Author: Jean-Paul Rodrigue

Added a new page discussing the main dimensions of cybersecurity and the concept of cyber-resilience; implementing strategies that maintain the integrity of the IT of an organization from possible disruptions. This is mainly based on a report released by IAPH. Cyber-Resiliency Measures for Information Technologies | Port Economics, Management and

Updated the main maritime shipping routes page to include the Spilhaus projection, which displays all the world’s oceans as a single continuous body of water. This page served as background information for an article in the Wall Street Journal last march to explain the Suez Canal blockage. https://www.wsj.com/articles/companies-consider-alternative-routes-assess-costs-as-suez-canal-blockage-continues-11616693465 Main Maritime

We have received this week the final proofs for “Port Economics, Management and Policy” for review. The textbook currently stands at 624 pages and will be available in January 2022.

Created a new page depicting the growing complexity of port hinterlands when multiple ports and when two or more maritime ranges are involved. The Hinterland of Single and Multiple Ports | Port Economics, Management and Policy (porteconomicsmanagement.org)

Added a new page trying to map the high-risk areas of container port disruptions due to hurricane activity. Coastal China, South Korea and Japan, and the American Eastern Seaboard are the areas with the highest risk levels. Risk of Hurricanes for Global Container Ports, 2019 | Port Economics, Management and

Created a map depicting the world’s main maritime ranges and the general level of accessibility of their hinterlands. Maritime Ranges and Hinterland Accessibility | Port Economics, Management and Policy (porteconomicsmanagement.org)

The ongoing growth of international trade, both in absolute terms and in relation to global national income, a growth that appears to be leveling off. From 1980 to 2020 the value of exports has grown by a factor of 8.9 times if measured in current dollars, while GDP increased 7.4

Port Economics, Management and Policy is now available for pre-order at Routledge. Publication is expected for January 2022. Port Economics, Management and Policy – 1st Edition – Theo Notteboom (routledge.com)

Added a new page explaining the terminalization of supply chains where (container) terminals can play a dual role; being a constraint or a buffer. Considering terminals as a constraint is a conventional effect on flows where the goal is to mitigate the cause of these constraints. Further, terminals can act

A full draft version of Port Economics, Management & Policy is now available and provides a comprehensive overview of the port industry. Researchers and educators are encouraged to adopt the material for their courses and seminars. Routledge is expected to publish the 250,000 words textbook with 235 figures later this