Updated the association between merchandise exports and container throughput with the latest data. The last few years have been particularly volatile from the historical linear progression.
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Port centrality and intermediacy (new page)
A review of the forms of intermediacy and centrality that a port can be a function of.
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A typology of the main port terminal facilities, mainly of function of cargo unitization and commodity type.
Continue readingMain ports of the Roman Empire (new page)
One of the world’s first comprehensive maritime shipping network composed of a system of port cities. Draft version and analysis remains to be further substantiated.
Continue readingContainer terminals controlled by holdings (new page)
The portfolio of container terminals controlled by terminal operators which are part of a portfolio of a financial actor such as a sovereign wealth fund.
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The portfolio of container terminals controlled by terminal operators which are branch companies of shipping lines.
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The portfolio of container terminals controlled by terminal operators having a stevedoring origin.
Continue readingMaritime capitals of the world (new page)
An overview of the hierarchy of the cities that command maritime power in terms of finance, shipping line ownership and logistics capabilities.
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From a cluster perspective, the concentration of container port activities is impressive; Pareto’s Law at its finest.
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Created a map ranking container port earthquake risk (#port #risk #trade).
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