Changes in the Duration of Selected Scheduled Flights, 1996-2019

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.

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Average Fares Disbursed for JFK–LAX Route, 2009 (April to July)

Source: Adapted from Vasigh, B., K. Fleming and T. Tacker (2013) Introduction to Air Transport Economics, Second Edition, Burlington, VT: Ashgate. Note: for one-way flights. Unlike transportation modes such as public transit, airfares for a single flight are not based on the same fare system as airlines practice yield management.

Declining food prices relative to hourly wages (new page)

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.

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Food Prices Relative to Average Hourly Wages, United States, 1919-2019

Note: Hourly wage was $0.43 per hour in 1919 and $34.33 per hour in 2019.Source: The Simon Project, Human Progress. Due to a variety of technical improvements in agriculture, transformation, and distribution, the time price of food has declined across a wide range of items. The time price refers to

NYC Maritime Hackathon 2019: Connecting Big Data and Maritime

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

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Containerized cargo flows along trade routes (updated)

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

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Tonnage and Number of Transits through the Panama Canal (new page)

Added a page depicting the number of transits and the tonnage since the opening of the Panama Canal. The surge in the tonnage after the 2016 expansion is impressive. https://transportgeography.org/?page_id=13176

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The logistics of global food systems (new section)

First draft of a new section about the logistics of global food systems is now available. It focuses on food distribution, cold chain food systems and their main vulnerabilities. More figures and maps will be added as they become available. The Logistics of Global Food Systems

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