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Mapping the globe: the patterns of megashipsContainers

Mapping the globe: the patterns of megaships

February 10th, 2018 Containers, Thematic Area, Viewpoints

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European Ports: Reflection on policies and strategies for the energy transition
European Ports: Reflection on policies and strategies for the energy transition

PortEconomics member Cesar Ducruet – along with Justin Berli (CNRS) – address the distribution of the largest containerships across the globe, and build a picture of the global network has been published in the PortEconomics partner in publishing magazine Port Technology International.

Many issues have been raised since the advent of socalled ‘mega-ships’, ranging from port capacity issues, competitiveness, shipping alliances, and technological change, but the precise geography of their circulation had remained somewhat overlooked to date. Sth this article the authors aim to provide a concrete description and explanation of the observed pattern in the recent period, notwithstanding a brief explanation of the data and methodology used for such a purpose.

The article – original has been published in the 77th issue of the PTI and a free copy can be downloaded freely @PortEconomics.

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Cesar Ducruet

Dr. César Ducruet is geographer and Research Director for the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) at the research laboratory UMR 7235 EconomiX (Paris-Nanterre University). His research interests include network analysis, urban & regional development, and spatial analysis, through the looking glass of ports and shipping networks, with a special focus on Europe and Asia. After being post-doctoral fellow in South Korea (KRIHS) and The Netherlands (Erasmus University), he joined the CNRS and worked as expert for various organisations (OECD, World Bank, Korea Maritime Institute), and guest lectured regularly abroad. Cesar is a member of the STAR Alliance (HK) and editorial board member of Journal of Transport Geography. After leading the ERC Starting Grant "World Seastems" (2013-2019) he also worked for the World Health Organisation (WHO). He edited two books with Routledge on "Maritime Networks" (2015) and "Advances in Shipping Data Analysis and Modeling" (2017) and co-edited "Global Logistics Network Modelling and Policy" (2021) with Elsevier. He has published more than 50 articles in peer-reviewed journals and 30 book chapters in the last 15 years or so. All my publications online: https://halshs.archives-ouvertes.fr/search/index/q/*/authIdHal_s/cesar-ducruet

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