Essays about: "maritime freight"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 essays containing the words maritime freight.
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1. Leveraging Technologies of Industry 4.0 for risk management in Sea Freight Forwarding Operations
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate SchoolAbstract : Maritime logistics dominates the goods transportation market and is continuously growing along with the growth of global trade. However, a variety of risks continuously occur and significantly affect the maritime logistics industry, and thus the sea freight forwarding operations. READ MORE
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2. Smart Port Framework - A study of Port of Gothenburg
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionenAbstract : The increase in global trade have resulted in the need for more complex infrastructure to support the increased amount of freight. This combined with the advancement of digitalization in society has resulted in the need logistics hubs to adapt. This development has resulted in the 5th generation of parts, the smart port. READ MORE
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3. The impact of the Fehmarn Belt link on modal choice - An investigation of potential modal shift on Sweden’s foreign trade
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate SchoolAbstract : The construction of the Fehmarn Belt tunnel is a part of the European Union programme called TEN-T. A programme with the objective to connect the EU member-states in a comprehensive network consisting of road, rail, air and water infrastructure. READ MORE
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4. The commercial effects of IMO’s regulation of the global sulphur cap in 2020 - A study on the procurement of deep-sea Ro-Ro at Volvo Cars
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate SchoolAbstract : The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has announced a new global sulphur content limit for fuels burnt on ships sailing in global waters. The implementation date for this regulation is on January the 1st, 2020 and entail a maximum sulphur content of 0.5%, in contrast to the current sulphur content limit in global waters of 3.5%. READ MORE
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5. Transportation mode decisions and the evaluation of maritime transportation in a Swedish setting : A case study
University essay from Mälardalens högskola/Akademin för innovation, design och teknikAbstract : Focus of this bachelor thesis is on examining the port located in Köping, thus a holistic view of maritime transportation is adapted in relation to the examined companies in the region and their global trade. The aim of this study is to examine the current situation and the potential to increase transportation of goods by maritime transportation and what criteria are the most important for different industrial/customer segments. READ MORE