Trends In The Transport Sector 2012

This publication presents data on global trends in the transport sector with up-to-date figures on the impact of the recent economic crisis.

This publication presents data on global trends in the transport sector with up-to-date figures on the impact of the recent economic crisis.

More than 80 per cent of international trade in goods is carried by sea, and an even higher percentage of developing-country trade is carried in ships. This annual publication is an important source of information on this vital sector. It closely monitors developments affecting world seaborne trade, freight rates, ports, surface transport, and logistics services, as well as trends in ship ownership and control and fleet age, tonnage supply, and productivity. The Review contains a chapter on legal and regulatory developments and each year includes a chapter highlighting a different region.

This comprehensive and accessible textbook introduces the basic concepts of transport policy and decision-making to students of transport policy, transport planning, urban transport, transport evaluation and public policy. It presents the founda

This book argues that the issues surrounding sustainable transport constitute a new - post-modern - phase in transport policy and management