methods to maritime flows connecting cities of the world, over the period 1950–1990. A global matrix of interurban vessel … flows was elaborated for about 600 cities using data from the Geopolis and Lloyd’s Shipping Index databases and the rigorous … diminishing importance in world traffic, they have maintained their dominance in the network in terms of centrality and geographic …

evaluation of the world's fundamental regulators of liner shipping conferences, their relative power and authority, and how they … have adapted to the world shipping market. The conclusion is simple: consistent with its status as the world's largest … shipping market and holder of state-owned carriers, China is the last world watchdog with the regulatory clout to prevent the …