Optimization and Management in Maritime Transportation

Dear Colleagues,

Maritime transport remains one of the key components of the supply chain, thereby ensuring the continued existence of international trade. It is very important to consider the fact that maritime transport is not only transportation from one point to another, but it also includes many components and elements, such as seaports, their activities, organization of their activities, use of vehicles to carry freight or passengers, their technical data or state-of-the-art technological solutions. It should also be noted that maritime transport, just like all the links of the supply chain, requires the application of innovative managerial and organizational solutions related to the optimization of activities, risk management and modelling of certain situations or tasks.

Therefore, this Special Issue “Optimization and Management in Maritime Transportation” will aim to gather the best research papers relevant to this topic.

We invite you to contribute to this issue by submitting comprehensive reviews, case studies, or research articles. Papers selected for this Special Issue are subject to a rigorous peer review procedure with the aim of rapid and wide dissemination of research results, developments, and applications.

From 15 April 2021 to 31 December 2021, all submissions (once accepted after peer review) to Logistics will be published free of charge. To take advantage of this opportunity, please submit before the deadline.

Dr. Kristina Čižiūnienė
Prof. Dr. Ieva Meidute-Kavaliauskiene
Dr. Darja Topolšek
Prof. Dr. Adam Torok
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

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