Ports As Nodal Points in a Global Transport

This volume presents the report of the Pacem in Maribus Conference on Ports as Nodal Points in the Global Transport System held in Rotterdam in August 1990. Ports are one of the principal interfaces between land and sea, and the main entry and exit points in the global transport system which links the world's nations with more than 70 per cent of the Earth's surface. Discussion centred around the following themes: changes in the world economy; developments in technology; ports and the environment; ports as nodal points ; the global transport system; developing countries and the cases of ports together with their roles and needs, and finally, the Port of Rotterdam. The book concludes with four recommendations concerning port management and planning, the environment, international co-operation and also suggestions concerning Africa.

Editors' Introduction
I. Introduction to the Volume	p. 1
II. Report on the Conference	p. 2
III. Recommendations	p. 20
IV. Addresses and Papers	p. 27
Opening Address	p. 31
Opening Address	p. 35
Concluding Remarks	p. 43
Changes in the Patterns of World Trade	p. 51
Ports as Nodal Points in a Global Transport System	p. 65
Ports as 'Nodal Points'	p. 77
Efficiency in a Global Transport System	p. 83
Equity and a Global Transport System	p. 91
Ports and Hinterland Connections	p. 105
Transocean and Transcontinental Bridges: Integral Parts of the Global Transport System	p. 123
The Port of Rotterdam: An Introduction	p. 131
The Potential Role of INMARSAT Supporting Ports as Nodal Points in a Global Transport System	p. 139
Developments in Technology: Vessels and Navigation	p. 153
Developments in Technology: The Transport of Goods	p. 167
Legal Effects of Developments in Technology	p. 177
Ports and the Development of Human Resources	p. 187
Social Aspects of Developments in Technology: The Case of Rotterdam	p. 199
Ports and Environmental Developments	p. 215
The Role of Emerging Coastal Management Practices in Port and Harbour Management	p. 229
Toward Sustainability Through Prevention: Can Maritime Transport and the Marine Environment Co-exist	p. 239
The Sustainability of Maritime Transport	p. 251
The International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships	p. 259
Sea Spills, Jurisdiction and Liability	p. 271
Shipowner's Liability for Pollution Damage	p. 285
Facilities in Port for the Reception, Treatment and Spill Control of Harmful Waste from Ships	p. 301
Silt Pollution and Sludge Storage: The Case of the Port of Rotterdam	p. 313
Institutional Considerations and Port Investments: Recent Experience in Latin America and the Caribbean	p. 321
Public and Private Partnership in Port Development: The Case of Port Klang, Malaysia	p. 349
Malta Freeport: A Mediterranean Nodal Point	p. 365
Ports in Developing Countries: Point Lisas, Trinidad and Tobago	p. 369
Transport in Land-locked Countries	p. 379
Helping Ports in Developing Countries to Adjust: The Role of International Development Banks	p. 393
Transport and Port Development in Developing Countries: The Role of the United Nations Regional Commissions	p. 401
Regional Cooperation for Port Development in Africa	p. 411
Sub-regional Cooperation in Africa: The Advanced Cargo Information System (ACIS)	p. 421
The Education and Training Programmes of WMU	p. 441
Assistance by Ports in Industrialized Countries	p. 447
Assistance by International Non-Governmental Organizations	p. 455
Index	p. 465
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Ports As Nodal Points in a Global Transport System: Proceedings of Pacem in Maribus Xviii, August 1990

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