Geographies of Maritime Transport

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

• Contents:1 Geographies of maritime transport 1Gordon Wilmsmeier and Jason Monios2 The geography of maritime trade: globalisation and beyond 16Gordon Wilmsmeier and Jason Monios3 GDP and international seaborne trade: past trends, presentbreaks and future directions 33Siri Pettersen Strandenes and Helen A. Thanopoulou4 Geography versus topology in the evolution of the globalcontainer shipping network (1977–2016) 49César Ducruet, Justin Berli and Mattia Bunel5 The geography of commodity flows: the bulk sector 71Theodora Koukaki and Alessio Tei6 Commodity supply networks as complex adaptive systems: howcommodity and freight markets respond to a supply shock 87Wouter Jacobs and Robert Horster7 The Panama and Suez Canals: re-engineered to be competitive 100Rodolfo Sabonge and Ricardo J. Sánchez8 Belts and Roads: The geopolitics and transport geography ofthe China–European seaborne trade 117Claes G. Alvstam9 Short-distance maritime geographies: short sea shipping,RoRo, feeder and inter-island transport 134Anastasia Christodoulou and Johan Woxenius10 Transport on international rivers: a model of governance forthe commons? 149Cécile Tournaye11 The changing geography of cruise shipping 170Athanasios A. Pallis and George Vaggelas12 Container shipping: beyond the era of maturity? 192Gordon Wilmsmeier and Jason Monios13 Is there a case for state ownership in ports and shipping? 210Peter de Langen and Henrik Sornn-Friese14 Financial operators in port infrastructures: typologies,objectives and global strategies 232Giovanni Satta, Francesco Parola, Enrico Musso andFrancesco Vitellaro15 Development models and policies for maritime clusters 258Wei Zhang, Jasmine Siu Lee Lam and Kevin X. Li16 Attractiveness of port-centric advanced logistics clusters 275Mina Akhavan, Hilda Ghiara, Ilaria Mariotti, Enrico Mussoand Cécile Sillig17 Assessing the strategic role of inland ports in urban freightpolicy: an application to the port of Brussels 292Geoffrey Aerts, Michaël Dooms, Elvira Haezendonck andMychal Langenus18 International shipping and climate change: policy responsesand implications for the maritime industry 312Michele Acciaro and Alan McKinnon19 Shipping and the environment: how environmental challengesimpact on the shipping network 330Theodora Koukaki and Alessio Tei20 Arctic sea routes: a new geography for shipping 346Gordon WilmsmeierIndex 359

'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