Author: Jean-Paul Rodrigue

Updated a map portraying passenger and freight activity in European airports for 2018. Passenger and Freight Traffic at European Airports, 2018 | The Geography of Transport Systems (transportgeography.org)

Updated a map portraying passenger and freight activity in North American airports for 2018. Passenger and Freight Traffic at North American Airports, 2018 | The Geography of Transport Systems (transportgeography.org)

Updated the map depicting airports having a traffic of more than 25,000 tons of freight in 2018 Freight Traffic at the World’s Largest Airports, 2018 | The Geography of Transport Systems (transportgeography.org)

Updated the map depicting airports having a traffic of more than 4 million passengers in 2018. Passenger Traffic at the World’s Largest Airports, 2018 | The Geography of Transport Systems (transportgeography.org)

Updated the page depicting the evolution of containerships to reflect the latest class introduced from 2017; Megamax-24 (24 containers across and 24 container bays). The graphic has been extensively used by the media. Evolution of Containerships | The Geography of Transport Systems (transportgeography.org)

Updated the entry visually explaining the significant reductions in maritime distances between major markets attributed to the Suez and Panama canals. Geographical Impacts of the Suez and Panama Canals | The Geography of Transport Systems (transportgeography.org)

Updated parcel delivery figures for the United States. While mail deliveries have steadily declined, parcel deliveries have grown substantially with e-commerce. Amazon entered the market in 2016.

Updated the methodological section dealing with market areas.

The main elements of value chains and how they are being transformed by technological innovation.

A report titled “Constraints in the Canadian Transport Infrastructure Grid” that I authored was released today by the School of Public Policy of the University of Calgary. In support of the Canadian northern corridor research agenda, it compiles a review and evaluation of the constraints impairing the Canadian transport infrastructure