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Huong Vu Thi Thu, Thuy Nguyen Thu

This study utilizes the gravity model of international trade to analyze the effects of logistics performance (LPI) and green logistics performance (GLPI) on intra-regional export value among the 10 ASEAN member states during the 2010–2018 period. The findings reveal that: (i) The LPI of both exporting and importing countries exerts a positive influence on export values, with the export nation's role being more pronounced. This underscores the importance of reducing transportation costs and promoting the competitiveness of goods; (ii) The GLPI of exporting countries does not have a noticeable impact on the region’s overall export values but positively affects exports in countries with high GLPI scores. This suggests the need for promoting green logistics in countries with lower GLPI performance; (iii) The GLPI of importing countries has a negative effect, indicating that green regulations may pose barriers to intra-regional exports. The study recommends that ASEAN governments establish legal frameworks and policies to promote green logistics, such as tax incentives, financial support, and investments in modern infrastructure. Furthermore, member states should enhance regional cooperation on environmental standards and minimize green trade barriers, thereby fostering sustainable commerce.

Gloria Claudio-Quiroga, Luis Alberiko Gil-Alana, Andoni Maiza-Larrarte

Abstract This paper deals with the investigation of the long memory properties of the Shanghai Containerized Freight Index for the time period from 16 October 2009 to 18 October 2024. Using fractional integration methods, we want to determine if shocks in the series have transitory or permanent effects. The results indicate that the series are very persistent when using the whole sample size with an order of integration above 1. However, if we separate three different subsamples, corresponding to the pre-Covid, Covid and post-Covid periods, we observe reversion to the mean in the pre-Covid period; however, during the Covid, there is a substantial increase in the value of d and turns decreasing after the pandemic.

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Sophie C. Orzechowski

Abstract Shipping is a heavily regulated sector, and autonomous ships will by no means be able to escape the public regulator’s agenda. Furthermore, regulatory adaptation is necessary because current laws oppose the introduction of this new technology. In contrast to maritime shipping, in which considerable regulatory work on autonomous ships has already been achieved, the process of adapting inland shipping regulations for autonomous vessels is rather slow, thereby considerably hindering the further development of the sector. An important reason for this is the multi-levelled regulatory institutional structure in European inland shipping, which consequently has less unified rules than its maritime counterpart. In addition, previous research on regulatory obstacles is highly fragmented and restricted in scope. This study presents a systematic regulatory analysis of relevant inland shipping regulations by following the approach adopted by the International Maritime Organisation with respect to maritime shipping regulations, with the objective of identifying potential obstacles in relevant regulatory instruments and common themes across them. It also discusses the existing possibilities under current European Union law for the exceptional operation of autonomous inland ships and describes the latest policy directions taken by the European legislator to foster innovation development within the sector.

Masilonyane Mokhele, Brian Fisher-Holloway, Francis Garatsa

Background: Various metropolitan areas have become key centres for logistics activities, leading to a significant increase in the number of warehouses. However, there is a gap in the literature regarding the locational patterns of warehouses of different sizes in Africa. Objectives: To analyse the locational patterns of warehouses of different sizes within the City of Cape Town municipality, South Africa. The analysis focuses on the main factors influencing the placement of warehouses: transport infrastructure, land availability, proximity to customers and land-use zoning. Method: The study categorised warehouses based on their building footprint sizes, using the classifications of xx-small, x-small, small, medium, x-large and mega. A total of 396 warehouses were categorised accordingly. Proportional symbol mapping was then conducted in ArcGIS 10.1, assigning each warehouse type a specific weighting. Results: The study found that the areas surrounding the Port of Cape Town predominantly accommodated x-small warehouses. A diverse concentration of warehouses was identified along the railway, near the junctions of regional and national roads and within the areas enclosed by these roads. In addition, warehouses of diverse sizes were primarily situated in the main industrial zones of the municipality. Conclusion: The City of Cape Town municipality is encouraged to promote the consolidation of particularly large warehouses in strategic locations. These include industrial areas not geographically near the Port of Cape Town but with railway access to the port. Contribution: The study will contribute towards enhancing the sustainability and efficiency of logistics processes within the City of Cape Town.

