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Port efficiency and terminal productivity are two key aspects of current market development. Modern advancements in port technology have introduced several operational solutions, such as automation, to increase terminal productivity. While such solutions offer the possibility of achieving increased outputs (e.g. movements per hour), high fixed...

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As a part of the RCMS project, the present document aims at discussing the economic analysis of the studied solutions. The analysis is applied to the two project's case study terminals in Gdansk (Poland) and Koper (Slovenia), in order to ultimately evaluate the strengthens of the RCMS in relation to the other two investment alternatives (i.e....

Recently, the container shipping industry has been witnessing a wave of new mergers and reshuffling of cooperation agreements (alliances), which have heavily affected the market. This development has also taken place among vertically integrated carriers, thus affecting not just the shipping side of the business, but the different supply chains...

Despite its historical resilience to innovation, several novel technologies (e.g. IoT, AIS data, and automation) have recently been introduced in the maritime sector: the majority of them represents incremental changes in respect to current practice. Nevertheless, a few of these novel solutions could represent radical game changers for the...

Covid-19 pandemic impacted on all major trade flows, shuffling global value chains and pushing major industries to re-think their procurement strategies. While long term impacts are still subject to speculation, the immediate response of local industries need to be evaluated in order to target relevant policy interventions and to understand...

The Covid-19 pandemic has severely impacted the world economy, generating an unprecedented shock that pushed carriers to adapt to the collapse of demand. Most of the related adaptation actions (e.g., blank sailings) appear as temporary initiatives being insufficient to reach a long run equilibrium. Moreover, while carriers managed to adjust...

Ports are key nodes of the transport networks and their efficiency is strategic for regional competitiveness. Port operations are performed by a heterogeneous group of market players — in the landlord system, stevedore activities are performed in public port spaces that have been used exclusively by operators for several decades. Within this...

In this study we analyze the impact of road network extensions on economic development for a panel of industries in a set of Brazilian states observed over the period 2005–2015. We identify the effects of extending the road network using a differences-in-differences research design, where each industry exposure to road network depends on its...

Human civilization in the twenty-first century depends on the ports for jobs, the transport of energy supplies, raw materials, and finished products. Ports help societies meet their basic needs of food and shelter and they enhance quality of life. A partnership approach can create an integrated knowledge base and management system, adding value...

Effective adaptation to climate change impacts is rapidly becoming an important research topic. Hitherto, the perceptions and attitudes of stakeholders on climate adaptation actions are under researched, partly due to the emphasis on physical and engineering aspects during the adaptation planning process. Building on such considerations, the...