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This study explores whether the shipping industry is ready to implement carbon accounting practices to improve environmental sustainability. With the industry heading towards net zero in the near future, there are several reasons why organisations are not ready to embrace new technologies and practices such as carbon accounting, apart from what they are already doing. While many firms have started tracking fuel use and meeting reporting requirements, carbon accounting often requires more than co...

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Liquefied natural gas (LNG) has been widely adopted as a key marine fuel, driving rapid growth in both LNG-fuelled vessels and LNG bunkering vessels. However, whether LNG bunkering vessel capacity expansion is keeping pace with the growth of the LNG-fuelled shipping fleet remains insufficiently examined. This study provides a global supply–demand assessment of LNG bunkering vessel capacity and LNG-fuelled fleet growth using in-service and orderbook data as of January 2026. The analysis adopts a ...

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In the current global environment, where competition is increasingly between supply chains rather than among individual firms, supply chain integration (SCI) is more critical than ever. Effective SCI helps reduce unnecessary costs, thereby improving an organisation's competitiveness. Although many studies have found a positive relationship between SCI and the operational performance of the focal firm, integration between dry ports (DP) and seaports (SP), and the impact of this integration dyad o...

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The uncertainty of information supporting rational decision analysis complicates the assessment of service quality delivery among various stakeholders within a transport logistics chain. As global seaborne agro-commodity trade continues to grow, it has become increasingly vital to analyze the risks associated with this uncertainty to support rational decisions regarding service delivery. In this paper, a framework consisting of multiple service Quality Dimension Indicators (QDIs) is developed. B...

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The number of maritime accidents involving roll-on/roll-off ships (RORO ships) resulting in casualties remains high. Currently, research on the maritime safety of RORO ships is relatively limited compared to that of other types of vessels. This study employs the Bayesian Network (BN) to analyze RORO ships recorded for deficiencies in the Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control in the Asia-Pacific Region (Tokyo MOU) from 2015 to 2024, examining the most frequently logged deficiencies fo...