Export costs and service conditions in times of a global container shortage: A case study at Heineken Netherlands Supply

Covid-19, the Suez canal blockade and a decreasing amount of larger shipping companies have changed the container shipping industry. A power shift from the exporter towards the shipping companies is occurring, paired with capacity constraints and surging container transportation prices indicating a global container shortage. Exporters of large...

Effects of Variations in Boundary Current Strength on the Export Pathways of Convected Water Masses in the Labrador Sea

The production of water masses formed by convection in the Labrador Sea (i.e. Labrador Sea Water, LSW) and its variability contributes to the variability of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC). Several studies put the role of the Labrador Sea under renewed debate, and suggest a rather complex interplay between the production...

Alternative Cable Laying: A conceptual design for an offshore power cable lay system on non-cable lay vessels

In this thesis, an alternative cable lay system was designed that can be used on existing non-cable lay vessels. This design is conceptualized and analyzed for a specific market, following the steps in the engineering design process. The technical and economic analysis investigates the feasibility and competitiveness of the new cable lay system....

Adaptive policy decision pathways for robust shipping network investment planning in Indonesia: A model application to Indonesian export trade

Due to its archipelagic nature, Indonesia enforces to make substantial investments in its maritime sector, especially port infrastructure, in order to promote trade, economic growth, and ease disparity among Indonesia’s island regions. The challenge, of course, is that Indonesia has many ports to invest in and a limited budget; it must...

Fostering wind in foreign waters: Governmental roles stimulating export of the Dutch offshore wind sector

In a rapidly expanding offshore wind market, governments are evaluating their role in the support of the export of their domestic companies. This thesis looks at what roles governments utilize in the export domain of offshore wind. Four governmental roles are identified and their prevalence is rated in different stages of a novel representation...

Valdivia Estuary Project

Valdivia is a Chilean city located near an estuary system, 800 km south of Santiago. The navigation capacity of the Valdivia river mainly determines the present state and future possibilities for the welfare of the city. Since sedimentation problems arose in the river, the capacity for navigation became limited. The ministry of Valdivia...

Dutch cooling technology in the desert: A market study on district cooling for Dutch companies based on niche strategies to commercialise high-tech products

The Future of Manufacturing in India: Identifying Sectors which would lead to Sustained Growth

This study uses the product space map approach to study the future of manufacturing in India. It uses value added export data to predict structural transformation of the country's manufacturing sector.

A predictive sourcing model for multi Export Credit Agency financed large industrial projects

CB&I is experiencing an issue in a new project to be executed in Russia, named NKNK. Despite the rich experience CB&I has with projects, there is a continuous struggle with the sourcing process in projects which it involves financing by multiple export credit agencies. The issue at stake is, CB&I does not know beforehand in which countries it is...

Export performance and labour flexibility in Schumpeterian innovation models

The euro currency is facing a crisis which raises doubts about Euro-trade area survival (Barber, 2010). Among the European Union member states, Southern European countries (including Ireland), currently face a difficult economic situation (Barber, 2010). There is evidence of a large gap between ‘North’ and ‘South’ Europe in terms of trade...