestern Europe
Digital Innovation in Maritime Supply Chains: Experiences from Northwestern Europe Open
This study examines 15 cases in Northwestern Europe where digital innovations have been developed to improve connectivity, visibility, and, therefore, performance in maritime supply chains. The solutions focus on smoothing cargo, document,…
View article: Investigating the bunkering choice determinants: the case of the port of Antwerp
Investigating the bunkering choice determinants: the case of the port of Antwerp Open
From a European, regional and local perspective, as well as from the perspective of port authorities, it is important that waterborne transport becomes sustainable. As possible solutions to comply with new types of legislation (SECA-zones)…
View article: A road map for explorative scenario creation on Belgian rail freight transport development
A road map for explorative scenario creation on Belgian rail freight transport development Open
The starting point of this article is the weak usage of rail freight in Belgium and Europe, both as a sustainable mode of land transportation in itself as well as a part of the intermodal chain. The results are obtained by transversal rese…
View article: BRAIN-TRAINS : macro-economic impact of rail freight in Belgium : what can be the future added value?
BRAIN-TRAINS : macro-economic impact of rail freight in Belgium : what can be the future added value? Open
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View article: BRAIN TRAINS: Intermodal rail freight transport and hinterland connections A SWOT analysis to assess the Belgian rail practice
BRAIN TRAINS: Intermodal rail freight transport and hinterland connections A SWOT analysis to assess the Belgian rail practice Open
peer reviewed
View article: Decision-making for maritime innovation investments : the significance of cost benefit and cost effectiveness analysis
Decision-making for maritime innovation investments : the significance of cost benefit and cost effectiveness analysis Open
Six universities from Europe, Asia and the United States participated in an evaluation of the use of innovation in the port logistics and maritime sector. Led by the BNP Paribas Fortis Chair in Transport, Logistics and Ports from the Unive…