my children, my wife and my parents i Summary This thesis aims at contributing a new perspective on the way living problems in shipping practice are addressed. Shipping is the workhorse of the world economy. It connects nearly all parts of the world. State of the macro economy, weather and political events affect the sector very much. The magnitude of their influence is unclear and is difficult...

We propose a new index, the Container Port Connectivity Index (CPCI), to measure the trade connectivity of ports within the network of container shipping. This index is based on both economics and network topology, and a distinctive feature is that the strength of a port is based on its position within the global structure of the shipping network and not just on local information such as the nu...

Local emissions of Arctic air pollutants and their impacts on climate, ecosystems and health are poorly understood. Future increases due to Arctic warming or economic drivers may put additional pressures on the fragile Arctic environment already affected by mid-latitude air pollution. Aircraft data were collected, for the first time, downwind of shipping and petroleum extraction facilities in t...

As a comparatively cost effective, clean, and safe method of transportation, international shipping offers an important means of moving goods internationally and enables other activities such as leisure cruising.1 Many factors contribute to the development of international shipping. As an example, the evolution of ship propulsion has progressed from sailing ships to steam ships powered by coal ...

A production conflict and error detection model has been developed to detect problems that occur in a collaborative environment. A case study was performed on three automobile company agencies (vehicle delivery center, shipping yard, and dealers) in a finished vehicle distribution/shipping environment. The vehicle shipping plan was investigated and possible errors and conflicts were identified....

We solve an important problem for the liner shipping industry called the Liner Shipping Fleet Repositioning Problem (LSFRP). The LSFRP poses a large financial burden on liner shipping firms. During repositioning, vessels are moved between services in a liner shipping network. Shippers wish to reposition vessels as cheaply as possible without disrupting the cargo flows of the network. The LSFRP ...

It is now clear that the two broad sets of reactions in the ubiquitin-proteasome system (UPS), the conjugative and degradative steps, are intricately coupled in vivo and that there are numerous factors that aid in the handling and delivery of ubiquitylated proteins to the proteasome. The report from Richly et al (2005)[this issue of Cell]) suggests how several of the known players in this proce...

Marketing features of dropshipping in system of e-commerce Annotation: Today dropshipping wins the Internet promptly and transformed to one of the basic tools of marketing in e-commerce. Marketing features, mechanisms and value dropshipping in the conditions of network economy of the XXI century reveal in article. The author carries out the comparative analysis of institutional development drop...

This paper attempts to construct an efficient evaluation for a shipping industry with financial indicators, because sometimes non-financial indicators are difficult to obtain and are doubtful or untrustworthy. So financial indicators are an important method to evaluate performance. A financial statement is audited by CPA and it is easy to gather, so we do not doubt its trustworthiness. The main...

Streaming movies over the Internet has become very popular in the recent years. It is giving a stiff competition to the alternative method of DVD being shipped to the customer, after an order is placed online. It is likely that in future, the online streaming method will displace the DVD shipping method. In this paper, we evaluate the environmental impact of such a paradigm shift in delivering ...