Patterns of maritime supply chains: slot capacity analysis

Lam, Jasmine Siu Lee

doi:10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2010.03.016

Cited by 70 publications

(29 citation statements)

References 19 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…Yap and Notteboom [83] analyse annualised slot capacity of liner services to unveil dynamics of shipping networks in some key regions. Lam [42] also deploys slot capacity analysis to study the top liners' connection to Singapore and Hong Kong.…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

Empirical analysis of the container liner shipping network on the East-West corridor (1995–2011)

Tran

Haasis

2014

Netnomics

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The shipping network plays an important role in the operation of container liner shipping. It provides a system on which transportation activities take place. This article aims to study the topological structure of the shipping network on the East-West corridor from 1995 to 2011. The theoretical background is based on graph theory, statistical techniques, social network analysis, and transportation network structure. Data is deployed from the service information published in Containerisation International Yearbooks and processed by designated computer programs. The expansion of the shipping network to adapt to the growth of global trade is displayed by the increase of deployed fleet, the number of served ports and weekly calls. Major features of arcs on the network are identified in respect of nautical distance, travelling time and assortativity. Port strength on the network is evaluated on the basis of degree centrality with the majority of the largest degree ports located in East Asia. The power law distribution of port degree indicates the existence of many small degree ports and only a few high degree ones. Highly positive correlation coefficients between port degree and throughput express the causal link between them. The dynamics of regional networks is observed through network indicators. A salient trend is the deconcentration process happening in many regions during which secondary ports have grown strongly and have lowered the centrality of bigger ones.

show abstract

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

Empirical analysis of the container liner shipping network on the East-West corridor (1995–2011)

Tran

Haasis

2014

Netnomics

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…In the event where capacity is found to fall significantly short of demand, severe congestion could arise leading to gridlock for supply chains. Negative direct costs and externalities generated would be compounded if the situation occurs at a major container hub port where supply chain networks congregate (Lam, 2011). Specifically, this development would translate into higher penalties exerted on port users and thereby significantly lower their ability to compete with other supply chain systems (Lam and Yap, 2011).…”

Section: Port Capacity Expansion Process From the Spatial Perspectivementioning

confidence: 99%

80 million-twenty-foot-equivalent-unit container port? Sustainability issues in port and coastal development

Yap

Lam

2013

Ocean & Coastal Management

Self Cite

106

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

“…Port centrality in liner shipping networks is a key determinant of port hierarchy (Ducruet et al, 2010; Doshi et al, 2012). Overall, seaward connectivity in terms of shipping services deployed is a performance indicator to analyse ports (as nodes) and routes and shipping lines (as links) that are embedded within the maritime supply chain (Lam, 2011). However, liner networks are ephemeral and dynamic since container shipping lines periodically restructure their networks to adjust to the demands from the market.…”

Section: Port's Integration In Liner Shipping Networkmentioning

confidence: 99%

Seaport network performance measurement in the context of global freight supply chains

Lam¹,

Song²

2013

Polish Maritime Research

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

than ever. From a microeconomic perspective, on the other hand, due to competitive pressures brought by consolidation in the manufacturing sector, firms tend to produce in places where resources are less expensive. Finding sources in lowering production cost has led to a situation where companies spread their production units across continents. These developments in the world economy have been accelerated owing to factors like the importance of economies of scale, geographical expansion and trade liberalisation, which in turn lead to increasingly globalised enterprise activities. Consequently, the manufacturing industry in global supply chains becomes more dependent upon shipping and ports in inbound as well as outbound logistics.Having acted as trade facilitators, seaports *) are important players in the freight transport system. The era of globalisation and global supply chain management (SCM) has led to the evolving roles of ports and port operators which are shaping

show abstract

Patterns of maritime supply chains: slot capacity analysis

Cited by 70 publications

References 19 publications

Empirical analysis of the container liner shipping network on the East-West corridor (1995–2011)

Empirical analysis of the container liner shipping network on the East-West corridor (1995–2011)

80 million-twenty-foot-equivalent-unit container port? Sustainability issues in port and coastal development

Seaport network performance measurement in the context of global freight supply chains

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About