Container logistics and maritime transport Cover Half Title Series Page Title Page Copyright Page Dedication Table of Contents List of figures List of tables Acknowledgements 1 Overview of container logistics and maritime transport 1.1 Maritime transport and maritime logistics 1.2 Container shipping supply chain 1.3 Performance measures in container logistics and maritime transport 1.4 Value adding segments in container shipping supply chain 1.5 Structure of the book 2 International maritime trade and international logistics 2.1 International trade and maritime trade 2.2 International logistics and maritime logistics 2.3 Interaction between international trade and logistics 2.4 Discussion and notes 3 Freight logistics and shipment routing 3.1 Freight logistics and key concepts 3.2 Shipment routing and assignment 3.3 Top down shipment routing in global shipping network 3.4 Bottom up shipment routing in global shipping network 3.5 Discussion and notes 4 Container logistics and empty container repositioning 4.1 Introduction to container logistics 4.2 Containerisation and its advantages and disadvantages 4.3 Container logistics management 4.4 Empty container repositioning (ECR) 4.5 Scale and scope for empty container repositioning 4.6 Solutions to ECR from logistics channel perspective 4.7 Solutions to ECR from the modelling technique perspective 4.8 Network flow models for ECR 4.9 Inventory control models for ECR 4.10 Simulation based optimisation techniques 4.11 Discussion and notes 5 Vessel logistics and shipping operations management 5.1 Introduction to vessel logistics 5.2 Ship operations and characteristics 5.3 Liner shipping operations management 5.4 Horizontal cooperation and competition 5.5 Vertical integration 5.6 Shipping service network design.