A short stay in Ulaanbaatar, the capital of Mongolia. Mongolia is the least densely populated country of the world – […]
Container ports: the fastest, the busiest, and the best connected
Written by Hassiba Benamara, Jan Hoffmann, Luisa Rodriguez and Frida Youssef, Trade Logistics Branch, UNCTAD. First published here. Known […]
The port of Cartagena
A technical tour to two container terminals and the associated zoo for visitors from cruise ships in the port of […]
Las Galeras, República Dominicana
An extended weekend in the North-East of the Dominican Republic, Hotel Todo Blanco, after a working week in Santo Domingo.
Terminal Don Diego
Technical visit to the Don Diego terminal, operated by SANSOUCI, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
Rio Haina
A technical tour of Haina International Terminals during the UNCTAD Port Management Programme in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Great professional […]
Impact: Long term trends in maritime transport, and the 50 most influential papers in Maritime Economics
Part 1: Major trends in international maritime transport over the last three decades.
Part 2: A list of 50 papers which I consider the most influential papers that have accompanied the previously discussed long-term trends.
Isla Saona
An afternoon on a boat around Isla Saona, Dominican Republic.
On the Paraguay River in Bolivia and Brazil
In Port Jennefer and on the Rio Paraguay in Bolivia and Brazil, after teaching for the UNCTAD TrainForTrade Port Management […]
Bolivia-Brazil border crossing
Crossing the border and visiting the surroundings in Corumbá (Brazil) and Puerto Quijarro (Bolivia) after teaching for the UNCTAD TrainForTrade […]
Shipping, trade logistics and development 