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1 online resource : illustrations (black and white) |
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Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of contents -- Figures -- Tables -- Preface -- About the author -- 1 Ports in global supply chains -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Ports: often overlooked but critical nodes in global supply chains -- 1.3 Definitions and typologies of ports -- 1.4 Commodities and global trade -- 1.5 Port rankings -- 1.5.1 The largest container ports worldwide -- 1.5.2 The fastest-growing ports -- 1.5.3 Quality of port infrastructure, the ranking from the World Economic Forum -- 1.6 Concluding remarks -- Notes -- 2 Getting port governance right |
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2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Port development as a commercial activity -- 2.3 A framework to assess the case for state ownership of corporatized PDCs -- 2.4 The case for state ownership of the PDC -- public interests in ports -- 2.5 Securing public interests in ports -- 2.6 The appropriate regulatory framework and port model for the ports industry -- 2.7 The appropriate geographical scope of PDCs -- 2.8 Effective corporatization -- 2.9 The logic of international port development partnerships -- 2.10 Port governance: too important to leave to the port development company |
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2.10.1 Collective goods and collective action -- 2.10.2 The role of the PDC -- 2.10.3 The role of a port cluster association -- 2.10.4 The role of leader firms as key partners in port development -- 2.10.5 Collective action and collective action regimes -- 2.11 Port reform: corporatization and more private-sector involvement -- 2.12 Two best and two worst cases in port governance -- 2.12.1 Best case: the cross-border merger of Copenhagen Malmö Ports -- 2.12.2 Worst case: fragmented port governance in the lower Mississippi -- 2.12.3 Best case: the corporatization of Port of Rotterdam Authority |
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2.12.4 Worst case: Chittagong's inability to take reform steps -- Notes -- 3 Drivers of change in the ports industry -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 A framework to identify drivers of change -- 3.3 New technologies -- 3.3.1 Digitalization -- 3.3.2 Autonomous transport -- 3.3.3 Energy transition: cost reductions of sustainable energy -- 3.3.4 Additive manufacturing (3D printing) -- 3.3.5 Robotization and industry 4.0 -- 3.3.6 Circular economy: competitive re-use of EOL products -- 3.4 Geo-politics -- 3.5 Societal and demographic developments -- 3.6 Natural resources and ecosystems |
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3.7 The international economy and trade flows -- 3.7.1 Understanding trade growth -- 3.7.2 A changing direction of trade -- 3.7.3 The future of trade and freight flows -- 3.8 Supply and value chains -- 3.8.1 Information flows in supply chains and transport operations -- 3.8.2 Supply chains designed for agility -- 3.8.3 Actionable visibility in supply chains -- 3.8.4 Circular supply chains -- 3.8.5 Increased attention for sustainability and CO2 accounting in supply chains -- 3.8.6 Increased horizontal supply chain collaboration |
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Previously issued in print: 2014 |
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<P>1 Ports in global supply chains 2 Getting port governance right 3 Drivers of change in the ports industry 4 Port development: concepts and insights 5 Strategies of port development companies</P> |
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Description based on CIP data; resource not viewed |
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Harbors -- Management
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Harbors -- Management
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Notteboom, Theo, author
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Pallis, Athanasios A., author
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| ISBN |
9781136001529 |
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1136001522 |
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