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Bridging the shipping gap: 2 degrees pathways and carbon pricing [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
This study employs the Global Transport Model (GloTraM) to analyse a plausible response from the international shipping industry when having to comply with the drawn 450ppm emission trajectory from UNEP (2011).
Hosseinloo, SH   +3 more
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Reconfiguring Fresh Produce Supply Chains in Response to Drought Risk: Evidence From the U.S. Broccoli Market

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Drought is among the most severe and persistent threats to food supply chains, and relocating production to less drought‐prone regions offers a strategy to reduce this risk. This is particularly relevant for fresh vegetables, which are highly water‐intensive, yet drought‐driven reconfiguration strategies remain understudied.
Bingyan Dai   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Measuring the scope of inter-firm agreements in the container shipping industry: an empirical assessment

open access: yes
In container shipping industry inter-firm agreements are becoming progressively popular as ship-owners share their slot capacity with commercial partners in order to have fully loaded container ships and reduce financial risk.
CASCHILI, SIMONE   +3 more
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Shipping sustainability: black carbon, the next frontier and maritime shipping - environmental impacts (the future fuel for the shipping industry)

open access: yes, 2022
The shipping industry is an integral part of global trade, accounting for more than four-fifths of worldwide merchandise trade by volume. With increasing economic growth and resounding desire for shipping sustainability, the spotlight is on the ...
Bee, Man Jia
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Do More Open Economies Export Less Diversely in Brazilian Agribusiness?

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper asks whether municipalities with a larger export‐to‐revenue ratio display a more concentrated bundle of exported goods in Brazilian agribusiness. Recent advances in export imputation for Brazilian municipalities allow for an analysis of the concentration profile of each municipality and its association with export openness.
Alan Leal, Michelle Marcia Viana Martins
wiley   +1 more source

Review of the Chilean Shipping Industry: Challenges to Achieving Emissions Reductions by 2030, 2050, and Beyond by Applying Alternative Fuels

open access: yesAtmosphere
Alternative fuels are a measure discussed in the International Maritime Organization (IMO) strategy in order to reduce emissions from shipping. This is deemed necessary to achieve emissions reduction in the shipping industry, but the way in which this ...
Joel R. Pérez Osses, Carlos A. Reusser
doaj   +1 more source

Value of Information of Improved Traceability in Fresh Produce Markets

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Traceability plays an important role in promoting a safe food supply by fostering transparent information exchange along the food supply chain. New technological innovations have the potential to improve traceability outcomes, as greater transparency along the food supply chain can aid in pinpointing precise origins of the contamination ...
Kelsey Vourazeris   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Decarbonisation in the shipping industry

open access: yes, 2022
This thesis attempts to describe and analyse the steps that shall be taken towards the decarbonisation of the shipping industry. In the global effort to reduce GHG and carbon emissions, there is great importance for the shipping industry to decarbonise and move forward into a greener future.
openaire   +2 more sources

The Image Construct of Shipping

open access: yes, 2015
The image of the shipping industry plays a vital role in developing the future of maritime transport. In order to attract young people to the shipping industry, it is crucial to understand the image the shipping industry has among young people and the ...
Jensen, Arne,, Bergqvist, Rickard,
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