About the Journal

Journal of Maritime Logistics (JML) is an international multidisciplinary journal. This journal collects scholarly articles on different topics related to issues in the maritime industry. It provides the results of the latest research and analysis on the foreland, seaports and hinterland. It also explores several substantial areas including logistics, policy, operation, logistics, management and navigation-related to three main agenda; ocean activities, seaports and hinterland. 

Maritime logistics attributed to the physical integration of modes of transport facilitated by the type of cargo movement at minimal possible costs, fuel consumption, emissions and the evolving demands of end-users that require the application of logistics concepts and the achievement of global goals. Therefore, the concept of integration, be it physical (intermodal or multimodal), economic/strategic (vertical integration, governance structure) or organisational (relational, people and process integration across organisations) as an ongoing attempt to create greater value for shareholders and stakeholders.

Maritime logistics has been exposed to several substantial transformations including trade, containerisation and the fourth industrial revolution. The rapid increase in world trade uncertainty in the past decade has restructured the global maritime industry and has brought about new developments, deregulation, liberalisation, competition toward sustainability or global goals. The vicissitudes are kept mounting from various directions and these phenomena have caused instability in the maritime trade due to inconsistency in the logistics and supply chain as a whole.

Therefore, a concept of global goals to achieve sustainable development in the maritime cluster emerged right on time to reduce the impact of this uncertainty which provides significant implications to global trade. The agility in the concept of sustainability is expected to provide a clear direction to the maritime cluster to sustain in the unpredicted trade environment.

The global goals for sustainable development in maritime logistics deliver foremost concern on conservation through the planet (environment), people (social) and profits (economy). Journal of Maritime Logistics with a theme entitled ‘Adaptation of global goals in maritime logistics: a revelation of the future’ has taken the first step by providing a platform to gather valuable inputs from researchers around the globe to contribute their valuable ideas through significant academic research.   

Journal of Maritime Logistics is an international multidisciplinary journal. This journal collects scholarly articles on different topics related to issues in the maritime industry. It provides the results of the latest research and analysis on foreland, seaports and hinterland. It also explores several substantial areas including logistics, policy, operation, logistics, management and navigation related to three main agenda; ocean activities, seaports and hinterland. 

JML is dedicated to researchers, policymakers, managers in the field of logistics and maritime and became the main source of reference for academics, the government and private and anyone who applies maritime and logistics knowledge worldwide. This journal is expected to contribute to the development of science from theoretical and practical aspects.

JML focuses on the scope of the study and is not limited to the following research topics:

  • Maritime transportation and logistics
  • Seaports and seaport development
  • Maritime management
  • Maritime strategic
  • Maritime clusters
  • Maritime education and training
  • Maritime policy
  • Maritime archaeology
  • Maritime tourism
  • Maritime safety & security
  • Maritime small and medium business
  • Multi-modal transportation
  • Maritime communication
  • Maritime resources and management
  • Maritime geography
  • Maritime finance and economy
  • Maritime education and training
  • Maritime operation
  • Humanitarian logistics
  • Cruise shipping
  • Flag and crew management
  • Supply chain management
  • Global developments in maritime trade and sustainability
  • Hinterland strategies & intermodal transport
  • Human resources and their management in shipping
  • Inland waterways
  • International trade and the maritime industry
  • Maritime accidents
  • Navigation
  • Operation research methods for shipping and terminals
  • Optimum ship-size
  • Maritime pollution

Important dates:

  • Manuscript submission: 15 October 2022
  • Expected to receive first reviewer feedback: 15 November 2022
  • Revised paper submission: 09 December 2022
  • Acceptance/rejection notification: 12 December 2022
  • Expected publication date: 4th week of December 2022 (Vol2 No.2)