* Section - ONE: Introduction; ** Chapter - 01: Introduction to maritime logistics [Dong-Wook Song and Photis M Panayides]; ** Chapter - 02: Maritime transport and logistics as a trade facilitator [Albert W Veenstra]; ** Chapter - 03: International maritime trade and logistics [Funda Yercan and Turkay Yildiz]; ** Chapter - 04: Defining maritime logistics and its value [Eon-Seong Lee, Hyung-Sik Nam and Dong-Wook Song]; ** Chapter - 05: Hinterland logistics and global supply chains [Rickard Bergqvist]; ** Chapter - 06: Human elements in maritime logistics [Cecelia Osterman and Anna-Lisa Oswalder]; * Section - TWO: Shipping logistics; ** Chapter - 07: Intermodal freight transport and logistics [Katsuhiko Hayashi and Toshinori Nemoto]; ** Chapter - 08: Developing liner service networks in container shipping [Cesar Ducruet and Theo Notteboom]; ** Chapter - 09: Supply chain integration of shipping companies [Photis M Panayides, Robert Wiedmer, Panayiotis C Andrea and Christodoulos Louca]; ** Chapter - 10: Logistics strategy in container shipping [Alfred J Baird]; ** Chapter - 11: Tanker shipping logistics [Robert Desrosiers]; ** Chapter - 12: Dry bulk shipping logistics [Claude Comtois and Romuald Lacoste]; * Section - THREE: Port logistics; ** Chapter - 13: Dry ports in concept and practice [Violeta Ruso and Andrea Rosa]; ** Chapter - 14: Port-centric logistics in concept and practice [Nikolaos Valantasis-Kanellos and Dong-Wook Song]; ** Chapter - 15: Container hub ports in concept and practice [Hyung-Sik Nam and Dong-Wook Song]; ** Chapter - 16: Multinationalizing container ports - Business models and strategies [Francesco Parola]; ** Chapter - 17: Public-private partnerships and port logistics performance [Jasmine Siu Lee Lam, Francesco parola and Photis M Panayides]; ** Chapter - 18: Port and logistics chains - Changes in organizational effectiveness [Cimen Karatos Cetin]; ** Chapter - 19: Logistics performance of supply chain-oriented ports [Su Han Woo, Stephen Pettit and Anthony Beresford]; * Section - FOUR: Conclusion; ** Chapter - 20: Looking ahead [Photis M Panayides and Dong-Wook Song].