Overview

Maritime transport is a constantly evolving critical transport mode, thoroughly explored in this timely book from a geographical perspective. Chapters cover maritime shipping markets, territories of maritime shipping, institutional dimensions, and environmental and future challenges. With contributions from researchers in a range of disciplines, including geography, economics, law and spatial planning, as well as practitioners, the book emphasizes the wide-ranging interest in and impacts of maritime transport. Offering empirically rich studies of historical and contemporary geographies of maritime transport, this book also looks ahead to the importance of adaptation and of questioning the effects of the continued economization of maritime transport. Geography, transport economics, logistics and management scholars will appreciate the thorough case studies and in-depth analyses of the topics offered in the book. It will also benefit industry and government representatives looking for a broader understanding of the recent evolution of maritime transport in a globalizing world. Contributors include: M. Acciaro, G. Aerts, M. Akhavan, C.G. Alvstam, J. Berli, M. Bunel, A. Christodoulou, P. de Langen, M. Dooms, C. Ducruet, H. Ghiara, E. Haezendonck, R. Horster, W. Jacobs, T. Koukaki, J.S.L. Lam, M. Langenus, K. Li, I. Mariotti, A. McKinnon, E. Musso, A.A. Pallis, F. Parola, R. Sabonge, R.J. Sánchez, G. Satta, C. Sillig, H. Sornn-Friese, S.P. Strandenes, A. Tei, H.A. Thanopoulou, C. Tournaye, G. Vaggelas, F. Vitellaro, J. Woxenius, W. Zhang

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Author:   Gordon Wilmsmeier ,  Jason Monios
Publisher:   Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Imprint:   Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.750kg
ISBN:  

9781788976633

ISBN 10:   1788976630
Pages:   400
Publication Date:   04 March 2020
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Contents: 1 Geographies of maritime transport 1 Gordon Wilmsmeier and Jason Monios 2 The geography of maritime trade: globalisation and beyond 16 Gordon Wilmsmeier and Jason Monios 3 GDP and international seaborne trade: past trends, present breaks and future directions 33 Siri Pettersen Strandenes and Helen A. Thanopoulou 4 Geography versus topology in the evolution of the global container shipping network (1977–2016) 49 César Ducruet, Justin Berli and Mattia Bunel 5 The geography of commodity flows: the bulk sector 71 Theodora Koukaki and Alessio Tei 6 Commodity supply networks as complex adaptive systems: how commodity and freight markets respond to a supply shock 87 Wouter Jacobs and Robert Horster 7 The Panama and Suez Canals: re-engineered to be competitive 100 Rodolfo Sabonge and Ricardo J. Sánchez 8 Belts and Roads: The geopolitics and transport geography of the China–European seaborne trade 117 Claes G. Alvstam 9 Short-distance maritime geographies: short sea shipping, RoRo, feeder and inter-island transport 134 Anastasia Christodoulou and Johan Woxenius 10 Transport on international rivers: a model of governance for the commons? 149 Cécile Tournaye 11 The changing geography of cruise shipping 170 Athanasios A. Pallis and George Vaggelas 12 Container shipping: beyond the era of maturity? 192 Gordon Wilmsmeier and Jason Monios 13 Is there a case for state ownership in ports and shipping? 210 Peter de Langen and Henrik Sornn-Friese 14 Financial operators in port infrastructures: typologies, objectives and global strategies 232 Giovanni Satta, Francesco Parola, Enrico Musso and Francesco Vitellaro 15 Development models and policies for maritime clusters 258 Wei Zhang, Jasmine Siu Lee Lam and Kevin X. Li 16 Attractiveness of port-centric advanced logistics clusters 275 Mina Akhavan, Hilda Ghiara, Ilaria Mariotti, Enrico Musso and Cécile Sillig 17 Assessing the strategic role of inland ports in urban freight policy: an application to the port of Brussels 292 Geoffrey Aerts, Michaël Dooms, Elvira Haezendonck and Mychal Langenus 18 International shipping and climate change: policy responses and implications for the maritime industry 312 Michele Acciaro and Alan McKinnon 19 Shipping and the environment: how environmental challenges impact on the shipping network 330 Theodora Koukaki and Alessio Tei 20 Arctic sea routes: a new geography for shipping 346 Gordon Wilmsmeier Index 359

Reviews

'This prodigious work provides a comprehensive overview of issues in maritime transport from a uniquely geographical perspective. In so doing, it brings together an eclectic assortment of insightful, interesting and, sometimes controversial, contributions from some of the world's leading maritime academics.' --Kevin Cullinane, University of Gothenburg, Sweden'If you want an overview of maritime transport and its geographies, this is the book to read. It draws on the experience of a large number of authors to provide wide-ranging coverage of an extensive range of issues. Wilmsmeier and Monios have brought together a noteworthy collection in these pages.' --Jon Shaw, University of Plymouth, UK 'Wilmsmeier and Monios have assembled a comprehensive investigation by the world's leading researchers into the many facets of maritime transport geographies. The 20 chapters provide excellent coverage of and insightful commentary on both traditional and emerging issues. This well-crafted book will be of interest to policy-makers, scholars and students.' --Mary R. Brooks, Professor Emerita, Dalhousie University, Canada

'Wilmsmeier and Monios have assembled a comprehensive investigation by the world's leading researchers into the many facets of maritime transport geographies. The 20 chapters provide excellent coverage of and insightful commentary on both traditional and emerging issues. This well-crafted book will be of interest to policy-makers, scholars and students.' -- Mary R. Brooks, Professor Emerita, Dalhousie University, Canada

Author Information

Edited by Gordon Wilmsmeier, Kühne Professorial Chair in Logistics, Universidad de los Andes, Colombia and Jason Monios, Associate Professor in Maritime Logistics, Kedge Business School, France

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