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Added a new page presenting the two core locational options of upstream and downstream clusters. It is part of a section about port energy markets under development.

The editors (Notteboom, Pallis & Rodrigue) have published a brief for the 100th edition of Port Technology International It covers an assessment of the impacts of COVID-19 of shipping and ports. It can be accessed through this link:

The draft version of a new chapter covering the container market is now available.

A draft version of the chapter covering the relationships between maritime shipping and international trade is available.

A first draft version of the chapter covering port clusters is available, including port-centric logistics.

A draft version of a new section about port management and leadership is now available. It was authored by Dr. Geraldine Knatz, former executive director of the Port of Los Angeles from 2006 to 2014.

The section covered port-centric logistics for the port of Savannah was moved from the Geography of Transport Systems to Port Economics, Management and Policy.

The section about competition between the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach has been moved from the Geography of Transport Systems to the Port Economics, Management and Policy web site. This topic is authored by Dr. Geraldine Knatz, former executive director of the Port of Los Angeles.

I wrote a short primer for Port Technology International for an ebook covering port-centric logistics. The piece, part of a compendium of 4 articles, can freely be retrieved here;

Added a new chapter discussing the role of ports in cold chain logistics, particularly over the reefer trade.