Structural changes in ocean-liner transport and the challenges facing Latin America and the Caribbean

Revisa la estructura actual del transporte por barcos conferenciantes, analiza las fuerzas que lo estan reestructurando, los problemas que puedan resultar y sugiere posibles cursos de accion.

La política de los países de América Latina y el Caribe en materia de transporte marítimo regular y la Convención de las NU sobre un Código de Conducta de las Conferencias Marítimas = Latin American and Caribbean liner shipping policies and the UN Convention on a Code of Conduct for Liner Conferences

Incluye Bibliografía

Cost-center approach to liner conference freight rates

Includes bibliography

Concentration in liner shipping: its causes and impacts for ports and shipping services in developing regions

Includes bibliography

Cambios estructurales en el transporte regular por buques de línea: perspectivas y consecuencias para la formulación de políticas = Structural changes in ocean-liner transport: prospects and implications for policy formulation

Proporciona un marco simple para tratar las circunstancias dinamicas y en evolucion del transporte regular por buques de linea durante la ultima parte del siglo XX; identifica las direcciones en que avanza la industria; y formula sugerencias respecto de las politicas y los planes que los paises de America Latina y el Caribe podrian considerar.

Concentration in liner shipping

Containerization, telecommunication, globalization and privatization are among the most important recent trends that have affected shipping. Concentration is another trend which is expected to have a major impact. This refers to the increasing control in the hands of a small number of companies who hold an increasing market share. Although at first this process may be associated with dominant positions and abuse of monopoly power, in reality, the advantages for the economies of Latin America and the Caribbean should by far outweigh the disadvantages. This edition of the FAL Bulletin presents some of the findings of a recent study prepared by the ECLAC Transport Unit, entitled, Concentration in liner shipping - its causes and impacts for ports and shipping services in developing regions, LC/G.2027 , August 1998.

The impact of structural changes in liner shipping on Caribbean ports

This edition of the FAL Bulletin deals with maritime transport in the Caribbean and focuses on structural changes in liner shipping and its impact on ports and transhipment in the Caribbean. The article has been written by Dr. Gustaaf de Monie of Policy Research Corporation N.V., Antwerp, Belgium, and is based on the study "Caribbean Ports Scan", which is about to be published by Policy Research Corporation (Fax 32-3-2869496). The opinions expressed in this article are of the author and may not necessarily coincide with the views of ECLAC. The main purpose of this edition is to encourage a constructive and fruitful discussion.

Maritime sector and ports in the Caribbean: the case of CARICOM countries

Includes bibliography

Trade and maritime transport between Africa and South America

Includes bibliography

Maritime reefer trade in South America: a comparison of the west and east coasts

This issue of the FAL Bulletin examines the scale of maritime reefer trade in South America and the developments made in this area since the 1990s. It also looks at the increase in the capacity of liner services and the relationship between conventional and containerized reefer vessels in terms of trade volume, commodities exported and the destinations for exports from South America.

International trade and maritime transport in the Caribbean

For the countries of the Caribbean, the international trade and transport of goods are more important than for many others in the region (see FAL Bulletin No. 136 Maritime transport in the Caribbean), and the subregion is strongly affected by structural changes in maritime transport (see FAL Bulletin No. 142 The impact of structural changes in liner shipping on Caribbean ports).For these reasons ECLAC's Transport Unit and the Commissions' sub-headquarters in the Caribbean, jointly organized a Meeting of Experts which took place in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, from 14 to 15 September 2000. Twenty-six participants took part, representing different academic, intergovernmental, financial and industrial institutions and organizations.This edition of the FAL Bulletin presents some of the results of this meeting.