It is widely acknowledged that the two major interoceanic canals of Suez and Panama play a
central role in global shipping flows. However, this role has rarely been measured with …

This book emerges in a moment of changing connectivity at the world's economic margins.
In Manila, Manchester, Mogadishu, the banlieues of Marseille, and everywhere in between …

Seaports at global margins rarely feature in contemporary discussions of the logistics
industry. This paper brings together recent geographical writing on logistics with discussions …

The development of coastal shipping (CS) in Africa has been identified as a way to bolster
the continent's freight transport network. Thus, our study examined the recent CS …

La logistique est désormais une clef du développement. Dans la mondialisation en cours, le
continent africain s' impose de plus en plus comme un acteur important, malgré ses …

Discourses on Africa's (lack of) development nowadays firmly revolve around the idea of
global connectivity. While historically, social (and natural) scientists, politicians …

Global logistics is a burgeoning yet opaque field of techno political intervention. It sustains a
world in motion. It is the means to engineer, ensure and manage global commodity …

Résumé Les travaux sur le réseau maritime mondial montrent essentiellement le poids
secondaire de l'Afrique et l'influence grandissante de l'Asie dans sa connectivité, au …

Studies have shown that transport and transit costs in Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger are up to
50 per cent higher than for countries with direct access to the sea. 1 High transport costs …

This book provides an expert analysis of alternative investments routes and the investment
strategies available to the major port players, and is a much-needed guide to expanding the …