A smart port is defined as a port that uses technologies such as big data, AI, and IoT to manage transportation and logistics services. Smart Port Management and Strategy covers the design, operation and applications of a smart port to improve capacity and productivity. The book has been written by the author from an operations management perspective with the aim of providing technical knowledge to readers on how to use technology for optimizing port performance. Key Features: - Eight key topics relevant to smart port management - Focus on calculations and technical operations - Guidance on OCR, RFID and sensor technologies for gates - Includes information about port performance measurement - Includes access to Korean Port MIS - Covers automation equipment such as AGV, ARMGC, and remote control QC - Includes port simulation, digitization strategies and financial analysis Smart Port Management and Strategy is the definitive resource for anyone, whether they are professionals in transportation services or students of civil engineering or operations management, who want to learn about smart ports and how they are managed.

Written by leading experts in the field, this book offers an introduction to recent developments in port and hinterland strategies, operations and related specializations. The book begins with a broad overview of port definitions, concepts and the role of ports in global supply chains, and an examination of strategic topics such as port management, governance, performance, hinterlands and the port-city relationship. The second part of the book examines operational aspects of maritime, port and land networks. A range of topics are explored, such as liner networks, finance and business models, port-industrial clusters, container terminals, intermodality/synchromodality, handling and warehousing. The final section of the book provides insights into key issues of port development and management, from security, sustainability, innovation strategies, transition management and labour issues. Drawing on a variety of global case studies, theoretical insights are supplemented with real world and best practice examples, this book will be of interest to advanced undergraduates, postgraduates, scholars and professionals interested in maritime studies, transport studies, economics and geography.

Port Economics, Management and Policy provides a comprehensive analysis of the contemporary port industry, showing how ports are organized to serve the global economy and support regional and local development. Structured in eight sections plus an introduction and epilog, this textbook examines a wide range of seaport topics, covering maritime shipping and international trade, port terminals, port governance, port competition, port policy and much more. Key features of the book include: Multidisciplinary perspective, drawing on economics, geography, management science and engineering Multisector analysis including containers, bulk, break-bulk and the cruise industry Focus on the latest industry trends, such as supply chain management, automation, digitalization and sustainability Benefitting from the authors’ extensive involvement in shaping the port sector across five continents, this text provides students and scholars with a valuable resource on ports and maritime transport systems. Practitioners and policymakers can also use this as an essential guide towards better port management and governance.

With 80 percent of the world’s commodities being transported by water, ports are the pillars of the global economy. Port Management and Operations offers readers the opportunity to enhance their strategic thinking and problem-solving skills, while developing market foresight. It examines global port management practices at the regulatory, commercial, technological, operational, financial, and sociopolitical levels. This powerful sourcebook describes how seaports are being affected by the changes occurring nationally, regionally, and globally. Evaluating the new regulatory framework, it pinpoints the industry’s implementation readiness and identifies potential problem areas. The book classifies the spectrum of interrelated port management principles, strategies, and activities in a logical sequence and under four cornerstones—Port Strategy and Structure, Legal and Regulatory Framework, Input: Factors of Production, and Output and Economic Framework. Detailing best practices and the latest industry developments, the book highlights emerging challenges for port managers and identifies opportunities to develop forward-thinking strategies. It examines the effectiveness of current strategies, tactics, tools, and resources of numerous global ports and highlights the necessity of adopting a proactive stance in harmonizing the laws, regulations, and policies pertaining to the maritime, oil, and gas industries. The shipping industry has myriad complexities and this book provides maritime managers and professionals with the wide-ranging and up-to-date understanding required to thrive in today’s highly competitive and evolving environment.

Efficient management of managerial tasks by capable managers is essential in order to grow and remain competitive in today’s global business market. On the other hand, digital transformation enables organizations to better compete with their global counterparts. In the process of digital transformation, many firms find it difficult to acquire qualified leadership with adequate knowledge and competence to drive success. Without integrating the dual edges of managerial competence and digital evolution, it is next to impossible for a firm to both survive and grow. Managerial Issues in Digital Transformation of Global Modern Corporations is a critical scholarly publication that examines current challenges in the digital transformation of modern business corporations from a managerial and leadership perspective. Featuring a wide range of topics such as digital transformation, marketing, and global business, this book is ideal for corporate executives, managers, IT specialists, entrepreneurs, business administrators, industry practitioners, academicians, researchers, policymakers, and students from various relevant disciplines that include economics, information and technology, business administration, management science, and commerce.

Ports and networks: strategies -- Port definition, concepts and the role of ports in supply chains; setting the scene / Michiel Nijdam and Martijn van der Horst -- Ports and global supply chains / Rob zuidwijk -- How ports create strategic value for their country / Frans A.J. van den Bosch, Rick M.A. Hollen and Henk W. Volberda -- Port development company: role and strategy / Larissa van der Lugt -- Port management and institutional reform: 30 years of theory and practice / Hercules Haralambides -- The port-city interface / Olaf Merk -- Port performance / Shmuel Yahalom and Changqian Guan -- Accessibility of ports and networks / Francesco Corman and Rudy R. Negenborn -- Port hinterland relations: lessons to be learned from a cost-benefit analysis of a large investment project / Christa Sys and Thierry Vanelslander -- Coordination in hinterland chains / Martijn van der Horst and Peter de Langen -- Ports and networks: operations -- Optimisation in container liner shipping / Judith Mulder and Rommert Dekker -- Revenues and costs of maritime shipping / Albert Veenstra -- Container terminal operations: an overview / Iris F.A. Vis, Héctor J. Carlo and Kees Jan Roodbergen -- Port-centric information management in smart ports: a framework & categorisation / Leonard Heilig and Stefan Voss -- Intermodality and synchromodality / Lóránt Tavasszy, Behzad Behdani and Rob Konings -- The industrial seaport / Bart Kuipers -- Ports and networks: perspectives -- Port competition in historical perspective, 1648-2000: the ports in the le Havre-Hamburg Range / Hein A.M. Klemann -- Sustainability / Harry Geerlings and Tiedo Vellinga -- Port security / Changqian Guan and Shmuel Yahalom -- Technological innovations / Harry Geerlings and Bart Wiegmans -- The labour market of port-cities / Jaap de Koning, Kees Zandvliet and Arie Gelderblom -- Ports in transition / Derk Loorbach and Harry Geerlings

This book demonstrates the concept of ecological system of the smart ports. The innovation is emphasized as the essence of the ecological system as well as the prerequisite and foundation of sustainable development of smart ports. The main supporting technologies of smart ports, including cyber-physical system, middle-office system, blockchain, artificial intelligence, machine vision, AR/VR, system simulation and emulation, digital monitoring and diagnosis, etc., are introduced with concepts and development descriptions as well as practical application cases. It could be used as demonstration and reference for the administrative staff, engineers and technicians as well as researchers in construction and operation of smart ports.