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Maritime Empty Container Repositioning: A Problem Review

Maritime Empty Container Repositioning: A Problem Review

Hossein Khakbaz, Jyotirmoyee Bhattacharjya
Copyright: © 2018 |Pages: 24
ISBN13: 9781522552109|ISBN10: 1522552103|EISBN13: 9781522552116
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-5210-9.ch010
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Khakbaz, Hossein, and Jyotirmoyee Bhattacharjya. "Maritime Empty Container Repositioning: A Problem Review." Intelligent Transportation and Planning: Breakthroughs in Research and Practice, edited by Information Resources Management Association, IGI Global, 2018, pp. 210-233. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-5210-9.ch010

APA

Khakbaz, H. & Bhattacharjya, J. (2018). Maritime Empty Container Repositioning: A Problem Review. In I. Management Association (Ed.), Intelligent Transportation and Planning: Breakthroughs in Research and Practice (pp. 210-233). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-5210-9.ch010

Chicago

Khakbaz, Hossein, and Jyotirmoyee Bhattacharjya. "Maritime Empty Container Repositioning: A Problem Review." In Intelligent Transportation and Planning: Breakthroughs in Research and Practice, edited by Information Resources Management Association, 210-233. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2018. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-5210-9.ch010

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Abstract

Maritime shipping containers are important to a number of different industries as they facilitate the reduction of transportation costs. To address the needs of shippers, empty containers need to be repositioned globally between seaports. Since the cost of empty container repositioning (ECR) constitutes a significant element of the total cost of running a global container fleet operation, the problem has been receiving increasing attention from scholars. The diversity of this literature necessitates the development an appropriate classification scheme to identify trends, gaps, and directions for future research. This paper reviews publications on maritime ECR over the last two decades and examines such trends and potential research directions.

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