Outsourcing in maritime logistics

Maritime logistics is a relatively new and developing area of logistics application in relation to land-sea supply chains with their internal and external conditions. The purpose of this paper is to present the possibilities of using outsourcing in solving problems of maritime logistics and the maritime logistics operator.

The structure of the paper is subordinated to the realization of the objective function, including the interpretation of logistics development, the capabilities of the maritime logistics operator, outsourcing as an instrument for solving the problems of the maritime logistics operator, and the directions for using outsourcing in maritime logistics. The objective of the paper has been achieved: the presented interpretations and assessments of the ideas, methods, and tools of outsourcing and their application in solving the problems of maritime logistics and the maritime logistics operator, taking into account the functional, spatial, temporal, and cost structures of maritime logistics operations, indicate the directional possibilities for the application of logistics outsourcing.

Development of maritime logistics
Maritime logistics is a relatively new concept referring to the application of logistics, its concepts, methods, and tools to the maritime economy sector as an area of application. The maritime economy sector constitutes a set of branches related to the use of the sea and coastal location for their activities, which determine the specificity of the application area, its properties, and internal and external conditions that define specific logistics needs. This area can be viewed in a broad and narrow sense, taking into account the importance of the sector’s branch structures. In a broad sense, maritime logistics can refer to the branch structure of the maritime sector, including branches of the national economy related to the use of the sea and coastal location, in particular:

• maritime transport,
• seaports,
• marine fisheries,
• shipbuilding industry,
• ship repair industry,
• maritime services,
• maritime and coastal tourism,
• maritime administration,
• research and development (R&D) institutions,
• maritime science and education,
• off-shore industry,
• life and property rescue at sea,
• marine ecology,
• spatial planning of the maritime economy,
• navy,
• maritime border guard,
• marine energy.

Each of these branches defines a specific application area of logistics, determining the logistics needs resulting from the specificity of economic activity and the internal and external conditions of these activities, as well as the methods and tools of implementation. (…)

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