In addition, there exists no tradition for controlling the approaches to ports. It is usually "first come first served" regardless of the varying vessels' contribution to the income of the port (Persson & Gothe-Lundgren, 2005)
One outcome might be that more ports shall experience stronger competition. This competition shall come, not just from the surrounding ports, but also from every port that is utilized in other routes via the network (Pouch, 2002; Fisenko, 2013)
In addition, research is frequently sponsored by great organizations. Several large organizations manage fleets of trucks; however, only few such organizations manage ships (Ronen, 2002)
Majority of the strategic decisions are on the supply side, and they include: fleet size and mix, network design, market choice, vessel design, maritime logistic system design, and service network design. As a result of the characteristics earlier discussed, maritime transportation markets are normally competitive and quite unstable with time, and this complicates the strategic decisions (Sherali, Al-Yakoob & Hassan, 1999)
It is an airship, formerly called a blimp or a zeppelin, and it is being produced as a way to move materials through the air less expensively than a big Airbus or Boeing 757. It is called an "Aeroscraft" and according to Igor Pasternak (interviewed by Patrick Burnson, Executive Editor of Logistics Management), the Aeroscraft will "accommodate shipping containers and cargo on pallets" (Burnson, 2016)
It is an airship, formerly called a blimp or a zeppelin, and it is being produced as a way to move materials through the air less expensively than a big Airbus or Boeing 757. It is called an "Aeroscraft" and according to Igor Pasternak (interviewed by Patrick Burnson, Executive Editor of Logistics Management), the Aeroscraft will "accommodate shipping containers and cargo on pallets" (Burnson, 2016)
. has never been more emphasized" in the literature (Fahimnia, et al
S. and Canada in the first two months of 2015 (Lowy, 2015)
Of course, not every train moves volatile oil products or other toxic substances on the rails, but citizens are concerned when huge explosions occur and are shown on TV news shows. Meanwhile, on the positive side of the issue, rail transportation has a "low level of space consumption" along its lines, but terminals do occupy fairly large portions of land, which increases the cost of operating supply chains counting on rail transportation (Rodrigue, et al
net). Lay Leng TAN writes that because of globalizations -- and it is "here to stay" -- businesses in the transportation and logistics industries should embrace a "holistic view to stay competitive" (TAN, 2006)