ABSTRACT
Shipping and port systems are vital to societies and lifestyles around the world. In the late twentieth century, however, assumptions concerning the robustness of these systems were severely shaken by economic shocks triggered by oil crises. This volume explores how many of the consequent uncertainties have been resolved, and how adapted systems ha
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |2 pages
Part I Global and local in the maritime sector
chapter 3|23 pages
China’s competitive push for global trade
Port system development and the role of COSCO
chapter 4|19 pages
Appropriate models of port governance
Lessons from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
part |2 pages
Part II Technology the enabler
chapter 7|20 pages
From ‘Anyport’ to ‘Superterminal’: conceptual perspectives on containerization and port infrastructure
Conceptual perspectives on containerization and port infrastructures
chapter 9|25 pages
Energy from the deep: vessels, technologies and issues
Vessels, technologies and issues Introduction: towards broader technological perspectives
part |2 pages
PART III The environment: towards a new harmony?
chapter 10|21 pages
Integrated environmental management of ports and harbours
The European experience – from policy to practice
chapter 11|21 pages
Port development and implementation challenges in environmental management
The case of Venice
chapter 12|24 pages
Operational pollution from shipping
Sources, environmental impact and global contribution
chapter 13|17 pages
Trade and environmental management in the Straits of Malacca
The Singapore experience
