Y.H. Venus Lun works for the LSCM R&D Centre in Hong Kong. Kee-hung Lai, T.C. Edwin Cheng, and Dong Yang work for the Shipping Research Centre at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. They are a group of experts in shipping and logistics who have published hundreds of papers in the field.

• Part I: Principles of shipping.- International trade and shipping.- Freight rate mechanism.- Bulk shipping market.- Container shipping market.- Part II: Shipping business.- Business strategy in shipping.- Growth of firms.- Fleet mix decision.- Liner shipping network.- Part III: Intermodal container transport.- Container transport chain.- Intermodal transport system.- Managing empty containers.- Container transport security.- Part IV: Port management.- Port operations.- Managing container terminals.- Agile port.- Port development.- Part V: Emerging issues in shipping.- Sustainability in shipping.- Shipping risk.- Security and safety.- Technological applications.

Y.H. Venus Lun works for the LSCM R&D Centre in Hong Kong. Kee-hung Lai, T.C. Edwin Cheng, and Dong Yang work for the Shipping Research Centre at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. They are a group of experts in shipping and logistics who have published hundreds of papers in the field.

• Part I: Principles of shipping.- International trade and shipping.- Freight rate mechanism.- Bulk shipping market.- Container shipping market.- Part II: Shipping business.- Business strategy in shipping.- Growth of firms.- Fleet mix decision.- Liner shipping network.- Part III: Intermodal container transport.- Container transport chain.- Intermodal transport system.- Managing empty containers.- Container transport security.- Part IV: Port management.- Port operations.- Managing container terminals.- Agile port.- Port development.- Part V: Emerging issues in shipping.- Sustainability in shipping.- Shipping risk.- Security and safety.- Technological applications.

Y.H. Venus Lun works for the LSCM R&D Centre in Hong Kong. Kee-hung Lai, T.C. Edwin Cheng, and Dong Yang work for the Shipping Research Centre at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. They are a group of experts in shipping and logistics who have published hundreds of papers in the field.

• Part I: Principles of shipping.- International trade and shipping.- Freight rate mechanism.- Bulk shipping market.- Container shipping market.- Part II: Shipping business.- Business strategy in shipping.- Growth of firms.- Fleet mix decision.- Liner shipping network.- Part III: Intermodal container transport.- Container transport chain.- Intermodal transport system.- Managing empty containers.- Container transport security.- Part IV: Port management.- Port operations.- Managing container terminals.- Agile port.- Port development.- Part V: Emerging issues in shipping.- Sustainability in shipping.- Shipping risk.- Security and safety.- Technological applications.