Konstantinos D. Melas, Nektarios A. Michail

Abstract We explore the relationship between the returns of 45 dry bulk shipping company stock prices and the main 15 commodities that bulk carriers transport. Using a principal component analysis to reduce the dimensionality of the commodities dataset and a panel methodology, we find that a change in the commodity price principal component would result in a 0.6% change in the returns of the shipping stock prices. Minerals appear to have a stronger impact, as a 1% change in the minerals principal component results in a 1.1% change in the returns. This is mainly due to the fact that minerals account for larger trade volumes in the dry bulk market and they employ mostly bigger vessels, while the price of Brent oil is also an important factor affecting shipping stock prices.

R. Coogan, M. Sargent, A. Cibinel et al.

SKA-MID surveys will be the first in the radio domain to achieve clearly sub-arcsecond resolution at high sensitivity over large areas, opening new science applications for galaxy evolution. To investigate the potential of these surveys, we create simulated SKA-MID images of a $\sim$0.04 deg$^{2}$ region of GOODS-North, constructed using multi-band HST imaging of 1723 real galaxies containing significant substructure at $0<z<2.5$. We create images at the proposed depths of the band 2 wide, deep and ultradeep reference surveys (RMS = 1.0 $\mu$Jy, 0.2 $\mu$Jy and 0.05 $\mu$Jy over 1000 deg$^{2}$, 10-30 deg$^{2}$ and 1 deg$^{2}$ respectively), using the telescope response of SKA-MID at 0.6"resolution. We quantify the star-formation rate - stellar mass space the surveys will probe, and asses to which stellar masses they will be complete. We measure galaxy flux density, half-light radius ($R_{50}$), concentration, Gini (distribution of flux), second-order moment of the brightest pixels ($M_{20}$) and asymmetry before and after simulation with the SKA response, to perform input-output tests as a function of depth, separating the effects of convolution and noise. We find that the recovery of Gini and asymmetry is more dependent on survey depth than for $R_{50}$, concentration and $M_{20}$. We also assess the relative ranking of parameters before and after observation with SKA-MID. $R_{50}$ best retains its ranking, whilst asymmetries are poorly recovered. We confirm that the wide tier will be suited to the study of highly star-forming galaxies across different environments, whilst the ultradeep tier will enable detailed morphological analysis to lower SFRs.

Purnawan A. Wicaksono, Sutrisno Sutrisno, Solikhin Solikhin et al.

Background: Manufacturing and service industries in many sectors face extraordinary situations, such as excessive demands and uncertain prices during the post-pandemic period. In this situation, ordinary decision-making support is no longer suitable. Objectives: This study aims to propose new mathematical programming in the form of probabilistic dynamical optimisation that can be used for optimising integrated inventory, procurement and production planning. The problem contains multiperiod, multisupplier, multiraw material and multiproduct. Furthermore, several parameters, including prices and costs were assumed to be probabilistic with some known probability distributions. Method: The expectation of the profit was maximised in the model and the uncertain programming algorithm was used to calculate the optimal decision. The laboratory scaled computational experiments were also conducted with some randomly generated data. Results: The results showed the proposed model successfully provided the optimal decision. This included the optimal amount of each observation period and raw material parts to be sold to each supplier and stored in the inventory. It also included the optimal amount of each product brand to be produced and stored with the maximal expectation of the profit earned for the whole optimisation horizon time. Conclusion: The proposed decision-making support can be used by the decision-makers and managers in industries. Contribution: A novel decision-making support is provided, which can be used to solve integrated inventory, procurement and production with excess demand and random parameters.

