railway container facilities to construct a time-varying bilateral technology variable and estimate its effect on explaining …

The world the box made -- Gridlock on the docks -- The trucker -- The system -- The battle for New York's port -- Union …

figures -- List of tables -- Acknowledgements -- 1 Overview of container logistics and maritime transport -- 1.1 Maritime … transport and maritime logistics -- 1.2 Container shipping supply chain -- 1.3 Performance measures in container logistics and … maritime transport -- 1.4 Value-adding segments in container shipping supply chain -- 1.5 Structure of the book -- 2 …

We quantify the effect of container technology on transport costs and trade by estimating the modal choice between … containerization and breakbulk shipping using micro-level trade data. The model is motivated by novel facts that relate container usage … to shipment, destination and firm characteristics. We find container transport to have a higher first-mile cost and a …