Ports located in the Portuguese west coast have been collectively defined as the 'Portuguese Range', constituting a multi-port gateway system integrated within the broader context of an already well-established traditional maritime region. The aim of this paper is to identify how the Portuguese...

This paper examines the seaports responsible for handling the majority of trade around the Bay of Bengal and identifiesthe projects that will enable trade and contribute to improving maritime infrastructure. It reviews the nature, potential evolution,and primary types of maritime trade around...

1. Introduction -- 2: African Seaports in Transition, 1850-1880s -- 3: Port systems and regional hierarchies in Africa in the long term -- 4: Modernization and development of the Moroccan port model during the Protectorate (1912-1956) -- 5: Seaports of the Gulf of Guinea, c.1970-2018:...

Since 2006, when the Emma Maersk broke into the world of shipping, the growth in containership size has remained a continuous trend.For the last 14 years, since 2006, the enlargement of fullcontainerships size has remained a continuous trend since Emma Maersk broke into the world of shipping....

Purpose: The purpose of this article is to investigate the factors that encourage shipping lines to use port of Sohar, in Oman. Some selected factors were used to assess to what extent it affects the port choice from shipping lines companies' perspective. These factors include infrastructure,...