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Institutional structure and agency in the governance of spatial diversification of port system evolution in Latin America.

Journal Article
Wilmsmeier, G., & Monios, J. (2016)
Institutional structure and agency in the governance of spatial diversification of port system evolution in Latin America. Journal of Transport Geography, 51, 294-307. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2015.02.004
Port development is challenged not only by growing trade flows, but by institutional conditions that are more contextual, exhibiting aspects of both path dependence and contin...

Between path dependency and contingency: New challenges for the geography of port system evolution

Journal Article
Monios, J., & Wilmsmeier, G. (2016)
Between path dependency and contingency: New challenges for the geography of port system evolution. Journal of Transport Geography, 51, 247-251. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2016.01.008
Seaports play a critical role as gateways and facilitators of economic interchange and logistics processes and thus have become crucial nodes in globalised production networks...

Container ports in Latin America: challenges in a changing global economy

Book Chapter
Wilmsmeier, G., & Monios, J. (2015)
Container ports in Latin America: challenges in a changing global economy. In P. Lee, & K. Cullinane (Eds.), Dynamic Shipping and Port Developments in the Globalized Economy, (11-52). Palgrave Macmillian. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137514233_2
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Using a “virtual joint venture” to facilitate the adoption of intermodal transport.

Journal Article
Monios, J., & Bergqvist, R. (2015)
Using a “virtual joint venture” to facilitate the adoption of intermodal transport. Supply chain management, 20(5), 534-548. https://doi.org/10.1108/SCM-02-2015-0051
Purpose The supply chain literature discusses various models of supply chain collaboration and integration. When applied to logistics, each has been shown to exhibit different...

The production of capitalist “smooth” space in global port operations

Journal Article
Wilmsmeier, G., & Monios, J. (2015)
The production of capitalist “smooth” space in global port operations. Journal of Transport Geography, 47, 59-69. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2015.06.016
New developments in a post-Fordist economic environment have changed the source of port competitiveness from economies of scale based on basic production factors (capital, lan...

Identifying governance relationships between intermodal terminals and logistics platforms.

Journal Article
Monios, J. (2015)
Identifying governance relationships between intermodal terminals and logistics platforms. Transport Reviews, 35(6), https://doi.org/10.1080/01441647.2015.1053103
Governance theory examines different ways of managing resources and relationships in order to achieve a desired outcome. This paper applies governance theory to intermodal ter...

Identifying material, geographical and institutional mobilities in the global maritime trade system.

Book Chapter
Monios, J., & Wilmsmeier, G. (2015)
Identifying material, geographical and institutional mobilities in the global maritime trade system
Objects and materials are on the move like never before, often at astonishing speeds and along hidden routeways. This collection opens to social scientific scrutiny the variou...

Drivers for Outside-In port hinterland integration in Latin America: The case of Veracruz, Mexico

Journal Article
Wilmsmeier, G., Monios, J., & Rodrigue, J. (2015)
Drivers for Outside-In port hinterland integration in Latin America: The case of Veracruz, Mexico. Research in Transportation Business and Management, 14, 34-43. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rtbm.2014.10.013
This paper examines the spatial and institutional characteristics of inland port development in Latin America, through an analysis of a detailed case study of the port of Vera...

Integrating intermodal transport with logistics: a case study of the UK retail sector.

Journal Article
Monios, J. (2015)
Integrating intermodal transport with logistics: a case study of the UK retail sector. Transportation Planning and Technology, 38(3), 1-28. https://doi.org/10.1080/03081060.2015.1008798
Retail traffic is one of the main drivers for the growth of intermodal transport services in the UK. The aim of this paper is to understand the key factors underpinning this m...

Operational constraints on effective governance of intermodal transport

Journal Article
Monios, J., & Bergqvist, R. (2015)
Operational constraints on effective governance of intermodal transport. Research in Transportation Business and Management, 14, 1-3. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rtbm.2015.01.001