Chapter 9: The Geography of Maritime Trade
Course overview -The shipping industry adds value by exploiting arbitrages between global markets and there is a physical dimension to shipping economics, so we must be aware of the … More
Unit 9.1: Maps, charts, regions and countries
The aim of this unit is to discuss the tools of sea trade geography. It covers the different maps projections … More
Unit 9.2: Oceans, distances, speed and logistics
This unit discusses some basic issues in organising sea transport logistics. It starts with a review of … More
Unit 9.3: The countries that trade by sea
The aim in this unit is to take a look at the countries in the six maritime regions, their size, land area, … More
Unit 9.4: Regional trends in seaborne trade
This final Unit in the lecture discusses how trade growth has changed over the decades. It uses 70-year … More
