The Sulphur Cap in Maritime Supply Chains

Environmental Regulations in European Logistics
Softcover Nachdruck of the original 1. Auflage 2019
ISBN: 978-3-030-07505-7
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 143 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 148 mm x 210 mm, Gewicht: 221 g

This book examines the current and controversial topic of the sulphur cap in maritime supply chains, a new regulation set to be enforced in 2020. The author presents extensive research on three northern countries - Finland, Sweden and Estonia - and the effects they felt when these regulations were rolled out in 2015. These regional case studies are presented alongside extensive private sector data, annual reports and interviews to assess and forecast how the maritime supply chain will cope with rising costs and alternative approaches to environmental regulations. This book includes advanced regression analyses alongside interactive simulation models for the reader to evaluate new supply chain strategies and study the effects of these regulations.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hilmola, Olli-Pekka

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Bereichsspezifisches Management Betriebliches Energie- und Umweltmanagement
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Bereichsspezifisches Management Einkauf, Logistik, Supply-Chain-Management
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltmanagement, Umweltökonomie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1.      Introduction2.      General Economic and Trade Environment2.1.      Introduction2.2.      Development of GDP in Estonia, Finland and Sweden2.3.      Development of Trade in Estonia, Finland and Sweden2.4.      Increasing Oil Prices – Driver of Harms in Sulphur Regulation2.5.      Maritime Diesel: Price Goes Up as Lower Sulphur Quality Requirements Rise2.6.      Conclusions3.       Was Sulphur Regulation the Reason for the Growth of Unitized Cargo between Finland and Estonia?3.1.      Introduction3.2.      Sulphur Regulation and Logistics Sector Change3.3.      Research Environment: Finnish Unitized Cargo Transportation Volumes at Baltic Sea3.4.      Empirical Data Analysis: Finnish Regression Models3.5.      Concluding Discussion4.      Unitized Cargo: Growing Truck-Based Volumes at the Sea Ports of Estonia, Sweden and Finland4.1.      Introduction4.2.      Estonian Logistics Sector and Growing Role of Trucks with Semi-Trailers4.3.      Swedish Logistics Sector and Growing Role of Trucks with Semi-Trailers4.4.      Finnish Logistics Sector and Growing Role of Trucks with Semi-Trailers4.5.      Concluding Discussion5.      Maritime Supply Chains: How They Experienced Regulation Change5.1.      Introduction5.2.      Short-Sea Shipping Companies5.3.      Two Hinterland Transport Companies – Road and Rail5.4.      Private Sector Expectations and Impressions Before and After Sulphur Regulation Implementation5.5.      LNG: Sea Port Terminal Point of View5.6.      Prices of Natural Gas in Different Locations5.7.      Conclusions6.      Longitudinal Survey Findings from Northern Europe6.1.      Introduction6.2.      Transportation Units Used6.3.      Transportation Modes Used – Future Directions6.4.      Sulphur Regulation Effects in Two Different Surveys6.5.      Conclusions7.      Simulation of Different Supply Chain Strategies7.1.      Introduction7.2.      Finnish Supply Chain Options to Central Europe7.3.      Finnish Supply Chain Options with Asia7.4.      Different Scenarios of Sulphur Regulation Implementation in Year 20207.5.      Conclusions 8.            Conclusions

Über Autor(innen)

Olli-Pekka Hilmola is Professor of Logistics at Lappeenranta University of Technology (LUT), Finland. His research focuses on industrial management, supply chain management, system dynamics and transportation systems and he has published over 300 publications, including books, conference proceedings and articles. Professor Hilmola is currently on the editorial board of several international journals and published Supply Chain Cases with Palgrave Macmillan in 2017.