A social network analysis of interconnections among cruise ports
Despite the dominance of the Caribbean as the leading cruise destination in the world, research that focuses on the network of cruise ports in the region is limited. To fill this research gap, the current study carried out social network analysis (SNA) to inquire into cruise port interconnections an...
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| author | Uriel Armando Lopez Rodriguez Sung-Hoon Park Dong-Myung Kim Gi-Tae Yeo |
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| description | Despite the dominance of the Caribbean as the leading cruise destination in the world, research that focuses on the network of cruise ports in the region is limited. To fill this research gap, the current study carried out social network analysis (SNA) to inquire into cruise port interconnections and their influence on the operation of the entire Caribbean port network. The results are summarized as follows: First, in terms of connections among ports linked to the Caribbean region, a European port and a Southampton harbor exhibit the most significant in-degree and out-degree centrality. Nevertheless, ports within the Caribbean region are still significantly represented as regards both indexes. Second, in the matter of port influence, Caribbean ports are considerably the most important with respect to hub and authority centrality (HAC), especially those located in Florida and the eastern Caribbean. This research contributes to industry through its presentation of an extended panorama of the cruise network in the region, subjecting several ports to respective analyses that describe their principal characteristics and attractiveness in the industry. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ec018ef2eb864b20b6db711770f372012022-12-21T23:31:34ZengElsevierAsian Journal of Shipping and Logistics2092-52122021-06-01372174183A social network analysis of interconnections among cruise portsUriel Armando Lopez Rodriguez0Sung-Hoon Park1Dong-Myung Kim2Gi-Tae Yeo3Graduate School of Logistics, Incheon National University, Incheon 22012, South KoreaGraduate School of Logistics, Incheon National University, Incheon 22012, South KoreaGraduate School of Logistics, Incheon National University, Incheon 22012, South KoreaCorresponding author.; Graduate School of Logistics, Incheon National University, Incheon 22012, South KoreaDespite the dominance of the Caribbean as the leading cruise destination in the world, research that focuses on the network of cruise ports in the region is limited. To fill this research gap, the current study carried out social network analysis (SNA) to inquire into cruise port interconnections and their influence on the operation of the entire Caribbean port network. The results are summarized as follows: First, in terms of connections among ports linked to the Caribbean region, a European port and a Southampton harbor exhibit the most significant in-degree and out-degree centrality. Nevertheless, ports within the Caribbean region are still significantly represented as regards both indexes. Second, in the matter of port influence, Caribbean ports are considerably the most important with respect to hub and authority centrality (HAC), especially those located in Florida and the eastern Caribbean. This research contributes to industry through its presentation of an extended panorama of the cruise network in the region, subjecting several ports to respective analyses that describe their principal characteristics and attractiveness in the industry.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2092521221000067Cruise portPort networkCaribbeanSocial network analysis (SNA)ConnectionHub and authority centrality (HAC) |
| spellingShingle | Uriel Armando Lopez Rodriguez Sung-Hoon Park Dong-Myung Kim Gi-Tae Yeo A social network analysis of interconnections among cruise ports Asian Journal of Shipping and Logistics Cruise port Port network Caribbean Social network analysis (SNA) Connection Hub and authority centrality (HAC) |
| title | A social network analysis of interconnections among cruise ports |
| title_full | A social network analysis of interconnections among cruise ports |
| title_fullStr | A social network analysis of interconnections among cruise ports |
| title_full_unstemmed | A social network analysis of interconnections among cruise ports |
| title_short | A social network analysis of interconnections among cruise ports |
| title_sort | social network analysis of interconnections among cruise ports |
| topic | Cruise port Port network Caribbean Social network analysis (SNA) Connection Hub and authority centrality (HAC) |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2092521221000067 |
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