Author: Jean-Paul Rodrigue

Updated a page assessing the growing complexity of looking at international trade from a simpler transactional perspective all the way to its formation as a logistics chain.

Redesigned one of the most popular chapters in the Geography of Transport Systems that discusses the role of transportation and mobility in economic development.

Updated a chart depicting the evolution of global maritime container traffic. This evolution follows a cyclic approach of adoption, acceleration, peak growth and maturity. It remains to be seen how valid this perspective is.

The chapter covering port terminals has been revised in preparation for the publication of the Port Economics, Management and Policy textbook. It has been simplified and several figures have been transferred to various chapters in the port economics textbook.

I am cited in an interview with Modern Retail about the active involvement of Amazon in air cargo operations.

A review of the main modal options available for freight transportation.

Review of the modal options available for passenger transportation.

An overview of the key steps in the development of intermodal transport systems.

A discussion of the main differences between standard retail and e-commerce supply chains.

Updated a page where the concept of asynchrony in freight distribution is discussed. The purpose of warehouses and distribution centers is to offer a buffer structure allowing to reconcile a variety of asynchrony factors.