Recent literature has emphasized the importance of transport costs and infrastructure in explaining trade, access to markets, and increases in per capita income

"Recent literature has emphasized the importance of transport costs and infrastructure in explaining trade, access to markets, and increases in per capita incom

For most Latin American countries, transport costs are a greater barrier to U.S. markets than import tariffs. In investigating the determinants of shipping cost

Transport costs have increased their relative importance as a barrier to trade. Distance containerization, volume exported, and most important, the level of sea

Based on in-depth empirical research, this book develops our understanding of maritime transport costs, the maritime industry and the competitiveness of regions