Ports in a world maritime system: a multilevel analysis

César Ducruet (1)

1 GC (UMR_8504) - Géographie-cités

This chapter proposes an analysis of worldwide inter-port shipping flows from a strength clustering perspective. A diversity of factors seems to explain the formation of clusters: geographic proximity among closely located ports (i.e. maritime regions), trade proximity (corridors) and historical path-dependency (long-term ties) among more distant ports. Since those factors are not directly tested, this chapter paves the way for further research on the geographic and economic relevance of clusters in the network analysis of shipping flows.

Mots clés: container shipping; globalization; maritime networks; port systems; strength clustering

Domaines: Géographie

César Ducruet. Ports in a world maritime system: a multilevel analysis. Céline Rozenblat, Guy Melançon. Methods for multilevel analysis and visualisation of geographical networks, Springer, pp.121-140, 2013, Methodos Series 11. ⟨halshs-00842079⟩