This issue contains 14 papers concerned with marine transportation and port operations. Specific topics discussed include the following: ship-based greenhouse gas reduction negotiations; supply chain coordination for port sustainability; the berth-scheduling problem; a web-based foreign waterborne cargo data system; global port operations and their influence on port labor; measuring the concentration degree of container port systems; resilience framework for ports; systems approach to maritime transportation governance; container port competition; developing hinterland transport by container barge; the effect of infrastructure and service attributes on realization of motorways of the sea; container cargoes optimization model considering short sea shipping and external cost; emission reduction strategies for inland river tugs and towboats; and earthquake risk assessment of container ports.