Author: Jean-Paul Rodrigue

Depiction of the TomTom traffic index for 155 metropolitan areas around the world. This index is derived from big data analysis of smartphones using the navigation software.

The section covering a detailed overview of the geography maritime transportation has been updated, including revised sets of maps and figures.

Three major inter-range services provided by Maersk, one transatlantic, one transpacific and the other Asia-Europe. A map that can be used to explain how maritime shipping companies configure their services.

Updated the monthly traffic for the Port of Los Angeles, which new includes April 2020. A rather positive development as the traffic bounced back from the March lows. April 2020 figures stand at 7% lower than April 2019 figures. There is a definitive pandemic impact, but is the bounce-back simply

The official release date of the 5th edition of the Geography of Transport Systems is set to be later this month on May 29. Unfortunately, due to the circumstances, only the electronic version will be available. Printed copies will be available at a later date.

Shipping networks can have a level of deviation that can reduce port distances to the main shipping route. Transshipment hubs tend to have low levels of deviation.

A basic depiction of how maritime routes are structured, from simple point-to-point services to complex inter-range services services requiring several ports of call and ships assigned along the loop.

Completed a major overhaul of the section about intermodal transportation and containerization.

Contains a list of the main factors that favor containerization as well as the main challenges its diffusion has created.

For those who wonder what all those numbers in the back of a container mean. Provided a detailed explanation of the identification sequence, which is an ISO standard.