Message from Chief Editor
Welcome to the inaugural issue of the Journal of Maritime Logistics (JML). When I started working with the Journal of Maritime Logistics (JML) Publications Board three years ago to develop this journal, JML had spoken about a possible publishing collaboration. However, in early 2019, JML and international advisory board began discussions about this publication. Those discussions quickly progressed and ultimately led to the first JML publication in August, 2021 with the theme: “Adaptation of global goals in maritime logistics: a revelation of the future” and the second JML publication has been released in December 2021. After the success of this first event, they agreed to follow it up with the 7th International Conference on Advance Intelligent Maritime Safety & Technology 2021 (AiMAST 2021), which took place October 16–18, 2021, at Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT), Malaysia.
Journal of Maritime Logistics (JML) is an international multidisciplinary journal and primarily focused 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. Maritime logistics has been exposed to several substantial transformations including trade, containerization and the fourth industrial revolution and as well as in line with the national and international maritime law and policies changes. The rapid increase in world trade uncertainty in the past decade has restructured the global maritime industry and has brought about new developments, deregulation, liberalization, competition toward sustainability or global goals.
The global goals for sustainability development in maritime logistics delivers foremost concern on conservation through the balance between the planet (environment), people (social) and profits (economy). JML second issue with a theme entitled “Revitalizing a Sustainable Development for Strategic Revolution in Trade, Shipping, Port and Logistics Industries toward Enhancing the Universal Accessibility” 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. Their new and innovation ideas will be an eye-opener for us to embrace the concept of global goals in maritime logistics for the benefits of upcoming generations.
In this inaugural issue (latest issue), we present six research papers. Research papers address various research issues on Impact of Covid 19 on Malaysian Maritime Business, Proactive Sustainable Approach by Malaysian Feeder Shipping Companies in the Disruptive Era, Post covid19 – Reviving economy of Klang Valley with the application of digitalization in maritime logistics industry, Risk and Hazard Evaluation for Prime Mover at the Port of Tanjung Pelepas, Johor Malaysia, Assessing information and communication technology in building blue social capital for maritime community development and A study on the areas of survival strategies for Malaysia’s shipping industry during the covid-19 pandemic: Digitization and Automation Approach. In addition to upcoming regular issues, we have a special issue on the topic of the Seaports and Inland Ports lined up for future publications.
We would also like to take this opportunity to inform our upcoming issues (Volume 2, No 3 and No 4) in August and December 2022. The call for papers has been announced recently and available at JML website. The theme titled: “Business continuity management in maritime trade, logistics, transport and supply chain industries to reduce the impact of environmental catastrophe”.
It is my pleasure to address you that we celebrate the launch of Journal of Maritime Logistics (JML) and its first anniversary with this inaugural issue. On behalf of the JML Editorial Team, I would like to extend a very warm welcome to the readership of JML. I take this opportunity to thank our authors, editors and anonymous reviewers, all of whom have volunteered to contribute to the success of the journal. Without all of you, this inaugural issue would not have materialized.
Faculty of Maritime Studies, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT), MALAYSIA
Editor-in-Chief