Xiu Jing Jiang, Yong Sik Oh

The air transportation industry is becoming an increasingly important growth factor for economic development as trade and logistics exchanges between South Korea and China continue to grow. The main objective of this article is to examine the factors that influence air trade between South Korea and 31 Chinese provinces from 2010 to 2019, with the aim of promoting the expansion of air trade between the two countries. The findings suggest that, with the exception of South Korea’s exports to the 31 Chinese provinces, the gross regional domestic product has a significantly positive effect. The effects of distance and personal income on total air trade, air imports and exports are notably negative and positive respectively. Furthermore, foreign direct investment has a positive impact only when South Korea exports to China. The study concludes that, enhancing the volume of air traffic between South Korea and China can be accomplished by directing investments towards inland areas that possess trade-potential, expanding airport infrastructure, and developing regional economic growth. Furthermore, it is suggested that emerging domestic markets should be under close observation due to the changes in the trade structure after the COVID 19.

Paulina Golinska-Dawson, Kanchana Sethanan

Smart cities need energy-efficient and low-emission transportation for people and goods. Most studies focus on sustainable urban-transportation systems for passengers. Freight transportation in cities has increased significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic, leading to greenhouse gases emissions and negative externalities, such as traffic congestion. The purpose of this paper is to identify through a systematic literature review which innovations (hardware and software) applied by logistics service providers (LSPs) in sustainable urban freight (SUF) are suitable to support the transition to energy-efficient smart cities. We propose to classify the existing innovations in last-mile delivery for SUF into categories: (1) urban freight consolidation and/or trans-shipment; (2) the Consumer as a Service Provider (CaaSP); (3) choice of transportation modes. We introduce the concept of CaaSP as an innovative solution in last-mile delivery (LMD), where customers take over some transport operations with the use of smart technologies, and thus reduce the energy demand. We consider the modes of transportation, such as: drones, autonomous delivery robots, autonomous vehicles, cargo bikes (including e-cargo bikes, e-tricycles), electric vehicles (mainly vans), and combined passenger-and-cargo transportation rapid-transit systems. From the analyzed dataset, we find that energy-efficiency in smart cities can be improved by the consolidation of parcels in micro-depots, parcel lockers, and mobile depots. We analyze smart technologies (the Internet of things, big data, artificial intelligence, and digital twins), which enable energy efficiency by reducing the energy demand (fuel) of SUF, due to better operational planning and infrastructure sharing by logistics service providers. We propose a new IEE matrix as an actionable tool for the classification of innovations applied by LSPs in SUF, according to the level of their interconnectivity and energy efficiency. Additionally, this paper contributes to the theory by exploring possible future research directions for SUF in energy-efficient smart cities.

Arts. 420 and 421 N. v. “S” LLC Civil Code of Belarus

Akash Hatti, K. G.

Logistics is an absolute necessity in supply chain management due to its critical role in ensuring the smooth and efficient movement of goods from the point of origin to the point of consumption. Without effective logistics, supply chains would struggle to function efficiently, leading to various challenges and disruptions Third-party logistics (3PL) service provider has garnered significant attention in recent years due to its innovative approach and commitment to customer satisfaction. The level of customer support provided by 3Pl service providers will be scrutinized. Responsive and knowledgeable customer service representatives can significantly affect a user's perception of the company. Effective communication channels, quick issue resolution, and a customer-centric approach are vital in building lasting relationships with clients. The cost-effectiveness of the services offered by 3 Pl will be a focal point of this analysis. The analysis of satisfaction among third-party logistics service users provides valuable insights into the company's performance and customer perception. A structured questionnaire was made and a survey was conducted among 100 users from various locations to assess their opinions and views on the 3 PL logistics concept. Overall, the findings indicate a mixed response, with several positive aspects and areas for improvement. While a considerable percentage of respondents expressed satisfaction with aspects such as value for money and shipment condition upon delivery, there are a few areas of concern, including communication, delays in delivery, and customer support knowledge.

Feldens, 1 EREN, V. 1. D Ukhova et al.

