Future Challenges for the Port and Shipping Sector

1. Auflage 2008
ISBN: 978-1-84311-771-1
Verlag: Informa Law from Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 196 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 482 g

Reihe: The Grammenos Library

Future Challenges for the Port and Shipping Sector discusses the issues that most influence the future of the maritime and port industries. Important topics covered in this book include:

- Maritime trade, future trade flows, evolutions in international trade, shipping capacity and demand

- Developments in ship construction and their economic consequences

- Future developments in ports: technology and economics

- The future role of port authorities

- The future development in ports

- Financial developments

This book looks at shipping from an holistic point of view and will be especially compelling in these challenging times.

Zielgruppe

Professional and Professional Reference

Autoren/Hrsg.

Meersman, Hilde

de Voorde, Eddy van

Vanelslander, Thierry

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen Transport- und Verkehrswirtschaft

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1. Maritime Traffic and the World Economy Chapter 2. The Future of Ships and Shipbuilding - A Look Into the Crystal Ball Chapter 3. Future Developments in Ports Chapter 4. Global Economic Changes and the Future of Port Authorities Chapter 5. The Economic Fabric of Ports Chapter 6. Bottlenecks of Efficiency and the Development of Port Business Chapter 7. Developments and Issues in Shipping Finance Chapter 8. Scenarios and Strategies for the Port and Shipping Sector

Über Autor(innen)

Hilde Meersman is a professor of Economics at the University of Antwerp.
Eddy Van de Voorde is a professor of Maritime Economics, Port Economics and Air Transport Economics at the University of Antwerp.
Thierry Vanelslander is a doctor of Applied Economics at the University of Antwerp.