Maritime Business Review: Volume 8 Issue 3 , Open Access

A hierarchical cluster analysis of port performance in Malaysia

Norlinda Mohd Rozar, Mohd Hazeem Sidik, Muhammad Ashlyzan Razik, Saadi Ahmad Kamaruddin, Mohd Kholil Ashari Mohd Rozar, Indrianawati Usman, Bandar Ersan Alown

The term competitive has always been used as a comparison to provide a distinction between two or more things. Southeast Asia handles billions of tonnes of global seaborne trade…

The dynamics of value propositions through social media engagement in maritime transport networks: Maersk vs Mediterranean Shipping Company

Enrico D'agostini

This study explores the levels of Facebook engagement of the two largest Europe-based shipping lines, Maersk and Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), to discover the marketing…

Modeling the symmetric relation between Baltic Exchange indexes

Kasra Pourkermani

This research provides some evidence by the vine copula approach, suggesting the significant and symmetric causal relation between subsections of Baltic Exchange and hence…

Port personnel recruitment process based on dynamic capabilities: port managers' priorities vs customer evaluations

Umur Bucak, Mahmut Mollaoğlu, Mehmet Fatih Dinçer

Considering the human factor, the quality of the personnel is vital to ensure especially the value creation in the ports. Therefore, employee quality stands out for withstanding…

Achieving gender equality in seafaring: an analysis of stakeholders' suggestions

Lijun Tang

This paper examines the changes suggested by maritime stakeholders to achieve gender equality in seafaring, a male-dominated profession.

A bibliometric analysis and assessment of container terminal operations research

Branislav Dragović, Nenad Zrnić, Ernestos Tzannatos, Nenad Kosanić, Andro Dragović

The paper undertakes a bibliometric analysis and assessment of journal publications in the field of container terminal operations research (CTOR), in an attempt to identify…