Contents: Introduction, Michael Roe; The role of shipping in the Turkish economy in the 1990s, Mehmet Kaptanoglou and Michael Roe; Dimensions of service quality in container transportation, an empirical investigation, Okan Tuna; Regional development and port planning. The port of Mersin as a feeder terminal in the Eastern Mediterranean, Guler Bilen Alkan, Mahmut Celal Barla and A. Guldem Cerit; Environmental protection of straits and the law of the sea with particular reference to the Mediterranean, D. Baser (Kizilsumer) and S.O. Baser; Crisis in ports and the significance of procuring contingency plans, Hakki Kisi; Shipbuilding markets and the impact of technology as a macro-environmental factor, A. Guldem Cerit and Osman Kamil Sag; Caspian oil exports and their impact upon the tanker fleet, Bengi SelenYuceer and A.Guldem Cerit; Turkish shipbuilding in the 1990s, Erhan Bayraktar; Harry Heijveld and Michael Roe; Reliability, availability, maintainability and safety assessment in the maritime industry, Burak Acar; Advances in ergonomics in the maritime sector: a Turkish perspective, Guler Bilen Alkan and Osman Askin Bak; Liner agents and container port service quality, D.

Ali Deveci, A. Gulden Cerit and Jacques H.B. Sigura; Comparative analysis of recently privatized major ports in Turkey, Funda Yercan and Kazim Yeni.