Maritime Economics & Logistics

1999 - 2026

Current editor(s): Hercules E. Haralambides

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Palgrave Macmillan
International Association of Maritime Economists (IAME)
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Volume 28, issue 3, 2026

Special issue: applications of new technologies in maritime transport, ports and global supply chains pp. 433-441

Theodore Syriopoulos, Panagiotis Trakadas, Michael Tsatsaronis and Ying Xie

Assessing the adoption of artificial intelligence in the maritime transport industry: an empirical exploration in the port of Rotterdam pp. 442-456

Valentina Fani

A digital twin approach to enhancing the reliability of inland waterway transport via water-level forecasting and port call coordination pp. 457-472

Ernest Czermański, Aneta Oniszczuk-Jastrząbek, Jakub Jankiewicz, Tammo Märtens, Björn Krämer and Ebrahim Ehsanfar

Technological forecasting of port digitalization using patent analysis pp. 473-496

Sung Won Cho, Jeongyoon Hong, Han Jin Lee and Wonhee Lee

Maritime container transportation efficiency through robotic process automation: a digital transformation perspective pp. 497-523

Umut Çelen Arıcan and Leyla Tavacıoğlu

Exploring the key enablers of robotic process automation in the maritime industry pp. 524-561

Serkan Karakas

Machine learning in freight rate forecasting: a systematic literature review pp. 562-592

Fabian Kjeldsberg, Ziaul Haque Munim and Hans-Joachim Schramm

Long-term prediction of liquefied natural gas spot freight rates pp. 593-615

Junseong Kim and Daisuke Watanabe

Advanced machine learning approaches for bankruptcy prediction in the shipping industry: a comparative analysis across time horizons pp. 616-643

Minsu Kwon, Saeyeon Roh and Minchul Sohn

Using association rules to map vessel behaviour patterns and port relationships pp. 644-683

Aythami Santana-Padrón, Casiano Manrique- de-Lara-Peñate and Lourdes Trujillo

Volume 28, issue 2, 2026

Inside and outside the docks: exploring the costs, benefits, and impacts of port automation in the United States—a port of New York/New Jersey case study pp. 207-230

Paul Edward Kent, Chi Leng and Gerardo Ayzanoa

Optimizing multi-objective scheduling of port equipment using deep learning for automated container terminals pp. 231-268

Bui Minh Hau, Sam-Sang You, Hwan-Seong Kim, Le Ngoc Bao Long, Truong Ngoc Cuong and Duy Anh Nguyen

Prioritizing critical success factors for Port digital transformation: A CFPR-Based analysis from Vietnam pp. 269-292

Thi Yen Pham and Phong Nha Nguyen

Resilience and efficiency of global container ports: A DEA–Malmquist analysis based on physical infrastructure and strategic typologies pp. 293-329

Shih-Pin Chen and I-Chieh Tsai

Estimating vessel waiting time using queuing models pp. 330-361

Ah-Hyun Jo, Young-Tae Chang, Hwaseop Lee and Seong-Hyun Cho

On assessing input congestion in container terminals pp. 362-387

Evelin Krmac and Mozhgan Mansouri Kaleibar

Port resilience: a systematic literature review pp. 388-408

Giannis T. Tsoulfas

Mediterranean container port reconfiguration under geopolitical disruption: an AIS-based multi-scale analysis pp. 409-430

Brigitte Daudet, Ronan Kerbiriou and Yann Alix

Correction to: Using GPS to measure truck service times in a container terminal pp. 431-431

John J. Bartholdi, Alvaro Lasso, H. Donald Ratliff and Yuritza Oliver

Volume 28, issue 1, 2026

Maritime ringside: Trump’s overseas port policies amid US–China rivalry pp. 1-32

Aleksandr Zarnadze and Hongsong Liu

Topics and trends in maritime decarbonization: A structural topic model approach pp. 33-61

Tianyu Ma, Tao Zhe and Renrong Xiao

Managing the container premarshalling problem to optimality using quantum-enhanced deep learning pp. 62-94

Nguyen Duy Tan, Hwan-Seong Kim, Sam-Sang You, Le Ngoc Bao Long, Truong Ngoc Cuong and Duy Anh Nguyen

Digital twins: digitalization of automated container terminals in seaports pp. 95-116

Yu Cao, Qingcheng Zeng, Hercules Haralambides, Zixin Wang and Ang Yang

Natural disasters and trade: evidence from global port data pp. 117-138

Fernando Gonzalez and Facundo Costa de Arguibel

Shipping connectivity and bilateral trade in low and middle income regions: evidence from Latin America and the Caribbean pp. 139-162

Julian Martinez-Moya, Francisco Requena and Felipe Bedoya-Maya

The economic impact of piracy: a critical assessment of maritime security and trade disruptions in the Gulf of Guinea pp. 163-187

Funda Yercan, Oktay Cetin and Rahim Conguloglu

Should the red river be developed: examining this policy question through a bayesian hierarchical model pp. 188-206

Gary Stading, Maryam Kheirandish and Fred Norton

Volume 27, issue 4, 2025

Historical developments in Maritime Economics: Contributions by NHH Norwegian School of Economics pp. 595-606

Siri Pettersen Strandenes

On analysing key drivers of carbon emissions in maritime transport with focus on carbon intensity indicators pp. 607-627

