Navigating the Waves: The Global Pandemic's Impact on Container Shipping and Freight Rates Across Different Policy Scenarios
Naval Research Logistics (NRL),
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: March 18, 2025
ABSTRACT
The
COVID‐19
pandemic
has
reverberated
across
global
industries,
including
the
international
container
shipping
industry,
where
freight
rates
have
become
highly
volatile.
However,
lines
appeared
to
thrive,
particularly
during
pandemic's
initial
2
years.
In
this
paper,
we
focus
on
effects
of
and
governments'
related
policies
industry.
differential
game
models
are
developed
analyze
dynamics
market
pandemic.
By
utilizing
a
modified
susceptible–infected–recovered
(SIR)
equation,
examine
impact
activities.
Additionally,
compare
two
government
policy
groups
in
response
shocks:
movement
restriction
infection‐targeted
policies.
Our
findings
reveal
that
varying
at
different
stages.
Initially,
it
disrupts
supply,
later,
suppresses
demand.
This
asynchronous
demand
supply
leads
fluctuating
profits
for
throughout
phases
Surprisingly,
alliance
strategy
adopted
by
does
not
significantly
enhance
their
early
stage,
thus
disassociating
from
surge
observed
2020–2021.
results
also
indicate
only
result
increased
outputs
but
lead
higher
infected
population
compared
We
calibrate
our
model
using
real
data
further
extend
incorporate
various
forms
SIR
equations
through
numerical
experiments.
analysis
reveals
factors
such
as
demand,
recovery
rate,
influence
activities
infection
growth
rate
negatively
affect
rates,
outputs,
lines,
well
societal
welfare.
Conversely,
positive
outcomes
associated
with
effect
delay
Interestingly,
vaccination
exhibit
dual
they
adversely
outcomes,
time
progresses,
becomes
beneficial.
Using
pandemic,
shipping,
policy,
macroeconomic
January
1,
2020,
December
31,
2022,
empirically
verify
main
theoretical
conclusions.
Language: Английский
Exploring the impacts of housing wealth on the evolution of household carbon emissions in China
Environmental Impact Assessment Review,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
114, P. 107926 - 107926
Published: April 3, 2025
Language: Английский
Demographic influences on urban commercial spaces: Spatial characteristics and purchase patterns across age groups in Incheon, Korea
Cities,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
160, P. 105843 - 105843
Published: March 3, 2025
Language: Английский
Spatial adaptations in hospitality amid COVID-19: A case study of Xiamen's B&B sector
Juan Lin,
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Han Li,
No information about this author
Siming Xing
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et al.
Applied Geography,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
178, P. 103603 - 103603
Published: March 23, 2025
Language: Английский
Perceptions fuelling the demand for high value imported aquatic food in China
Sustainable Futures,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown, P. 100569 - 100569
Published: March 1, 2025
Language: Английский
Investigating the Consumption Patterns of Japanese Seafood during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Commodities,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
3(2), P. 182 - 196
Published: May 22, 2024
The
COVID-19
pandemic,
with
increased
home
cooking
and
decreased
restaurant
dining,
significantly
altered
seafood
consumption
patterns.
By
applying
an
ordered
logit
model
to
identify
factors
affecting
during
the
this
study
found
that
shift
in
was
driven
by
such
as
changes
meal
preparation
methods,
more
time
spent
at
home,
shifts
financial
situations.
While
take-out
boosted
overall
intake,
popular
varieties
saw
a
rise
consumption,
while
high-end
suffered
from
demand
consumers
focused
on
dining.
This
underscores
importance
of
supporting
suppliers,
restaurants,
retailers
dealing
seafood,
they
face
economic
challenges
due
reduced
consumption.
In
summary,
pandemic-induced
restrictions
mobility
led
notable
transition
restaurant-prepared
home-cooked
options,
highlighting
need
for
targeted
policies
aid
affected
sectors.
Language: Английский
The bright side of supplier concentration: Investor attitudes towards the reopening policy in China
Su Jie
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PLoS ONE,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
19(11), P. e0313682 - e0313682
Published: Nov. 18, 2024
Supplier
concentration
(SUC)
has
disadvantage
of
vulnerability
along
with
cost
savings
and
efficiency.
While
current
scholarship
focus
on
the
firms
centralized
suppliers
during
COVID-19
epidemic,
there
is
no
empirical
study
that
explores
impact
post-disaster
SUC
firm
value
as
countries
removing
regional
isolation
policy.
I
reopening
policy
investor
attitudes
towards
after
resolution
a
supply
chain
disruption
crisis.
try
to
examine
whether
investors
still
perceive
risk
signal
or
positive
for
rapid
recovery.
Using
event
shock
China’s
announcement
data
A-share
listed
companies,
find
cumulative
abnormal
returns
at
reopening.
also
effect
more
prominent
benefit
from
larger
reduction
in
transaction
costs
due
analyze
moderating
information
intermediaries
such
analysts
media
attention
amplify
effects
SUC.
My
research
provides
new
perspective
achieving
enhancement
through
Language: Английский