... to their partners. This study examines the similarities and differences with the rankings of factors between shipper and carrier groups. Furthermore, the results highlight the various levels of satisfaction between the two groups. © MCB UP Limited 2002 Shipping Transport partnering Alliances Success...

... context. Discusses the various modes of domestic freight transport, as well as the deregulation and privatization of the transportation sector of the New Zealand economy. Also examines international shipping and airfreight in the context of New Zealand’s foreign trade. Identifies three sets of contextual...

... Limited 1999 Imports Export Shipping Freight transporting Containerization Cargo The importance of carrier selection criteria has become more commonly recognized in the last three decades. Many studies have examined the motor carrier selection process by exploring the differences...

...John N. Pearson; Jake Semeijn Surveys the importance of logistics services attributes to small and large international shipping firms (shippers/sellers). It appears that service priorities of international shippers are consistent with the findings of previous (US domestic) carrier selection...

... requiring the formulation of a coal allocation model. Owing to the high uncertainty of shipping operations, formulates a dynamic fleet assignment model to dispatch vessels and maximize ship usage. An integrated coal allocation and fleet assignment decision support system based on these models was developed...

...Jouni T. Laine; Ari P.J. Vepsäläinen Conventionally, shipping companies have invested in large ships to achieve economies of scale. More recently, high speed ships have been proposed as a means of achieving timely service for customers and improving shipping performance. Yet another solution...

... suppliers purchasing sea services and a combination of schedule and space is more important for freight suppliers purchasing air services. Discusses strategic implications for marketing. © MCB UP Limited 1993 Freight transport Ireland Marketing Selection Shipping FACTORS INFLUENCING...

... MCB UP Limited 1992 Freight forwarding Shipping Methodology PROFILING INTERNATIONAL FREIGHT FORWARDERS: A BENCHMARK 35 S ervice is the primary reason that shippers use forwarding services; price is a secondary consideration. Profiling International Freight Forwarders: A Benchmark Paul R...

...C.D.J Waters; S. Soman International trade is steadily increasing. Most of this relies to some extent on ocean‐going ships and, in consequence, the size of the world shipping fleet has been growing. Some years ago it became apparent that there was an anomaly in the composition of this fleet...