Ports and shipping have been in the spotlight in 2021 with surging demand, skyrocketing freight rates and week …, the North Range ports (Le Havre to Hamburg) face numerous challenges. This short analysis gives an overview of recent … developments in international shipping and the potential for maritime transport as an early indicator for commodity trade. The …

This paper examines the need for liner conferences, or cartels, in international shipping, and compares investment in … shipping to investment in housing, an industry which is not usually organized into private cartels. Then the paper discusses … shipping conferences. …