1 Ports in Global Supply Chains
1.1 Concepts of Ports
1.1.1 What is a port
1.1.2 Key players in the port supply chain
1.1.3 Classification of ports
1.2 Development of Ports
1.2.1 The oldest port in the world
1.2.2 Evolution of port functions
1.2.3 Development of China's ports
1.3 Maritime Logistics and Supply Chain Management
1.3.1 Maritime logistics
1.3.2 Supply chain management
1.3.3 Global supply chains
1.4 Ports in Global Supply Chains
1.4.1 Ports and liner shipping networks
1.4.2 Port logistics integration
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2 Containerization and Intermodal Transport
2.1 Containerization and Its Impacts on Ports
2.1.1 Evolution of containerization
2.1.2 ISO containers
2.1.3 Types of containers
2.1.4 Advantages of containerization
2.1.5 Impacts of containerization on ports
2.2 Intermodal Transport and Dry Ports
2.2.1 Multimodal transport and intermodal transport
2.2.2 Components and organization forms of intermodal transport
2.2.3 Benefits of intermodal transport
2.2.4 Implementation of dry ports
2.2.5 Types of dry ports
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3 Types of Marine Cargo and Ports
3.1 Types of Marine Cargo
3.1.1 Break bulk cargo
3.1.2 Neo-bulk cargo
3.1.3 Containerized cargo
3.1.4 Dry bulk cargo
3.1.5 Liquid bulk cargo
3.2 Types of Ports
3.2.1 Container terminal
3.2.2 Dry bulk terminal
3.2.3 Break bulk terminal
3.2.4 Liquid bulk terminal
3.2.5 RoRo terminal
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