Papers by Keyword: Containerization

Abstract: Since the late 1970s, container shipping fell into a high speed development era. The large ship brings the lower cost and more capacities. This paper aims to introduce the evolution of container ship, and then discuss the influence of Panama Canal Expansion Project on container transport routes in the world. The study shows that the competition in shipping market depends upon ship type development.

Abstract: The service quality of transshipment logistics of container port is an important issue in the international trade container transportation industry. The aim of this paper is to construct a SERVQUAL method to evaluate the service quality of transshipment logistics of container port. This assessment model is tested by a case of the port of Kaohsiung in Taiwan. The results show that the assessment model proposed in this paper seems to be promising. Finally, some interesting conclusions and useful suggestions are given to Kaohsiung port to improve the service quality.