Cruise shipping supply chains and the impacts of disruptions: The case of the Caribbean

Rodrigue, Jean-Paul; Wang, Grace W.Y.

doi:10.1016/j.rtbm.2020.100551

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“…While redundancy strategies are suggested more frequently than flexible strategies ( Ivanov et al, 2017 ), the latter is applicable across various types of supply chains ( Gaur et al, 2020 , Tao et al, 2020 ). For example, flexibility in the procurement plan by considering sourcing, pricing, consumption, and delivery pattern is effective for managing the impacts of disruption in cruise ship supply chains ( Rodrigue and Wang, 2020 ). Ensuring agility –the ability to respond rapidly to disruptions by quickly modifying product development cycle time, lead time, and customer services – is also suggested in the literature.…”

Section: Research On Supply Chain Disruptionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

COVID-19 pandemic related supply chain studies: A systematic review

Chowdhury

Paul

Kaisar

et al. 2021

Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Re

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The global spread of the novel coronavirus, also known as the COVID-19 pandemic, has had a devastating impact on supply chains. Since the pandemic started, scholars have been researching and publishing their studies on the various supply-chain-related issues raised by COVID-19. However, while the number of articles on this subject has been steadily increasing, due to the absence of any systematic literature reviews, it remains unclear what aspects of this disruption have already been studied and what aspects still need to be investigated. The present study systematically reviews existing research on the COVID-19 pandemic in supply chain disciplines. Through a rigorous and systematic search, we identify 74 relevant articles published on or before 28 September 2020. The synthesis of the findings reveals that four broad themes recur in the published work: namely, impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, resilience strategies for managing impacts and recovery, the role of technology in implementing resilience strategies, and supply chain sustainability in the light of the pandemic. Alongside the synthesis of the findings, this study describes the methodologies, context, and theories used in each piece of research. Our analysis reveals that there is a lack of empirically designed and theoretically grounded studies in this area; hence, the generalizability of the findings, thus far, is limited. Moreover, the analysis reveals that most studies have focused on supply chains for high-demand essential goods and healthcare products, while low-demand items and SMEs have been largely ignored. We also review the literature on prior epidemic outbreaks and other disruptions in supply chain disciplines. By considering the findings of these articles alongside research on the COVID-19 pandemic, this study offers research questions and directions for further investigation. These directions can guide scholars in designing and conducting impactful research in the field.

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Section: Research On Supply Chain Disruptionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

COVID-19 pandemic related supply chain studies: A systematic review

Chowdhury

Paul

Kaisar

et al. 2021

Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Re

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548

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“…Impacts of the pandemic on the financial loss, health, and infection control onboard are well studied (e.g., [25]). During a pandemic, infrastructure as a factor to increase the attractiveness of ports [15] may not be sufficient, whereas providing specific services and procurement needs play a crucial role [26].…”

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“…Hedging Reduce the number of cruise ships at a port and deploy ships across several ports [26]. 3, 11, 17…”

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“…Exercise flexibility in managing cruise calls to match supply capacity to demand by port authorities and diversify cruise calls to different ports to increase itineraries' success and profitability [15]. Increase coordination with other neighboring ports [9] to reduce over-tourism issues [13], and port congestion [26]. Port congestion can also be alleviated by effective tour guides, an increase in the attractive sightseeing, and the gastronomy of the places visited [44].…”

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Cruising Under and Post the COVID Pandemic: Toward Realization of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals

Eskafi

Taneja

Úlfarsson

2022

JMSE

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Maritime sectors have always dealt with uncertainties and disruptions. The COVID pandemic confronted the cruise industry with profound, wide-ranging, and lasting challenges while disrupting normal operations. Although the cruise industry contributes to the implementation of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs), resumption and sustainable cruising requires the industry to adapt to the challenges presented. To this end, the paper suggests adaptive actions for the cruise sector to respond to the pandemic and links the actions to the UN SDGs to highlight their sustainable contributions. A system thinking approach is applied and a literature review is conducted to identify suitable adaptive actions. This paper shows the importance of UN SDGs 3, 4 and, in particular, 17 for sustainable cruising. The results of this paper provide support for informed decision-making to increase the cruise industry’s sustainability. This paper recommends that stakeholders: 1- identify drivers and barriers of sustainable cruising, 2- adapt to changes and embrace the UN SDGs, as they provide a platform for realizing sustainability, and 3- use educational programs to improve and transfer knowledge on sustainable cruising between academia and policymakers.