Hoejin Jeong and Heesung Yun

An interpretable multi-model ensemble deep learning framework for forecasting ocean freight indices with external uncertainty factors pp. 628-661

Wenyang Wang, Nan He, Peng Shao and Jibin Zhou

Dry bulk shipping investments: shaping investor preferences and risk–return balance pp. 662-680

Shuiyang Chen, Hercules Haralambides, Chenrui Qu, Bin Meng and Haibo Kuang

The saddle effect of financial leverage in vessel acquisitions pp. 681-709

Christos Sigalas

Leveraging machine learning and optimization models for enhanced seaport efficiency pp. 710-751

Mahdi Jahangard, Ying Xie and Yuanjun Feng

Stakeholders’ attitudes toward container terminal automation pp. 752-785

Theo Notteboom, Athanasios A. Pallis and Geraldine Knatz

Heuristic-assisted deep learning for integrated scheduling of multiple equipment in automated container terminals pp. 786-818

Ho Van Roi, Sam-Sang You, Hwan-Seong Kim, Le Ngoc Bao Long, Truong Ngoc Cuong and Duy Anh Nguyen

Volume 27, issue 3, 2025

The endogenous relationship between technology and market structure in container shipping: a synthesis of recent structural analyses pp. 405-429

Anhua Chen

Optimizing ocean gateways: an empirical study of port privatization and its effects on the performance of the Indian major ports pp. 430-448

Pranjal Sudhir Ghate

Handling modular containers in a physical internet environment pp. 449-475

Enna Hirata, Nailah Firdausiyah and Widha Kusumaningdyah

Priority rules for handling containers to improve energy consumption and terminal efficiency pp. 476-499

Alessia Giulianetti and Anna Sciomachen

Advances in terminal management: simulation of vehicle traffic in container terminals pp. 500-524

Angela Carboni, Francesco Deflorio, Claudia Caballini and Stefano Cangelosi

On the positive economic impacts of port infrastructure development and seaborne trade efficiencies in Sub-Saharan Africa: the case of Senegal pp. 525-548

Amarendra Sahoo, Victor Nechifor, Emanuele Ferrari, Valeria Ferreira and Damit Serge Didier Amany

The influence of energy efficiency and carbon indicators on ship prices: early evidence from the tanker and bulk carrier sectors pp. 549-566

Pin-Hsuan Lu and Dimitrios Theocharis

Weather impacts on seaborne trade: a new model to explain port activity in the era of climate change pp. 567-593

Bhuvan Arora and Anwesha Aditya

Volume 27, issue 2, 2025

Economies of scale vs. service quality and environmental concerns: an application to integrated sea-land shipping systems with carbon tax policy insights pp. 237-264

Marie-Sabine Saget, Maryam Darvish and Jacques Renaud

Shipping ecosystem: concept and policy implications pp. 265-292

Lingye Zhang, Kee-hung Lai and Dong Yang

Containership size and quay crane productivity: empirical evidence from Busan New Port pp. 293-303

Byungkwon Jeong and Chi Yeol Kim

On improving containership stowage planning from the perspective of an entire voyage pp. 304-330

Chien-Chang Chou and Wen-Shin Shiau

The impact of the Maritime Silk Road Initiative on the carbon intensity of the participating countries pp. 331-349

Lang Xu, Chongxi Shen and Jihong Chen

On predicting ocean freight rates: a novel hybrid model of combined error evaluation and reinforcement learning pp. 350-372

Hongyue Guo, Haibo Kuang, Cong Sui and Lidong Wang

Forecasting throughput at a transshipment hub under trade dynamism and uncertainty in major production centers pp. 373-403

Rashika Mudunkotuwa, Mingjun Ji, T. S. G. Peiris, Yapa Bandara and Narthsirinth Netirith

Volume 27, issue 1, 2025

Seaports in a tense geopolitical environment: key agents or sitting ducks? pp. 1-24

Theo Notteboom and Hercules Haralambides

Optimizing ocean gateways: an empirical study of port privatization and its effects on the performance of the Indian major ports pp. 1-19

Pranjal Sudhir Ghate

The impact of Fit for 55 on Ireland’s maritime transport sector and the macroeconomy pp. 25-49

Alan Ahearne and Daniel Cassidy

Smart ports for sustainable shipping: concept and practices revisited through the case study of China’s Tianjin port pp. 50-95

Mingzheng Liu, Kee-hung Lai, Christina W. Y. Wong, Xu Xin and Venus Y. H. Lun

Green strategies in ports: a stakeholder management perspective pp. 96-122

Giovanni Satta, Francesco Vitellaro, Abdel Ganir Njikatoufon and Marcello Risitano

Assessing the decarbonization roadmap of a RoPax ferry pp. 123-146

Bening Mayanti, Magnus Hellström and Anthony Katumwesigye

Integrating gravity models and network analysis in logistical strategic planning: a case of the India Middle-East Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC) pp. 147-182

Kashif Hasan Khan, Iman Bastanifar, Ali Omidi and Zainab Khan

Social license to operate: Factors determining social acceptance among local port community stakeholders pp. 183-210

Bruno Moeremans and Michaël Dooms

Joint scheduling of vessels and vessel service providers for enhancing the efficiency of the port call process pp. 211-236

Shahrzad Nikghadam, Ratnaji Vanga, Jafar Rezaei and Lori Tavasszy