Shipping is a highly internationalised industry working in an increasingly globalised environment. Meanwhile, policy-making in shipping continues to be formulated within a traditional nested hierarchy of jurisdictions that pays little attention to new relationships that exist and intensify...

This paper provides an analysis of the role of pipelines in urban areas for the distribution of freight -- an idea that has been considered, and even attempted occasionally over the last 150 years. No attempt has been made previously to pull together the relevant literature, and this paper...

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Chinese Shipping Policy and the Impact of its Development -- 3 The Sea-going Labour Market in the People's Republic of China and its Future -- 4 COSCO Development Strategy -- 5 Port...