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Updated the standard economic representation of the derived demand for transportation.

The value of the inventory shown on this photo is impressive.

Added a new page depicting a basic form of reefer storage at terminals and distribution centers.

In view of rising congestion, airline have responded by extending the scheduled length of their flights, which allows to maintain ‘on-time’ performance. The good news is that recently, airlines have shortened the scheduled duration of many of their flights, which is indicative of better performance.

Added a new page discussing the elasticity of airfares, which shows an impressive range.

Added a new page about the substantially improved affordability of selected food items in terms of equivalent number of hours worked at the prevailing wage. Although that data applies to the United States, it can be assumed that a similar trend applies across most countries, including developing economies.

I had the opportunity to act as a judge for the NYC Maritime Hackathon 2019. Many impressive projects were presented. Among those, the Doc-It application was evaluated to be the one with the most potential. It tool generates a list of documents required for shipments depending on cargo, source and destination

Updated an existing page looking at container flow imbalances along major trade routes such as transpacific and Asia-Europe. Although the level of container flows imbalances is relatively stable, it is increasing in volume. Containerized Cargo Flows along Major Trade Routes, 1995-2018