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“…They span over 1,222 km and consist of 700 islands with a variety of habitats and rich biodiversity including submarine canyons and deep-water channels, the world's third largest coral-reef system, carbonsink seagrass beds, diverse marine megafauna with over 24 different marine mammal species, along with four species of turtle and over 40 species of shark. Northwest Providence Channel (NPC), in the northern Bahamas is strategically located, facilitating access of Atlantic shipping and Caribbean cruise ship fleets to Florida's major seaports and cruise ship hubs (www.MiamiDade.Gov, 2019;Rodrigue and Wang, 2020). The NPC route bisects two shallow-water bank systems, the Great Bahama and Little Bahama Banks, both of which are crucial for commercial and game fisheries in The Bahamas, notably for spiny lobster (Panulirus argus) and bonefish (Albula vulpes) (Fedler, 2010;Adams and Murchie, 2015;Sherman et al, 2018), and home to resident dolphin populations (Herzing, 1997;Durban et al, 2000;Fearnbach et al, 2012).…”

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Slower Ship Speed in the Bahamas Due to COVID-19 Produces a Dramatic Reduction in Ocean Sound Levels

Dunn

Theriault²,

Hickmott

et al. 2021

Front. Mar. Sci.

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As underwater noise from ship traffic increases, profound effects on the marine environment highlight the need for improved mitigation measures. One measure, reduction in ship speed, has been shown to be one of the key drivers in reducing sound source levels of vessels. In 2017, a study began to assess the impacts of increasing commercial shipping traffic on sperm whales in Northwest Providence Channel, northern Bahamas, an international trade route that primarily serves the southeast US. Ship data were collected from an Automatic Identification System (AIS) station combined with recordings from an acoustic recorder to measure underwater sound levels and to detect the presence of sperm whales. Here we analyze a subset of these data to opportunistically investigate potential changes in ship traffic before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. These data span one calendar year from October 2019 to October 2020. A pre-COVID-19 dataset of 121 days, from a recorder approximately 2 km from the shipping route was compared to a 134-day dataset collected during COVID-19 from the same site, comprising 2900 and 3181 ten-minute recordings, respectively. A dramatic decrease in ocean noise levels concurrent with changes in shipping activity occurred during the pandemic. The mean pre-COVID-19 power density level in the 111–140 Hz 1/3-octave band was 88.81 dB re 1 μPa (range 81.38–100.90) and decreased to 84.27 dB re 1 μPa (range 78.60–99.51) during COVID-19, equating to a 41% reduction in sound pressure levels (SPL). After differences in seasonal changes in wind speed were accounted for, SPL decreased during the pandemic by 3.98 dB (37%). The most notable changes in ship activity were significantly reduced vessel speeds for all ship types and fewer ships using the area during the pandemic. Vessel speed was highly correlated to SPL and the only ship-based variable that predicted SPLs. Despite the opportunistic nature [i.e., not a standard before-after-control-impact (BACI) study], this study provides a unique opportunity to assess the effectiveness of ship traffic management strategies, such as slowing ships down, to mitigate impacts on marine life in the study area, including local sperm whale populations.

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Cruise shipping supply chains and the impacts of disruptions: The case of the Caribbean

Cited by 15 publications

References 22 publications

COVID-19 pandemic related supply chain studies: A systematic review

COVID-19 pandemic related supply chain studies: A systematic review

Cruising Under and Post the COVID Pandemic: Toward Realization of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals

Slower Ship Speed in the Bahamas Due to COVID-19 Produces a Dramatic Reduction in Ocean Sound Levels

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