Essays about: "international business shipping"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 23 essays containing the words international business shipping.

1. 1. Navigating the Seas of Change: A Grounded Theory Analysis of the First Adopters of Wind Propulsion Technology in the Shipping Industry

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för tjänstevetenskap

   Author : Sofia Laaksonen; Shazbah Shafi; [2023]
   Keywords : grounded theory; wind propulsion technology; shipping industry; sustainability; paradigm model; conditional consequential matrix; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Study purpose: The maritime shipping industry, particularly the commercial sector, is a significant contributor to carbon emissions and environmental pollution. Various solutions are being proposed to enhance the sector's sustainability, including the adoption of wind propulsion technologies. READ MORE

3. 2. Supply chain integration and the end- customers’ relationships: : The case of a Scandinavian International Service Provider

   University essay from Jönköping University

   Author : Anabela Milakovic; Hadi Al Homsi; [2022]
   Keywords : Supply Chain Integrations; End-Customer Relationships; Performance; Maritime Transportation; Logistics and Distribution;

   Abstract : Background: In recent times, the maritime shipping industry has been facing several challenges due to higher shipping costs caused by delayed deliveries and underperformance damaging the relationship between operating companies and end-customers. Researchers have shown the potential usefulness of an integrated supply chain system as it helps improve business results and end-customer relationships. READ MORE

4. 3. Decarbonization of Freight Transport at a Manufacturing Company : A Case Study of the International Manufacturer Rosemount Tank Radar AB

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Industriell ekonomi

   Author : Ellen Jönsson; Gilbert Gullberg; [2021]
   Keywords : Green Supply Chain Management; Strategy; Management Control Systems; Decarbonization; Freight Transport; International Manufacturing Company; Carbon Dioxide; CO2 emissions mitigation; Decarbonization Strategy; Strategy and Control Management; Case Study; Framework; Supply Chain; GSCM; MCS;

   Abstract : International manufacturing companies are shipping goods worldwide, resulting in interorganizational freight transportation where customers, suppliers, and logistics partners are involved in the transportation processes. This interorganizational nature of freight transport emissions has made them difficult to address, as they can be seen as not being connected to only one single company’s decisions. READ MORE

5. 4. Is the Shipping industry still Sulfuring? - A study of compliance factors from the IMO 2020 sulfur cap

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för handelsrätt

   Author : Denise Bell Knudsen; [2021]
   Keywords : Marpol; IMO; Imo 2020 sulfur cap; compliance; implementation; enforcement; legal certainty; maritime environmental legislation; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : This paper explores different aspects of maritime environmental legislation with the goal of identifying the influencing factors associated with achieving compliance with international maritime environmental legislation. International shipping is often considered the most environmentally friendly form of transport, and while this is true, it is still a significant contributor to global warming and climate change. READ MORE

6. 5. From Europe, to the Agbogbloshie Scrapyard

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

   Author : Strand Simon; [2018]
   Keywords : WEEE; e-waste; trade regulation; EU; Ghana;

   Abstract : The challenge of sound e-waste treatment is something that is a global concern when relating to good business practices, safe working conditions, information security and environment. This research applies a holistic view of the illegal trade of e-waste from Europe to Ghana by aiming to highlight some of its drivers. READ MORE