In the European Union (EU) and in Germany the transport sector is the only sector with increasing CO2 emissions (in the EU by about 32 % and in Germany by about 1 % since 1990). Especially in road freight and air transport a further strong increase is forecasted. In the transport sector this...

Global economic development in the past decades has been characterized by a rapidly progressing intensification in world trade and international division of labor. In recent decades, as a result of the expansive development of international merchandise trade, cargo shipping has been one of the...

Wer zwischen 2001 und 2002 in Schiffe investierte - auf dem Höhepunkt der Aktienmarktkrise - der reibt sich jetzt die Hände. Enorme Gewinne sind angefallen. Seit dem Beitritt der Volksrepublik China (im Folgenden stets VRC) zum allgemeinen Freihandelsabkommen der WTO - eben in jenem Jahr 2001...