Port Economics Management and Policy

<p><em>Port Economics Management and Policy</em> provides a comprehensive analysis of the contemporary port industry showing how ports are organized to serve the global economy and support regional and local development.</p><p>Structured in eight sections plus an introduction and epilog this textbook examines a wide range of seaport topics covering maritime shipping and international trade port terminals port governance port competition port policy and much more.</p><p>Key features of the book include:</p><ul> <p> </p> <li>Multidisciplinary perspective drawing on economics geography management science and engineering</li> <p> </p> <li>Multisector analysis including containers bulk break-bulk and the cruise industry</li> <p> </p> <li>Focus on the latest industry trends such as supply chain management automation digitalization and sustainability</li> </ul><p>Benefitting from the authors’ extensive involvement in shaping the port sector across five continents this text provides students and scholars with a valuable resource on ports and maritime transport systems. Practitioners and policymakers can also use this as an essential guide towards better port management and governance.</p>