The resilience of the Lebanese port sector has proven to be low. The impact of the ongoing economic crisis, the COVID …-19 pandemic, and the Port of Beirut (PoB) explosion has traumatized the sector and exposed its weaknesses and inabilities … economy while opportunity costs are high given the recent port developments in the Eastern Mediterranean region and globally …

additional port movements generated by transshipment in regional hub(s). Given the regional dynamics of ports in West Africa …, there is also a good case for more cooperation between West African countries on port reform, competition and regulation … regulatory efforts at the country level and provide a forum to analyze regional issues related to inter-port competition and …

, where relevant, key areas for future attention. The topics are: international shipping, gateway ports, domestic maritime … transport, four related sectors, cruise ship tourism, tuna fisheries, fossil fuel imports, and bulk shipping, natural disasters …

(World Bank, 2022)'. It provides more detail on, and analysis of, natural hazards in the Pacific affecting port … form the basis of port master planning, project design, asset management, and capital upgrade projects, as appropriate, to … primary ports, between 2007 and 2022; port master planning to future-proof Pacific ports: a brief outline of port master …

, shipping lines, port and terminal operators, shippers, logistics companies and consumers. The ranking is based on time vessels …World Bank and S&P Global Market Intelligence container port performance index and underlying data are intended to … needed to spend in port to complete workloads over the course of 2021, a year that saw unprecedented port congestion and …

dredging and port terminal operation concessions. At present, the contractual terms of these reforms are coming to an end, so …

a poor safety record. Logistics cost accounts for 24-53 percent of wholesale price, while shipping and port handling …, this is presently not the case. The domestic shipping industry is characterized by high costs, low quality of service, and … cost around 8 percent of wholesale price and 5 percent of retail price. Philippine domestic shipping is generally more …

liberalization is to help i) foster more competition in the domestic shipping industry, ii) reduce shipping cost, and iii) improve … efficiency, maritime services, and safety standards. These, together with complementary reforms in domestic shipping and ports … cabotage is organized as follows. Part one provides an overview of the domestic shipping industry and discusses the key issues …