Ship, port and supply chain security concepts interlinking maritime with hinterland transport chains

Abstract

As maritime processes do no stop at sea ports, hinterland operations have to be considered and addressed as well. This becomes obviously on designing and managing seamless cargo and information flows from/to hinterland regions via sea ports from/to transcontinental markets. Nowadays, also security-related aspects need to be tackled in order to enable continuous flows corresponding to security legislations and technical requirements set up in the field of maritime and intermodal hinterland transport. Ensuring transport security within the European transport market requires both adequate security legislations and innovative concepts. While for the maritime sector, including sea ports, security regulations are already in force, hinterland operations (road, rail and Inland Waterway Transport) are only indirectly affected today, either on carrying out transports from/to sea ports or exporting commodities to overseas territories. This results in the need for innovative security strategies and concepts combining maritime with hinterland transport enabling seamless security processes.

Government Support and Market Proximity: Exploring Their Relationship with Supply Chain Agility and Financial performance

“…In fact, the Government is responsible for collecting taxes and managing them, which are returned to society as Infrastructure that facilitates their economic development. However, their commitment not only conclude there; they must manage their maintenance and minimize the risks that could affect it, which is seen in roads and airports, among others [36,37]. In addition, in any country, the Government must always create strategies that allow for Infrastructure development and maintenance to facilitate business activities, which are not always physical.…”