Wednesday, 29 April 2015
The Special Issue on "Operational and Financial Maritime Logistics Networks" will select papers presented at the International Association of Maritime Economists (IAME) Annual Meeting, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 24-26 August 2015 / www.iame2015.org
Financial and risk management solutions have been developed over the last few decades in the maritime industry in order to mitigate the business risks of the physical market for maritime transportation capacity. In the wake of the global economic crisis, and the ensuing volatility and unpredictability of commodity and seaborne transportation market, resources for financing new projects are scarce. These conditions make the entire supply chain, from the producer to the end user, a risky and challenging network. Concepts like transport infrastructure and investment appraisal; transportation cost and operational capacity; alternative sources of capital; forecasting and capital budgeting; maritime logistics network design and operational optimisation; measurement of maritime logistics firm performance; maritime supply chain performance, including operational and financial performance; green supply chains and environmental policies, among others, are some of the high interest topics in the decision-making domain of economic agents in the maritime transportation and logistics sectors.
The aim of the Special Issue is twofold: firstly, to bring together all the latest research advancements in the domain of maritime logistics in a single volume, and secondly, to provide a reference for the current theories, best practices and applications of the integration of operational and financial logistics networks in the maritime industry.
The research interest of the Special Issue is high due to the wide range of topics included, covering several research interests of readers and scholars. More specifically, the following topics are expected to be covered by the submitted papers:
• Maritime logistics development theories
• Integration of operational and financial logistics networks
• Risk management in supply chain management
• Use of derivatives to hedge risks from the logistics chain
• Investment appraisal of new logistics projects
• Design and optimization of maritime logistics networks
• Maritime supply chain operations
• Measuring and managing maritime supply chain performance
• Performance measurement of maritime logistics firms
• Environmental supply chain management

For the Special Issue, both empirical (quantitative and qualitative) and theoretical papers will be accepted, satisfying the criteria for high quality research framework and strong contributions to their research domain not heretofore published in the extant literature. Cross-disciplinary papers are also welcome.
Important Dates:
• September 30 2015:Deadline submission of full papers meeting TRE's requirements (papers submitted via TRE EES and send to reviewers)
• Oct 31 2015: Notification of acceptance of full papers
• Nov 30 2015: Submission of revised papers
• Dec 31 2015: Final manuscripts decision
• Early 2016: Planned publication
After being presented at the IAME 2015 Annual Conference, the papers will need to be extended and improved to meet TRE's publication criteria and requirements, before submitted (via the Journal's EES) for the paper review process.
Final papers should follow "Guide for Authors" instructions of the Journal:
http://www.journals.elsevier.com/transportation-research-part-e-logistics-and-transportation-review /
Guest Editors:
Ilias Visvikis Professor, World Maritime University, Malmö, Sweden Email:
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Photis Panayides, Professor, Cyprus University of Technology, Limassol, Cyprus Email:
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All submissions to the Journal TRE: should be submitted via the Transportation Research Part E online submission system. When you submit your paper to the special issue, please choose article type "IAME2015" otherwise your submission will be handled as a regular manuscript. All submissions will be subject to the journal's standard peer review process. Criteria for acceptance include originality, contribution, and scientific merit. For author guidelines, please visit the Journal's home page to learn more.
Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review publishes informative articles drawn from across the spectrum of logistics and transportation research.
• Logistics and supply-chain management topics.
Part E's aims and scope are complementary to Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, Part B: Methodological, Part C: Emerging Technologies, Part D: Transport and Environment and Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour. The complete set forms the most cohesive and comprehensive reference of current research in transportation science.