Research Project Outline
The
student should write a research paper related to a specific topic (Maritime
shipping between US and Asia in this case).
l Research
and analysis will be restricted to publicly-available resources and documents
only;
l The
work products will be delivered in English Chinese languages; and
l Full
citations and authorities upon which the research and analysis of the Interim
and Final Reports are based (APA or MLA style)
*The red words are the teacher’s feedback on the
original outline. For the COSCO/ Chinese sources and viewpoints, if you can not
find suitable sources or reports about this part, you can leave it blank for
now and heavily focus on the US side’s perspective. If you decided which
specific research topic you would like to use, please notify me asap and
discuss with me the subheadings. Please include two or more original data
charts in the paper. There are many sources below, just chose whatever help is
fine. All the FMC reports McKinsey’s report, the Tradeshift Index report, the
Performance of Maritime Logistics report, and the Bullwhip effect page would be
really helpful. If you have any questions or are unclear about something,
please contact me asap, thank you so much.
Topics that are under consideration:
1.
The analysis of the impacts of maritime
transportation delays from Asia to the United States and their causes
1. Subheadings/footnotes: How it affects by land transportation/ rail ports
2.
Delayed maritime shipping delivery from Asia to
the United States – taking COSCO as an example
3.
How Policy, Legal and Political Factors Affect
the Delivery of Maritime Shipping from Asia to the United States
4.
The Impact and Causes of US-China Commercial
Relations on Maritime Shipping Delays
Topics
related to maritime transportation from Asia (mostly China, e.g., COSCO) to the
US, be focus on the delays and DD problems.
Purpose of the Research Project
Being prepared for the complaints and being
ready for possible complaints in maritime shipping delays and DD issues. DD
refers to: Demurrage and Detention fees. It’s well explained in the assigned
readings. The whole project should be based on economic and commercial aspects
other than other focuses (e.g., environments).