Regional port authorities: leading players in innovation networks?

Cahoon, Stephen; Pateman, Hilary; Chen, Shun-Ling

doi:10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2012.06.015

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“…In the ports, innovations in equipment and information technologies are adapted to the port system to operate unmanned terminals based on automation, optimize operational processes to implement process innovations, and provide service innovations by providing integrated value-added logistics services as well as basic port services (Karataş Çetin and Sait, 2014: 82). Moreover, literature review showed that studies related to port innovation has increased dramatically over the years (Blanco et al 2010, Van den Bosch et al 2011Keçeli, 2011;Arduino et al 2013;Cahoon et al 2013;De Martino et al 2013;Hall et al 2013;Acciaro et al 2014;Karataş Çetin and Sait, 2014;Vanelslander et al 2016;Quintana et al 2016).…”

Section: Industry 40 and Innovation At Portsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In today's global world, firms notice the importance of designing and coordinating supply chains and distribution networks; while competing and surviving in harsh market conditions (Sengupta et al 2006: 4). This competition increased the importance of maritime transportation while ports are considered as an important ingredient in linking the global trade with maritime transport while they are taking part in both of end point within maritime transport and the link with other modes of transport in the supply chain (Heaver, 1995;Notteboom and Winkelmans, 2001;Jacobs and Hall, 2007;Cahoon et al 2013). This situation caused to intense competition between ports.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Augmented Reality as Blue Ocean Strategy in Port Industry

Şakar¹,

Sürücü

2018

Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Denizcilik Fakültesi Dergisi

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Augmented Reality as one of the components of Industry 4.0 is defined as a technology which layers digital improvements, geared to develop an existing real life setting by appealing to the senses. Augmented Reality applications will have possible uses in logistics industry in the near future and ports as the critical components of supply chain mechanisms will have no choice but to integrate such technologies to their services. Moreover, the seaports integrating their systems and strategies to such developments are expected to open up a new competitive field for rival ports. "Blue ocean marketing strategy" (BOMS) asserts that businesses should formulate new value for products and services to customers from different segments and place themselves in an uncontested market environment. The main aim of this paper is to provide an insight regarding the Augmented Reality concept in port business and discuss how such applications can serve in building blue ocean marketing strategies. Following a literature review of the port industry from Industry 4.0 perspective, possible applications of Augmented Reality will be considered by focusing on the marketing strategies of the port businesses.

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Section: Industry 40 and Innovation At Portsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Augmented Reality as Blue Ocean Strategy in Port Industry

Şakar¹,

Sürücü

2018

Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Denizcilik Fakültesi Dergisi

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“…In addition, port regionalization processes (Notteboom and Rodrigue 2005) have brought port development to a higher geographical scale, thereby increasing the functional role of the broader port area in regional development. The port authority, mostly a public managing body of the port, should be considered as a key player in its regional innovation system and in exploiting regional business opportunities through the development of an innovation network (Cahoon et al 2013). To be a successful network leader in RIS, the port authority should be a proactive coordinating or facilitating player by establishing industrial networks, enhancing social collaboration, and improving interactive learning effects between various industry players (Chen et al 2010).…”

Section: Green and Sustainable Port Strategymentioning

confidence: 99%

The role of port authorities in the development of LNG bunkering facilities in North European ports

Wang

Notteboom

2015

WMU J Marit Affairs

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Liquefied natural gas (LNG) serves as an attractive fuel for ships to meet the upcoming stringent environmental regulations enacted by IMO, particularly at the level of emission control areas (ECA). The use of LNG promises a good environmental performance and a foreseeable economic viability. However, a general absence of bunkering infrastructure in seaports is a significant barrier currently preventing the breakthrough of the use of LNG as a ship fuel. Against this backdrop, we observe that public port authorities are playing a proactive role in facilitating the use of LNG as a marine fuel. The purpose of this paper was to analyze the role of port authorities in the development of LNG bunkering facilities and to investigate why and how port authorities promote this new application. A multiple-case study approach is adopted to examine the performance of eight North European port authorities in their LNG bunkering projects. The paper provides a deeper understanding of the current port practices in developing LNG bunkering facilities in North Europe and identifies the important role of the evolving port function beyond the tradition model in promoting innovations. The paper also proposes a set of port implementation policies on the facilitation and promotion of the use of LNG as a ship fuel.

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“…These planning challenges are even more important for regional ports; unlike deep sea ports that compete for large overlapping hinterlands and thus focus predominantly on volume, regional ports must serve the specific needs of local shippers (Cahoon et al, 2012). They must therefore synchronise their port development strategies with the industry requirements that drive container flows in their region.…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Impact of Container Type Diversification on Regional British Port Development Strategies

Monios

Wilmsmeier

2014

Transport Reviews

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Despite a concentration of container traffic in the southeast of the UK over the last few decades, regional ports are attempting new development strategies to capture or retain specific traffic segments. These include intra-European short sea traffic and a potentially increasing feeder market. These trends are reflected in the movement of different container types, which result in a number of planning challenges related to changing infrastructural and operational requirements. This paper uses highly disaggregated data on container type movements to address three issues that can inform these planning challenges. First, the imbalance of trade resulting in empty container repositioning; second, the requirement for gauge-cleared rail routes to cater for the increasing proportion of high-cube containers; and third, the specialisation of European short sea traffic at secondary UK ports. Results reveal the disproportionate repositioning of empty containers at Scottish ports and the importance of 45ft, high-cube and pallet-wide containers at regional ports, highlighting their focus on intra-European short sea traffic and raising difficulties relating to their lower quality of landside infrastructure (particularly rail) in comparison to the large south-eastern ports. The potential repercussions on hinterland infrastructure development raise questions about both public and private sector responses to regional port development.

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Regional port authorities: leading players in innovation networks?

Cited by 37 publications

References 37 publications

Augmented Reality as Blue Ocean Strategy in Port Industry

Augmented Reality as Blue Ocean Strategy in Port Industry

The role of port authorities in the development of LNG bunkering facilities in North European ports

The Impact of Container Type Diversification on Regional British Port Development Strategies

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