2011/05/22 ARTICLES AND PAPERS

The Final Frontier: The Northern Sea Route

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Establishing the Northern Sea Route as an alternative shipping route to Suez and Cape of Good Hope could contribute to more flexible, agile and adaptable supply chains, because more route choices will result in a higher capacity, and may reduce chances for disruption and congestion. [ ... ]

2010/02/18 THIS and THAT

Less cost and less disruptions?

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If you know that your shipment will arrive late, you are perhaps less concerned with not being just in time? The Danish shipping giant Maersk has halved its top cruising speed over the last two years, thus cutting fuel costs, cutting emissions and perhaps cutting disruptions costs, too? [ ... ]

2010/02/12 ARTICLES AND PAPERS

Supply Chain Risk: Invasive Species

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The global network of ships criss-crossing the oceans provide perhaps the most important mode of transportation for the spread of invasive species that “hitch-hike” with these ships. [ ... ]

2009/12/17 ARTICLES AND PAPERS

Risk Management in Maritime Transportation Networks

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Merchant shipping and port services play a key role in worldwide supply chain and logistics activities, and many industries are reliant on a well-coordinated, time and cost-efficient performance of maritime transport, storage and distribution processes. [ ... ]

2009/12/16 ARTICLES AND PAPERS

Risk and vulnerability in maritime logistics

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Risks in maritime supply chains are perhaps an underresearched area and consequently, the article outlines a rationale for why it is necessary to develop competence about risk, vulnerability and resilience management in maritime supply chains. [ ... ]

2009/12/15 ARTICLES AND PAPERS

Security in maritime supply chains

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The complex interaction of ports, maritime operations and supply chains creates vulnerabilities that requires analysis that extends beyond the immediate visible. [ ... ]

2009/12/14 ARTICLES AND PAPERS

Risks in maritime supply chains

Sea transport constitutes the major part of almost every supply chain, and is thus a major contributor to risks in the supply chain. [ ... ]

2008/10/27 THIS and THAT

Can Somali pirates bring down European supply chains?

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The BBC news this morning ran an interesting and worrying story: Shipping companies are considering to avoid The Somali coast and Suez canal on their way to Europe and rather take the long route around Africa. That will make for an extra lead time of 3-4 weeks, but this could mean a temporary supply chain disruption for Europe, while the new lead times settle in. [ ... ]