A citation network analysis of sustainability development in liner shipping management: a review of the literature and policy implications

ABSTRACT

Based on an analysis of 253 related papers drawn from the Web of Science database, this study examines holistic sustainability research in liner shipping management literature using a citation network analysis (CNA) approach followed by a qualitative analysis of findings. We identify four major research domains, namely shipping performance, port selection and management, shipping markets, and environment, as well as related sub-domains of shipping performance. We discuss the current research trends and focal issues in these domains with a focus on their implications for policy development. Our results indicate that while the sustainability discourse in the literature has developed and matured significantly over the last decade, generating valuable insights for practitioners and regulators alike, it still struggles with blurry terminology and a lack of holistic frameworks jointly addressing the different aspects of sustainability: Economic considerations of liner shipping are still the main concern, while environmental and social issues are less regarded in the academic discourse. Furthermore, we identify a dearth of studies rooted in managerial or economic theory. In this regard, our study provides insights on the scope of the holistic sustainability discourse in liner shipping management, its contributions to theory and practice, and its implications for the further development of policies addressing sustainability in liner shipping management. We advocate further construct development for sustainability in liner shipping, as well as empirical tests of the antecedents of sustainability practice adoption in the industry for future research.     

氨氮废水处理技术发展现状

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轨道交通车站地域的集中开发

透过在轨道交通车站地域城市开发集中的表象,发掘出它最终的导向是城市的集中发展。通过研究集中开发在城市用地、功能、空间集中方面蕴涵的积极意义,探索在这些方面各自集中的有效方式。除论证了车站地域开发与城市集中发展的因果联系之外,还给城市管理部门主动推进这一特殊领域的城市集中提供理论支持和技术参考。轨道交通车站地域的集中开发所带来的城市集中是全方位的,对城市整体用地、功能及空间集中都是一种积极的整合,因此是实现城市集中发展的一种切实有效的途径。     

Examining the influence of firm performance on business risk-taking and the mediation effect of scale of operations in the container terminal industry

Container shipping and its related service sectors help accelerate globalization of the world economy. This industry has been experiencing rapid growth, prompting container terminal operators to increase their handling capacity in response. Providing container terminal services requires substantial capital investment in physical assets such as cargo handling facilities and information systems. On the other hand, operating container terminals is a long-term investment that typically spans several business cycles. Hence prudent asset management using appropriate tools is critical for container terminal operators to sustain their businesses. Generally, due to risk-adverseness, investors are unwilling to take more risk in their investment unless they can reap a higher return. Contrary to this argument, this study finds no direct influence of better firm performance as a proxy of higher return on business risk-taking by container terminal operators. Instead, scale of operations is positively associated with business risk-taking, suggesting that container terminal operators with a larger scale of operations are willing to take more business risk.     

浅谈船舶建造成本的控制

成本控制已经成为企业生存和发展的重要环节,也是使企业在竞争中保持领先优势的关键因素,成本控制效果的好坏直接影响到企业的利润。本文通过阐述成本控制的含义,分析造船企业成本控制中存在的问题,并提出改进建议。     

教学实习船“育明”号挡火风闸安装情况分析

上海海事大学48000DWT远洋教学实习船"育明"号是目前世界上吨位最大、设施最先进、功能最齐全的教学实习船。它虽然以散货船为母型船,但由于舱室布置和通风管系复杂,所以挡火风闸的安装布置也较普通散货船复杂很多,基本上SOLAS公约中涉及挡火风闸的各类条款,在该教学船上均有所体现。     

不同基础下夯实水泥土桩桩土应力比的试验研究

桩土应力比是一个非常重要而且难以准确确定的参数。该文通过对郑(州)西(安)客运专线上夯实水泥土桩复合地基进行的单桩复合地基的载荷试验和路堤下桩顶应力、桩间土应力的现场测试,分别获得刚性基础下和柔性基础下的桩顶应力、桩间土应力和桩土应力比,以及它们随荷载水平和加载时间的变化规律。探讨了两种不同基础下使得桩土应力比产生变化的不同内在机理。据此,提出了由载荷试验得到的桩土应力比不能直接作为柔性基础下的桩土应力比,而应该乘以一个折减系数。研究成果可为夯实水泥土桩复合地基的桩土应力比取值提供指导性意见。     

基于IQA方法的信号交叉口左转延误计算

为了更科学地计算复杂交通流条件下的左转延误,分析了车辆到达和离去规律,采用排队增量累计( IQA)方法,提出基于IQA方法的信号交叉口计算左转延误计算模型,通过使用不规则的多边形来计算队列累积面积作为均匀延误值.该方法突破了Webster延误模型的条件限制,更好的描述了实际交通状况.结合福州市信号交叉口调查数据,验证了IQA方法计算的延误比Webster模型更符合实际,特别是许可型左转相位的信号交叉口.     

Formation of nanometer coherent structures during spinodal decomposition and ordering coexistence phase transformation in Fe-24Al alloys

The nanometer coherent structure evolution of spinodal decomposition and ordering coexistence phase transformation in Fe-24Al alloys is investigated by the microscopic phase field kinetic model. The results show that the concentration and long-range order parameters all continuously change towards to their equilibrium values during phase transformation. With the increase of elastic interaction energy, the anisotropy along [01] or [10] elastic soft direction is more obvious and the time reaching equilibrium state is also shortened. According to the results, the formation of nanometer coherent structures during phase transformation is composed of the initial decreasing stage of order degree stage, the incubation stage, the continuous increasing stage of concentration order parameter and long-range order parameter, and the later stable stage. The spinodal decomposition and ordering is interaction; the initial ordering stage is a necessary condition of the coexistence phase transformation. The nanometer coherent structures are not found to grow during the whole phase transformation. The simulation results are in accordance with the results in experiment obtained by the aging treatment in Fe-24Al alloys.     

心血管介入器械表面修饰新策略血管内皮细胞生长微环境的原位仿生构建

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