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)
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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)
Continue readingEvolution of containerships (updated)
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)
Continue readingGeographical impacts of the Suez and Panama canals (update)
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)
Continue readingParcel deliveries in the United States (update)
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.
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Updated the methodological section dealing with market areas.
Continue readingValue chain drivers (update)
The main elements of value chains and how they are being transformed by technological innovation.
Continue readingConstraints in the Canadian Transport Infrastructure Grid
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
Continue readingInternational trade, transportation chains and logistics (update)
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.
Continue readingTransportation and economic development (update)
Redesigned one of the most popular chapters in the Geography of Transport Systems that discusses the role of transportation and mobility in economic development.
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