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Port and maritime studies dealing with containerization have observed traffic concentration and dispersion throughout the world. Globalization, intermodal transportation, and technological revolutions in the shipping industry have resulted in both network extension and rationalization. However, lack of precise data on inter-port relations prevent the application of wide network theories to global maritime container networks, which are often examined through case studies of specific firms or regions. This paper presents an analysis of the global liner shipping network in 1996 and 2006, a period of rapid change in port hierarchies and liner service configurations. While it refers to literature on port system development, shipping networks, and port selection, it is one of the only analyses of the properties of the global container shipping network. The paper analyzes the relative position of ports in the global network through indicators of centrality. The results reveal a certain level of robustness in the global shipping network. While transhipment hub flows and gateway flows might slightly shift among nodes in the network, the network properties remain rather stable in terms of the main nodes polarizing the network and the overall structure of the system. Additionally, mapping the changing centrality of ports confirms the impacts of global trade and logistics shifts on the port hierarchy and indicates that changes are predominantly geographic.

Le Groupe CMA CGM, un leader mondial du transport maritime, a le plaisir d'annoncer que le CMA CGM Bougainville, est entré en flotte et devient le plus grand porte-conteneur au monde battant pavillon français. C'est le 4ème navire d'une capacité de 18 000 EVP (Equivalent Vingt Pieds) issue d'une série de navires portant le nom des Grands explorateurs. Il rend hommage à l'explorateur français Louis-Antoine de Bougainville, qui a mené en tant que capitaine le premier tour du monde officiel français au XVIIIème siècle.

Le Groupe CMA CGM, un leader mondial du transport maritime, a le plaisir d'annoncer que le CMA CGM Bougainville, est entré en flotte et devient le plus grand porte-conteneur au monde battant pavillon français. C'est le 4ème navire d'une capacité de 18 000 EVP (Equivalent Vingt Pieds) issue d'une série de navires portant le nom des Grands explorateurs. Il rend hommage à l'explorateur français Louis-Antoine de Bougainville, qui a mené en tant que capitaine le premier tour du monde officiel français au XVIIIème siècle.

Port of Southampton now mega-ship ready.

World's biggest automated cargo wharf, the fourth phase of the Yangshan deep-water port started operation on Sunday. The core technology of the robotic port was developed independently by China. The forth phrase of Yangshan port takes up an area of 2.23 million square meters, whose coastline stretches as long as 2,350 meters. It consists of two 70,000 dead-weight tonnage (DWT) berths and five 50,000 DWT berths.

An investigative piece exploring the importance of tugboats for berthing mega-ships at container ports...

An investigative piece exploring the importance of tugboats for berthing mega-ships at container ports...

China Won't Breathe Easy Until Port Pollution Solved (Op-Ed).

Ports drive tracking technology innovation.

Rotterdam Sends Smart Container Around the World.

Plans to demolish South Korea island announced.

Plans to demolish South Korea island announced.

Cuban leaders eye new port as economic lifeline.

Clean fuel will save lives in port areas.

Canadian ports compete fairly for U.S. cargo: trade minister.

Antwerp, Rotterdam look out for Port of Dunkirk's Ocean Three challenge.

Antwerp, Rotterdam look out for Port of Dunkirk's Ocean Three challenge.

Rotterdam Port Report Record Month.

DP World To Build $1.2B Port In Indonesia.

Port of Hamburg Reports Strong Growth.

Container line reliability improves for second consecutive quarter, Drewry reports.

Japanese earthquake could cost $3.4 billion a day in lost seaborne trade.

S. Korean ship attacked by pirates in Indian Ocean.