The Asian Journal of Shipping and Logistics 34(3) (2018) 189-190

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Editorial

Cooperation in Port Economy and Maritime Logistics under the ‘New Normal’

Selected Papers from

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June 22- June 24, 2017

Jian LI a, Bao JIANGb

a Professor, Ocean University of China, China, E-mail: lijian@ouc.edu.cn
b Associated Professor, Ocean University of China, China, E-mail: jiangbao@ouc.edu.cn

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ICASL is an annual international event devoted to shipping and
logistics studies. It aims to provide a platform for academics, researchers,
policy makers, specialists, and practitioners working in ports, shipping,
aviation transportation, and logistics. The theme of the 2017 conference
was “Cooperation in Port Economy and Maritime Logistics under the
‘new normal’”. The sub- issues were related to the development direction
of Asian ports, the further cooperation of Asian shipping logistics as well
as the future trend of global maritime shipping. The 10th International
Conference of Asian Shipping and Logistics (ICASL 2017) was held on
June 22–24, 2017 at Ocean University of China. The conference was
jointly organized by Korean Association of Shipping and Logistics,
Qingdao International Shipping Service Center, and Qingdao Shipping
Development Research Institute.
The following special issue is devoted to the best papers selected from
the ICASL 2017, China. After a review process, three papers were
accepted for inclusion in this special issue. All of the papers are
discussing the port related business and economy, respectively, focus on
the port environment, supply chain risk, and inter-corporate relationship,
which are suggested by the conference theme. An overview of these
papers follows.
Study on the Influence Mechanism of Port Environmental Carrying
Capacity was presented by Li Jian, Jiang Bao, Lin Na. Based on the
concept of environmental carrying capacity, the paper chooses the panel
data of 20 coastal ports in China from 2007 to 2012 and uses DEA and
panel data analysis to study the mechanism of environmental carrying
capacity of coastal ports in China. It can promote the understanding of the
law of port development and make us realized the current situation of port
development and the factors. Through the analysis, the government can
improve the carrying capacity of the port through policy guidance, and
further build a modern port suitable for sustainable development and
supply chain balance.
The paper, Supply Chain Risk Assessment and Control of Port
Enterprises-taking Qingdao port as a case by Jiang Bao, Li Jian, Shen Siyi,

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takes Qingdao port as a case study and analyzes the evaluation of supply   


chain risk in the case of enterprises by using the improved AHP method.
China's port enterprises, such as the Qingdao port enterprises, have many As the guest editor of ICASL 2017, We would like to thank the
problems in the development of the supply chain. On the other hand, scientific committee, local organizers, authors, and reviewers involved in
strengthening the management and control of supply chain risk of port the editorial process of this special issue for their great support. We would
enterprises has important value and practical significance for the
also like to thank the Managing Editor, Minho HA, and the entire team of
development of modern ports and the operation of port enterprises. So the
this special issue for the excellent support they have provided.

port of China should improve the port service efficiency to strengthen the
supply chain risk control and establish the supply chain risk prevention
  




mechanism to enhance the port operation ability.

In the last paper in this special issue, Gaps in Performance between the
Jian LI
Levels of Inter-Corporate Relationships in Port Logistics Processes, the Bao JIANG
authors, Hee-Sung BAE, Doo-Jin PARK aim to verify gaps in firm
performance between the levels of relationships between international
Hyuk Soo CHO
freight forwarders and port logistics service providers. Though using the Tae Won CHUNG
cluster analysis, analysis of variance (ANOVA) and analysis of
covariance (ANCOVA), the paper explored the relationship between
Jung-Sun LEE
international freight forwarders and port logistics service providers to Min-Ho HA
promote the port logistics services development.

August 2018