Abstract Background This study aims to explore the relationship between health expenditure and social expenditure in their role in affecting health outcomes, such as death rates and disability-adjusted life years. Both types of spending may behave as complementary or supplementary goods, besides, they may interact with each other over time. Methods We used a translog production function using both health and social expenditures as inputs, for a panel of 27 years and EU countries, in order to estimate their respective output elasticities and the elasticity of substitution between them. Instrumental variables and ridge regressions were used to estimate unbiased elasticities. Results Our results point out that the elasticity of substitution between social and health expenditures is positive and less than one, which means that these spending variables may be classified as weak substitutes. Still, the substitutability pattern is heterogeneous according to each country, year and health outcome, being most sensitive to mortality rates in comparison with disability-adjusted life years. Conclusions Our Results support the hypothesis of a weak substitution relation between health and social expenditure. This implies that investments in the health sector should not be independent of social sector investments. Thus, policymakers need to consider the joint effect of these two spending categories when considering investment decisions aiming at achieving specific health gains. This presentation was supported by National Funds through FCT - Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia,I.P., within CINTESIS, R&D Unit (reference UIDB/4255/2020) Key messages • As health and social expenditures behave as weak substitutes, they have a complex relationship that depends on time, technology and the type of health benefit. • Both types of spending may affect health outcomes, still, their effect is heterogenous and may be cummulative with time.

Paterne Byiringiro

The Rwandan Freight forwarders federation (RWAFFA) was established in 2013 to deal with the fragility that was in the clearing and forwarding industry, which worked without defined and professional procedures that led to poor and inefficient practices within the industry. The objective of this study was to examine inbound logistics metrics on the performance of Freight forwarders federation in Rwanda. A case of RWAFFA in Kicukiro District. This study was guided by three specific objectives which are toto evaluate order fulfilment accuracy level of freight forwarders in Rwanda, to determine the status of on time delivered shipments, in case of freight forwarders in Rwanda and to analyse the degree of safety for goods handled by freight forwarders in Rwanda. The research was of great significant to the researcher, MKU and freight forwarding Industry in Rwanda. The descriptive research design with two mixed approach of qualitative and quantitative was used to collect data by use of interview guide and questionnaire. The 160 respondents of the study were selected from the target population of 246 including employees from RWAFFA management team, clearing agents and importers firms operating in Kicukiro District using the Krejcie and Morgan table with a simple random and census method of selecting the sample size. The collected results were analyzed using descriptive statistical analysis with use of percentage, mean and standard deviation and inferential statistics by the use of Pearson correlation (r) and multiple linear logistic regression analysis. Data were also presented in figure, tables and narratives because the qualitative data were analyzed with the use of thematic analysis which require the researcher to present the qualitative results in narrative. In this study, research findings showed that inbound logistic metrics were adopted to reduce the damaged shipment in freight forwarding within Rwandan Freight Forwarders association (RWAFFA).Therefore,The intercept of the regression was 13.803 and statistically significant p= 0.000).While the coefficient of order accuracy was 0.100 and p = 0.003. On time delivery had an intercept of 0.043 but significant at 0.002 and finally safety of goods had it at 0.065 and also positive. Despite the problem arising within Rwandan freight forwarders association in Kicukiro District such as Inadequate Performance measurement and metrics pertaining to SCM, lack of professionalism, clear regulations and to some extend absence of documented procedures to follow, delays and unreliability, lack of previous empirical research that examined the effects of inbound logistics metrics on performance of freight forwarders. The current success in implantation of inbound logistic metrics was contributed to the performance of freight forwarders federations. Keywords: Supply Chain Efficiency, Freight Forwarding, Kicukiro District Logistics, Inbound Logistics Metrics, Rwanda Transportation Industry

S. Supriyadi, Agus Hermawan

This study aims to determine the analysis of the quality of human resources and services of transportation service providers on the delivery of cement at PT. Cipta Mortar Utama. The data in this study are primary data obtained from in-depth interviews and then the results of in-depth interviews are used as questionnaires to be discussed further by respondents consisting of transportation drivers who are in charge of sending goods. This type of research is qualitative research using SWOT analysis. This research was conducted using a sample of 36 respondents. Based on the results of in-depth interviews with indicators from each variable, 60 questionnaire questions were obtained with the classification of strengths, weaknesses, threats, and opportunities, calculated the results of the analysis, it was concluded that the analysis of the quality of human resources and transportation service providers for cement shipments at PT. Cipta Mortar Utama, is in Quadrant I (Aggressive).

