Ports and Networks

Harry Geerlings is Professor in Governance of Sustainable Mobility at the Erasmus School of Social and Behavioural Sciences (ESSB) of the Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands.Bart Kuipers is Senior Researcher at the Erasmus School of Economics at the Urban, Port and Transport Economics Department of the Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands.Rob Zuidwijk is Professor of Ports in Global Networks at Rotterdam School of Management (RSM), Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

"Global digital connectivity is growing exponentially, and transport connectivity needs to follow suit. "Ports and Networks" could not be published at a timelier moment. Globalized production and trade depend on reliable access to markets through seaports and shipping networks. Our data here at UNCTAD shows that less than 20 per cent of country pairs are connected with each-other through direct liner shipping services; for more than 80 per cent of country pairs shippers need at least one transhipment for bilateral trade. This leads to intriguing questions and challenges for researchers and policy makers alike. This book helps stakeholders understand the structure of the networks, and the role of the ports within the networks." Jan Hoffmann, Chief, Trade Logistics Branch, Division on Technology and Logistics, UNCTAD."This book integrates theoretical knowledge of ports with practice, in relation to port-city interface and coordination of hinterland logistics. It discusses and analyses ports and networks in a broad-based yet in-depth manner. The volumes will benefit not only researchers but also practitioners in the shipping and ports industry in China and the world as a whole." Professor Zheng Hong, Shanghai Maritime University, and General Secretary of Shanghai International Shipping Institute-SISI."Ports play an incredibly important role in society, and well run ports have a huge contribution to the local and global economy. In order to maintain relevance, ports will have to address potentially disruptive challenges caused by digitisation and climate change. The work of this group of outstanding experts will appeal to anyone with an interest in ports and their future." Allard Castelein, CEO of the Port of Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

• IntroductionHarry Geerlings, Bart Kuipers and Rob ZuidwijkPart 1 - Ports and Networks: StrategiesChapter 1: Port definition, concepts and the role of ports in supply chains; setting the sceneMichiel Nijdam and Martijn van der HorstChapter 2: Ports and global supply chainsRob ZuidwijkChapter 3: How ports create strategic value for their countryFrans A.J. van den Bosch, Rick M.A. Hollen and Henk W. VolberdaChapter 4: Port development company: Role and strategyLarissa van der LugtChapter 5: Port management and institutional reform: thirty years of theory and practiceHercules HaralambidesChapter 6: The port-city interfaceOlaf MerkChapter 7: Port performanceShmuel Yahalom and Changqian GuanChapter 8: Accessibility of ports and networksFrancesco Corman and Rudy R. NegenbornChapter 9: Port hinterland relations: Lessons to be learned from a cost-benefit analysis of a large investment projectChrista Sys and Thierry VanelslanderChapter 10: Coordination in hinterland chainsMartijn van der Horst and Peter de LangenPart 2 - Ports and Networks: OperationsChapter 11: Optimisation in container liner shippingJudith Mulder and Rommert DekkerChapter 12: Revenues and costs of maritime shippingAlbert VeenstraChapter 13: Container terminal operations: An overviewIris F.A. Vis, Héctor J. Carlo and Kees Jan RoodbergenChapter 14: Port-centric information management in smart ports: A framework and categorisationLeonard Heilig and Stefan VoßChapter 15: Intermodality and synchromodalityLóránt Tavasszy, Behzad Behdani and Rob KoningsChapter 16: The industrial seaportBart KuipersPart 3 - Ports and Networks: PerspectivesChapter 17: Port competition in historical perspective, 1648-2000: The ports in the Hamburg–Le Havre Range Hein A.M. KlemannChapter 18: SustainabilityHarry Geerlings and Tiedo VellingaChapter 19: Port securityChangqian Guan and Shmuel YahalomChapter 20: Technological innovationsHarry Geerlings and Bart WiegmansChapter 21: The labour market of port-citiesJaap de Koning, Kees Zandvliet and Arie GelderblomChapter 22: Ports in transitionDerk Loorbach and Harry Geerlings