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Ten long-term trends in maritime economicsFeatured

Ten long-term trends in maritime economics

July 6th, 2017 Featured, Presentations

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Measuring the missing link in port performance evaluation
European Ports: Reflection on policies and strategies for the energy transition
European Ports: Reflection on policies and strategies for the energy transition

IAME2017mainlogoCelebrating 25 years since the establishment of the Association, the International Association of Maritime Economists (IAME) Annual Conference organised a special opening session to discuss the future of maritime and port economics.

During the session, IAME President Dr. Jan Hofmann (Trade Logistics Branch, DTL at UNCTAD) presented “10 long-term trends in maritime economics”.

PortEconomics invites its readers to register and freely download the presentation:

Hofmann J. (2017): 10 long-term trends in maritime economics. IAME 2017, Kyoto, Japan, June 2017.

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