"Based on in-depth empirical research this book develops our understanding of maritime transport costs, the maritime industry and the competitiveness of regions in a global market environment through a geographical lens. Further, the book uses a unique set of data that gives an extensive insight into Latin American international maritime transport costs and its determinants. This is a clear call for policy makers and port authorities to strengthen transnational cooperation in order to improve the development of the whole system of maritime transport, focusing on the causes that put regions at risk of becoming peripheral and uncompetitive"--Provided by publisher
This paper, predominantly on the challenges for port development, in some important sense cannot help but also be about the deeper phenomena of structural change in the maritime industry and geographical shift. The main objective is to analyse the evolution of symptoms of change in the liner shipping industry within South America and more particularly on the West Coast, as these changes are direct drivers for port infrastructure and port system development, which is both economically interesting and a matter of serious policy significance in its own right. Port infrastructure and the quality of shipping services in a region or country are important determinants for the countries integration in the global market and the competitiveness of the same. Given the sustained growth in emerging economies, despite the recent crisis, port infrastructure development has emerged as a crucial issue for future economic growth. The West Coast of South America (WCSA) and particularly Chile have been experiencing significant economic expansion over the last two decades. However, the role of infrastructure and its contribution to continued economic and social development has only recently returned to the political agendas.
1. Geographies of maritime transport / Gordon Wilmsmeier and Jason Monios -- 2. The geography of maritime trade : globalisation and beyond / Gordon Wilmsmeier and Jason Monios -- 3. GDP and international seaborne trade: past trends, present breaks and future directions / Siri Pettersen Strandenes and Helen A. Thanopoulou -- 4. Geography versus topology in the evolution of the global container shipping network (1977-2016) / César Ducruet, Justin Berli and Mattia Bunel -- 5. The geography of commodity flows : the bulk sector / Theodora Koukaki and Alessio Tei -- 6. Commodity supply networks as complex adaptive systems : how commodity and freight markets respond to a supply shock / Wouter Jacobs and Robert Horster -- 7. The Panama and Suez Canals : re-engineered to be competitive / Rodolfo Sabonge and Ricardo J. Sánchez -- 8. Belts and Roads : The geopolitics and transport geography of the China-European seaborne trade / Claes G. Alvstam -- 9. Short-distance maritime geographies : short sea shipping, RoRo, feeder and inter-island transport / Anastasia Christodoulou and Johan Woxenius -- 10. Transport on international rivers : a model of governance for the commons? / Cécile Tournaye -- 11. The changing geography of cruise shipping / Athanasios A. Pallis and George Vaggelas -- 12. Container shipping : beyond the era of maturity? / Gordon Wilmsmeier and Jason Monios -- 13. Is there a case for state ownership in ports and shipping? / Peter de Langen and Henrik Sornn-Friese -- 14. Financial operators in port infrastructures : typologies, objectives and global strategies / Giovanni Satta, Francesco Parola, Enrico Musso and Francesco Vitellaro -- 15. Development models and policies for maritime clusters / Wei Zhang, Jasmine Siu Lee Lam and Kevin X. Li -- 16. Attractiveness of port-centric advanced logistics clusters / 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 / Geoffrey Aerts, Michaël Dooms, Elvira Haezendonck and Mychal Langenus -- 18. International shipping and climate change: policy responses and implications for the maritime industry / Michele Acciaro and Alan McKinnon -- 19. Shipping and the environment : how environmental challenges impact on the shipping network / Theodora Koukaki and Alessio Tei -- 20. Arctic sea routes : a new geography for shipping (346) / Gordon Wilmsmeier.
