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Keynote Speech
Global Liner Shipping Network
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Date: 11 May 2016
Time: 5:45 pm - 6:30 pm
Venue: Staff Club Restaurant, 5/F, S Core (Communal Building), PolyU |
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Dr Jan Hoffmann
Chief of Trade Facilitation Section
Trade Logistics Branch, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development |
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| Abstract |
| Since 2004, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has been monitoring the position of countries in the global liner shipping network. The presentation will cover the major trends in liner shipping connectivity from 2004 to 2016, including levels of competition, vessel deployment and ship sizes. On the one hand, connectivity is improved in terms of container carrying capacity deployment and economies of scale. On the other hand, cost savings achieved by carriers may not always be passed on to shippers as in some markets, the level of competition has been declining and ports have to cope with ever larger ships. |
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| Moderator |
Professor Harilaos N. Psaraftis
Technical University of Denmark
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