Maritime Economics in the Brave New World: International Sea Trade during the De-globalization Era
A special issue of Economies (ISSN 2227-7099). This special issue belongs to the section "International, Regional, and Transportation Economics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (1 February 2024) | Viewed by 1705
Special Issue Editors
2. Department of Commerce, Finance and Shipping, Cyprus University of Technology, Limassol, Cyprus
Interests: international economics; maritime economics; econometrics; financial economics
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2. Faculty of Business and Economics, Metropolitan College, Thessaloniki, Greece
Interests: maritime economics; commodity markets; logistics management; corporate finance
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Over the past decade, shipping markets have become the centrepiece of the global economic community. There are two reasons for this. First, the importance of the maritime sector in international trade, and consequently in the world economy, has not been adequately appreciated by economists, as the low cost of transport meant that this did not affect the end price of products. However, in recent years, the first signs of a de-globalization phase started to appear, with an evident disruption in international trade. Second, while shipping can act as a global indicator for the world economic condition, this was not thoroughly examined until recently, when a number of research papers showed that shipping has a significant relationship with world GDP, fuel prices, and production. Finally, the recent coronavirus pandemic and the geopolitical tensions in the Black Sea have created a more complex conundrum for sea-going transportation. This, in addition to the economic effects, highlights the role of political and social events in international trade, in an industry that heavily relies on safe international waters and proper governance.
In this Special Issue, we aim to collect original research or review articles on the recent developments in maritime economics. The preferred subjects for the Special Issue include the latest developments in the fields of maritime economics, international trade, shipping finance, logistics, and supply chain management. Both theoretical and empirical research are welcome.
Dr. Nektarios A. Michail
Dr. Konstantinos D. Melas
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- maritime economics
- shipping economics
- shipping finance
- ship-building
- supply chain management
- energy economics
- oil tankers
- dry bulk vessels
- liquified natural gas (LNG) vessels
- liquified petroleum gas (LPG) vessels
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