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Impact of institutions and trade policies on global value chain participation: evidence from West Africa
Abstract This paper investigates the impact of institutions and trade policies on Global Value Chain (GVC) participation in a panel …
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An explainable deep learning framework for marine gas oil price forecasting: integrating LSTM with SHAP-based feature importance
Abstract Bunker fuel prices constitute a major component of maritime transport costs, representing 30–70% of total operating expenses and critically …
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Circular advantage in global textile waste trade: geographic vs. nongeographic distances in a fragmented world
Abstract This study investigates the determinants of global textile waste trade by comparing the influence of traditional geographic distances with …
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Analysis of the effects of berth characteristics on operational performance of Nigerian seaports
Abstract Nigerian seaports are pivotal to the country’s economic progress, but their efficiency is hindered by inadequate berthing characteristics. This …
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The impact of the belt and road initiative on the Suez Canal cargo trade
Abstract The Suez Canal (SC) serves as the shortest maritime transport route from east to west. In the absence of …
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Effects of free trade on export efficiency of COMESA member-states
Abstract Regional integration in Africa is deepening, and the existing regional groupings are making frantic efforts to remove barriers to …
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Appraising the impact of COVID-19 on trading volume of selected vessel types in sub-Saharan Africa
Abstract The emergence and diffusion of coronavirus (COVID-19) have brought a lot of impacts on various spheres of human endeavours …
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Effect of shipping trade on economic growth in Nigeria: the Vector Error Correction Model (VECM) approach
Abstract The maritime industry is significant to the growth and development of nations. The relationship between shipping trade and economic …
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An evaluation of the governance structure of marine services in South Africa’s ports system
Abstract Port governance structures are a vital factor impacting port investments, efficiencies, effectiveness and productivity. An important determining factor is …
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The continuous search for new port governance models: experiences from a developing country
Abstract This paper bridges port governance and stakeholder theory to contribute to new understandings of changed stakeholder relations due to …
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A systems approach to developing a port community system for South Africa
Abstract Port community systems (PCS), as electronic platforms enabling the intelligent and secure exchange of information between public and private …
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Delineating the relationship between maritime insecurity and COVID-19 pandemic on West African maritime trade
Abstract In this paper, three steps are made. First, an effort is made to show a consequential effect of maritime …
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The impact of maritime transport financing on total trade in South Africa
Abstract The study explored the impact of maritime transport financing on trade in South Africa. Using the Autoregressive Distribution lag …
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Analysis of determinants of work performance for seafarers based on fuzzy Electre model
Abstract Nowadays, most shipping companies are aware of the importance of analysing seafarers’ work performance. Thus, improving seafarers’ work performance …
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A terminal level analysis of service quality at Nigerian seaports
Abstract Seaport terminals are major facilitators of international trade. One issue that is very crucial to the performance and survival …
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Improving the freight transport of a developing economy: a case of Boankra inland port
Abstract Purpose Shippers and Freight Forwarding Agents spend much time clearing their cargo from the Ghanaian ports. As a result, …
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Shipping Optimisation Systems (SOS): tramp optimisation perspective
This research paper is to announce a new policy to all systems which are sensitive to time. In tramp cargo …