Transport connectivity is a crucial determinant of bilateral exports. This paper presents an empirical assessment of the relationship between bilateral maritime liner shipping connectivity and exports in containerizable goods during the period 2006–2013. Making use of probed “gravity” type trade models, the paper incorporates new data on different measurements of maritime distance, as well as a...

a large number of maritime claims, are entitled to a legal protection that is established at the time of creation of the claim and subsequently, maritime lien in favour of the creditor. national regulations of maritime liens, dates back to ancient laws and customs and in order to removing differences of theses regulations, some international conventions on unification of certain rules relating ...

The coronavirus which emerged in December 2019 has affected the health of people and whole world’s social working life. This pandemic impressed not only people’s life but also world economy especially maritime trade. International organizations authorities such as World Health Organization (WHO) Maritime (IMO) have taken several measures responses to mitigate impact Covid-19 on industry. Taking...

Maritime transportation systems are essential for world trade; it is crucial to understand how these systems may fail, to be able to maintain their capacity. In this paper, the maritime transportation system is seen as a throughput mechanism; a technical system which serves its purpose by moving goods for its dependents. Understanding which key functions and capabilities are prerequisite for th...

This document contains additional data exercises that complement the empirical analysis in the study “The Trade Consequences of Maritime Insecurity: Evidence from Somali Piracy”, and are not intended for publication. All the references to the estimated regression model, or to particular specifications that are not reported this appendix, correspond to equations and results included in the manus...

INTRODUCTION For over two hundred years, the United States relied on ships as connective links of a nation. Vessels crossing the Atlantic, Caribbean, and Pacific Oceans, and our inland waters made fundamental contributions to colonial settlement, development of trade, exploration, national defense, and territorial expansion. Unfortunately, we have lost much of this maritime tradition, and most ...

Global increase in trade leads to congestion of maritime traffic at the ports. This often leads to increased maritime incidents or near-miss situations. To improve maritime safety while maintaining efficiency, movement of vessels needs to be better coordinated. Our work formulates this problem of coordinating the paths of vessels as a multi-agent path-finding (MAPF) problem. To address this pro...

Marine economic cooperation has emerged as a major theme in this era of globalization; hence, maritime network connectivity and dynamics have attracted more and more attention. Port construction and maritime route improvements increase maritime trade and thus facilitate economic viability and resource sustainability. This paper reveals the regional dimension of inter-port linkage dynamic struct...

In the nineteenth-century globalizing world of colonial expansion and maritime trade, systematic study of ocean currents and winds became of increased concern in various seafaring nations. Both naval officers and university professors engaged in maritime meteorological and hydrographic research. In order to attract the attention of the state and obtain support for establishment of national scie...