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incorporating route choice by exporters within a Ricardian setting. We use the model to estimate trade costs on each shipping leg …
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The study focuses on the transport of vegetable and fruit produce from Mindanao, a major food producing area, to particular regions in Luzon and Visayas to meet increasing market demands. The estimated gravity model showed the key determinants of interregional trade. Economic growth in both...
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-nationality crews grows at current rates, this would lower shipping subsidies - in 2015 the savings would amount to over 10 million …
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companies in the shipping industry in period 2004-2011. We confirm that SPACs focused on acquisitions in the shipping industry … characteristics differ, SPACs focused on shipping are larger in size than the rest of SPACs, have larger number of underwriters in … syndicate, and have a higher rate of merger success. Also, the founders of shipping SPACs tend to be, on average, younger than …
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Hamilton (2018) suggests that the Kilian (2009) index of global real economic activity is misleading and calls for alternative measures. The problem documented by Hamilton is a consequence of a coding mistake. Specifically, the index of nominal freight rates underlying the Kilian index was...
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We measure technological progress in oceanic shipping directly by using a large database of daily log entries from …
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responses that underpin them. Here, we combine theory and a unique geospatial dataset combining more than 25 million shipping … behaviour and aggregate transportation cost, as well as its environmental impact, with major implications for the shipping …
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E-fuels, in particular e-diesel, will have to play a key role in replacing fossil fuels in shipping and thus promote … paper explores the sustainability of e-diesel for the shipping sector, examining factors beyond CO2 emissions, including … mitigating the shipping industry's environmental footprint. However, many challenges, such as high land requirements, water …
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Since 2006, when the Emma Maersk broke into the world of shipping, the growth in containership size has remained a … since Emma Maersk broke into the world of shipping. This process - that also affected north-south trades - has crucial … implications in the shipping business, particularly in the planning of ports and its services and related activities. This paper …
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The EEDI is one measure to identify the energy efficiency of a vessel. Besides EEDI there are many other aspects relevant when considering the energy efficiency quality of a vessel, most based on design insights. In this paper, a set of ten relevant indicators are identified to establish the...
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