Future Challenges for the Port and Shipping Sector

• Author(s): Hilde Meersman, Eddy Van De Voorde, Thierry Vanelslander,
• Publisher: CRC Press
• Pages: 196
• ISBN_10: 1317912802
  ISBN_13: 9781317912804
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Law / Maritime , Law / General , Law / Jurisprudence , Law / International ,

Description:...

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.