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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

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INTRODUCTION

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1.1

Objective and Scope

1.2

The MPPM Suite

1.3

Report Structure and Contents

2.

CHANGES IN INTERNATIONAL CONTAINER SHIPPING AND PORT ENVIRONMENT

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2.1

Changes in International Container Trade

2.1.1

Increasing Role of International Trade

2.1.2

Growth of Container Trades

2.1.3

Geographical Diversification of Container Trade Growth

2.1.4

Relative Container Trade Intensity

2.2

Competition Regulation of Liner Shipping

2.2.1

EU/United States

2.2.2

Australia

2.2.3

China

2.2.4

Indonesia

2.2.5

Japan

2.2.6

New Zealand

2.2.7

Republic of Korea

2.2.8

Singapore

2.2.9

Thailand

2.3

Increasing Ship Size

2.4

Financial Performance

2.5

Changes in Global Liner Shipping Operations

2.5.1

Increasing Consolidation

2.5.2

Structural Change in Shipping Service

2.6

Rising Fuel Prices

2.7

Reducing Emissions

2.8

Port Development

2.8.1

Private Investment

2.8.2

India

2.8.3

China

2.8.4

Vietnam

2.8.5

Middle East and Central Asia

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Terminal Operations

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CONTAINER TRADE GROWTH

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3.1

Economic Assumptions

3.2

Global Container Forecasts

3.3

Geographical Distribution of Container Volumes

3.4

ESCAP Trade

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LANDLOCKED COUNTRIES

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4.1

The special situation of landlocked countries

4.2

Estimated future container volumes of ESCAP landlocked countries

5.

TRADE STRUCTURE

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5.1

Changing Nature of Global Container Trade

5.2

Asia-North America

5.3

Asia-Europe

5.4

Intra-ESCAP

5.5

Minor Routes

6.

CONTAINER PORT VOLUMES  

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6.1

From Container Flows to Port Volumes

6.2

Empty Containers

6.3

Container Port Volumes: World and ESCAP Region

6.4

Patterns of Transshipment

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CONTAINER BERTH  REQUIREMENTS

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REFERENCES

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