"The central concerns of mobilities research - exploring the broader context and human aspects of movement - are fundamental to an understanding of the maritime freight transport sector. Challenges to the environment, attempts at more sustainable practices, changes in the geoeconomic system, political power, labour, economic development and governance issues are all among the topics covered in this book. The aim of this volume is to address issues of maritime transport not only in the simple context of movement but within the mobilities paradigm. The goal is to examine negative system effects caused by blockages and inefficiencies, examine delays and wastage of resources, identify negative externalities, explore power relations and identify the winners and losers in the globalised trade system with a particular focus on the maritime network. Maritime Mobilities therefore aims to build a bridge between "traditional" maritime academic approaches and the mobilities paradigm. This volume is of great importance to those who study industrial economics, shipping industries and transport geography"--
"The central concerns of mobilities research--exploring the broader context and human aspects of movement - are fundamental to an understanding of the maritime freight transport sector. Challenges to the environment, attempts at more sustainable practices, changes in the geoeconomic system, political power, labour, economic development and governance issues are all among the topics covered in this book. The aim of this volume is to address issues of maritime transport not only in the simple context of movement but within the mobilities paradigm. The goal is to examine negative system effects caused by blockages and inefficiencies, examine delays and wastage of resources, identify negative externalities, explore power relations and identify the winners and losers in the globalised trade system with a particular focus on the maritime network. Maritime Mobilities therefore aims to build a bridge between "traditional" maritime academic approaches and the mobilities paradigm. This volume is of great importance to those who study industrial economics, shipping industries and transport geography."--Provided by publisher
Port development is challenged not only by growing trade flows, but by institutional conditions that are more contextual, exhibiting aspects of both path dependence and contingency. This paper analyses the intersection of two clear trends in the evolution of port systems, decentralisation of port governance and deconcentration of port traffic. The goal is to identify how the institutional setting governing the spatial diversification of container port activity has changed as a result of this intersection and whether it is suitable to deal with new challenges as they arise. An additional question is whether the new institutional settings created by port reform in developing countries are suitable to support the successful application of port devolution policies imported from developed countries with different political and institutional histories.Based on four national case studies of port reform in Latin America, the paper discusses how the interplay between structure and agency in the reform of port governance has in some cases created merely a "new" path dependency. Findings show that short-term gains in technical efficiency in individual ports contrast with a long-term loss of power from the public to the private sector and the lack of integrated transport and logistics policies necessary to support ongoing port development.
This paper outlines the EU regulatory framework and analyses current practice in four European countries in respect of public procurement and tendering of ferry services. Tender management for major ferry services resides with national government agencies, while tenders for smaller volume regional and/or inter-isles services are generally managed by local authorities and/or regional transport authorities. Operator selection criteria increasingly emphasises service quality aspects, and environmental impacts, as well as price (i.e. amount of subsidy required). There is a continued trend towards privately-owned operators providing and investing in essential ferry services, with an increasing role played by larger international integrated transport organisations. For transport authorities, ferry service procurement involves a continuous evolutionary process of specifying, offering, selecting, monitoring and reviewing services supplied. Based on the information collected and analysed, the authors have developed a 'tender route map' which explains the different stages and key issues concerning public procurement of ferry services.
This paper outlines the EU regulatory framework and analyses current practice in four European countries in respect of public procurement and tendering of ferry services. Tender management for major ferry services resides with national government agencies, while tenders for smaller volume regional and/or inter-isles services are generally managed by local authorities and/or regional transport authorities. Operator selection criteria increasingly emphasises service quality aspects, and environmental impacts, as well as price (i.e. amount of subsidy required). There is a continued trend towards privately-owned operators providing and investing in essential ferry services, with an increasing role played by larger international integrated transport organisations. For transport authorities, ferry service procurement involves a continuous evolutionary process of specifying, offering, selecting, monitoring and reviewing services supplied. Based on the information collected and analysed, the authors have developed a 'tender route map' which explains the different stages and key issues concerning public procurement of ferry services.
This paper examines the spatial development of freight infrastructure, developing a conceptual model that draws attention to the directional development of intermodal corridors in relation to inland terminals. Two concepts of vertical control of the development process are proposed in this paper, beginning with Inside-Out, whereby inland intermodal terminals seek greater integration with their sea ports, often driven by public body intervention. By contrast, Outside-In development is displayed by the conscious use of an inland node as a tool for sea port actors (whether port authorities or terminal operators) to expand their hinterland and capture discretionary cargo.One of the key distinctions between the two models is the role played by different government approaches to the development of inland terminal facilities. Therefore three national examples are discussed: Sweden, where the public sector is directly involved in development; Scotland, where the private sector is left to develop terminals but government encourages the process through spatial planning and modal shift funding; and the USA, where the national government has traditionally taken little action.The primary contribution of this paper is the research agenda developed out of the conceptual model above, which should be applied to additional case studies in future work. Arising from the conceptual model and the examination of the role of public bodies is a debate on the role of regulation. However the subject of regulation is only touched upon in this paper, therefore more research is required on the government's role in infrastructure planning and regulation in order to determine the best approach in this policy area.
