Hilde Meersman, Eddy van de Voorde, Thierry Vanelslander

Future Challenges for the Port and Shipping Sector (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

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.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 196
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. April 2014
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781317912798
• Artikelnr.: 40831375

Autorenporträt

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.

Inhaltsangabe

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