Allysha Maharani Dewi, Tiris Sudrartono

This research purposely to know the factors that affect the failed shipments at PT. Pos Indonesia Drop Center Soreang Bandung Regency, West Java. This research used Quantitative Descriptive Methode with explanation data using Check Sheet, Pareto Chart and Fishbone Diagram. The sample used delivery data from Juli-September 2021. The Result of the analysis show that the main cause of failed shipment at PT. Pos Indonesia Drop Center Soreang Bandung Regency, West Java is an Unclear/Uncomplete Address followed by seven factors such as Unknown Address, Recipient Moved, Rejected by Recipient, Empty House, Clogged Address, Recipient Died and Cause of Force Majeure. To minimize this factors, PT. Pos Indonesia (Persero) provides standards and target for failed shipments. It was found that the average rate of failed shipment during the research was 5,7%. This research show that the company has not reached the maximum target for failed shipments which is 3%. As for suggestions for companies to minimize the causes of failed shipments by increasing supervision of writing addresses in accordance with applicable SOP (Standar Operating Procedures) and always re-checking when sending letters or goods.

Muhammad Eko Pujianto, Fajar Nugraha, Bagus Rizkita et al.

PT Fajar Multiguna is a start-up company engaged in the Procurement of Government Goods/Services and Logistics for the delivery of procurement packages. Quite a lot of other companies that use this delivery service. The system that runs is still manual, there is no website to track the whereabouts of packages that are in transit. An information system is needed to make it easier for customers to track shipments. For this reason, a web-based Logistics Information system was designed with the Laravel PHP framework programming language. This information system will make it easier for PT Fajar Multiguna’s customers to track the delivery of their packages, on the other hand PT Fajar Multiguna will also find it easier to handle the delivery data.

Helber Rohm

Em meados de 1930, a cabotagem era um dos principais meios de transporte de mercadorias no Brasil. Após a abertura de mercado e o incentivo à construção de rodovias no País, a matriz de transporte brasileira se viu marcada pela preponderância do modal rodoviário em detrimento dos demais, o que ficou marcado no inconsciente coletivo.  Após a greve dos caminhoneiros, autoridades públicas e os principais representantes do setor logístico se viram obrigados a buscar alternativas para o transporte de cargas – redescobrindo a cabotagem. Após o lançamento do Programa BR do Mar, como medida de estímulo ao transporte de cabotagem, o presente artigo pretende analisar se o projeto de lei se mostra como instrumento efetivo para aumentar a participação da cabotagem e equilibrar a matriz de transporte ao nível de importância que um dia a cabotagem alcançou histórica, social e economicamente. Ao percorrer seus 4 eixos temáticos, o presente artigo pretende percorrer seus pontos fortes, fracos e, ainda, aqueles que, embora suscitados por órgãos de controle e entidades do setor, não foram enfrentados pela medida legislativa. Por fim, o presente artigo pretende demonstrar que a medida legislativa é capaz de estimular a cabotagem a curto prazo, todavia insuficiente para (re)equilibrar a matriz de transporte a longo prazo, diferentemente do que fora amplamente divulgado pelo Governo Federal.

Philip Cammin, Kai Brüssau, Stefan Voß

Despite the International Maritime Organization’s ambitious goal to drastically reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 by 50%, a large portion of maritime ports do not publicly provide port air emissions reporting. It is suspected that the lack of publicly available reporting constitutes its internal absence as well. To provide a systematic picture on the transparency of emissions reporting, we develop an assessment method and apply it to the world’s top 49 container ports. Less than half of the assessed ports provide publicly available emissions reporting. The application of the proposed classification scheme indicates a port’s maturity towards emissions reporting, taking into account a detailed content analysis. Thereby, stakeholders’ communication and guidance towards improving emissions reporting, as part of environmental sustainability reporting, is facilitated.