CONTENTS

Important note: We are currently preparing the second edition of the book. In view of this, the online table of contents is ondergoing significant change with new chapters being added and existing chapters being revised/extended and reordered. To help trace the chapters of the first edition of the hardcopy version of the book (2022) in this online version, the original chapter numbers of the first edition have been added (e.g. ‘ex Chapter 4.2’).

INTRODUCTION: A Multifaceted Approach to Seaports

• i.1 Defining Seaports
• i.2 Seaports and the Blue Economy
• i.3 Seaports: Social and Environmental Value
• i.4 Emerging Issues in Ports and Maritime Shipping

I. PORTS & SHIPPING NETWORKS

• Chapter 1.1 Maritime Shipping and International Trade
• Chapter 1.2 Ports and Maritime Supply Chains
• Chapter 1.3 Interoceanic Passages (ex Chapter 1.6)

II. PORTS & HINTERLAND NETWORKS

• Chapter 2.1 Port Hinterlands, Regionalization and Corridors (ex Chapter 2.2)
• Chapter 2.2 Ports and Distribution Networks (ex Chapter 1.4)
• Chapter 2.3 Inland Ports / Dry Ports

III. PORTS IN TRANSITION

• Chapter 3.1 The Spatial Transition of Seaports (ex Chapter 2.1)
• Chapter 3.2 The Digital Transformation of Ports (ex Chapter 2.4)
• Chapter 3.3 Green Supply Chain Management in Ports (ex Chapter 2.5)
• Chapter 3.4 Ports and the Energy Transition [Under Construction]
• Chapter 3.5 Ports and the Circular Economy [New]

IV. PORT TERMINALS

• Chapter 4.1 Terminals and Terminal Operators (ex Chapter 3.1)
• Chapter 4.2 Terminal Concessions and Land Leases (ex Chapter 3.2)
• Chapter 4.3 Financialization and Terminal Funding (ex Chapter 3.3)
• Chapter 4.4 Port Labor (ex Chapter 3.7)
• Chapter 4.5 Port Terminal Construction (ex Chapter 3.9)

V. BULK & BREAK BULK PORTS

• Chapter 5.1 Break Bulk (ex Chapter 8.2)
• Chapter 5.2 Roll-on/Roll-off (RoRo) [Under Construction]
• Chapter 5.3 Ports and Energy (ex Chapter 8.3)
• Chapter 5.4 Dry and Liquid Bulk [Under Construction]

VI. CONTAINER PORTS

• Chapter 6.1 Ports and Container Shipping (ex Chapter 1.3)
• Chapter 6.2 Containers: The Box and Chassis Markets (ex Chapter 8.4)
• Chapter 6.3 Containers: The Containerization of Commodities [New]
• Chapter 6.4 Port Cold Chains (ex Chapter 8.5)
• Chapter 6.5 Container Terminal Design and Equipment (ex Chapter 3.4)
• Chapter 6.6 Container Terminal Automation (ex Chapter 3.8)

VII. PASSENGER PORTS

• Chapter 7.1 Cruise Shipping (ex Chapter 1.5)
• Chapter 7.2 Cruise Ports (ex Chapter 8.1)
• Chapter 7.3 Tourist Harbors and Marinas [Under Construction]
• Chapter 7.4 Cruise Terminal Design and Equipment (ex Chapter 3.6)

VIII. PORT GOVERNANCE

• Chapter 8.1 Port Governance and Reform (ex Chapter 4.1)
• Chapter 8.2 Port Authorities (ex Chapter 4.2)
• Chapter 8.3 Port Coordination and Cooperation (ex Chapter 4.3)
• Chapter 8.4 Port Clusters (ex Chapter 4.4)
• Chapter 8.5 Green Port Governance (ex Chapter 4.5)
• Chapter 8.6 Port Management, Governance and Leadership (ex Chapter 4.6)

IX. PORT COMPETITION

• Chapter 9.1 Inter-Port Competition (ex Chapter 5.1)
• Chapter 9.2 Intra-Port Competition (ex Chapter 5.2)
• Chapter 9.3 Port Marketing (ex Chapter 5.3)
• Chapter 9.4 Port Pricing (ex Chapter 5.4)
• Chapter 9.5 Entry Barriers (ex Chapter 5.1)

X. PORT PERFORMANCE

• Chapter 10.1 Performance (ex Chapter 6.1)
• Chapter 10.2 Efficiency (ex Chapter 6.2)
• Chapter 10.3 Effectiveness (ex Chapter 6.3)
• Chapter 10.4 Resilience (ex Chapter 6.4)

XI. PORT POLICIES & DEVELOPMENT

• Chapter 11.1 Ports, Policies and Geopolitics (ex Chapter 7.1)
• Chapter 11.2 Ports and Economic Development (ex Chapter 7.2)
• Chapter 11.3 Port Planning and Development (ex Chapter 7.3)
• Chapter 11.4 Safety, Security, and Cybersecurity [Under construction]
• Chapter 11.5 Port-City Relationships (ex Chapter 7.4)
• Chapter 11.6 Representing Port Interests (ex Chapter 7.5)

XII. CASE STUDIES

• Optimal Ship Size: Container Ships and Cruise Vessels
• Competition between the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach
• Ports and the COVID-19 Pandemic
• The Port of Savannah Logistics Cluster
• Nike European Logistics Campus in Belgium
• The Nicaragua Canal Project
• Tools for Managing Port Risk and Resilience