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Updated study on economic importance of EU shipping

Posted on March 7, 2015 | 2 comments

Thanks to Ana Casaca for bringing to our attention this study of the economic impact of the shipping industry in Europe.  The article is a summary. I have included links to the two related reports from Oxford.     Update Report     Full Report

Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide

Updated study highlights economic importance of EU shipping | Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide.

I have been interested in using Leontief I-O matrices to model the migration of economic benefit through the economy, including jobs. It seems that others are doing the same.  It’s important to know where we should look for the impacts of the economic activity we promote.

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Posted in Macroeconomics, Shipping

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Panama Canal Expansion: Questions mount as time draws near – Article from Logistics Management

Posted on March 6, 2015 | Leave a comment

Patrick Burnson has nicely summarized some issues surrounding the future of  container traffic from the Far East.

Panama Canal Expansion: Questions mount as time draws near – Article from Logistics Management.

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Posted in Production Operations, Shipping, Strategy, Supply Chains

CAT goes for data analytics – Richard Vaughan

Posted on March 6, 2015 | Leave a comment

Thanks to Prof Richard Vaughan of USF for this info!

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