Maritime constellations: a complex network approach to shipping and ports

Ducruet, César; Zaidi, Faraz

doi:10.1080/03088839.2011.650718

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“…When calculated among ports, this average distance is higher when ports are more diversified, which recalls the results of Ducruet and Zaidi (2012) about the good fit between degree centrality and length of links in the container network. Larger and more diversified ports possess a longer interaction range than smaller and less diversified ports due to their ability connecting different traffic scales from the global to the local.…”

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Network diversity and maritime flows

Ducruet

2013

Journal of Transport Geography

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Network diversity and maritime flows

Ducruet

2013

Journal of Transport Geography

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“…A number of recent papers have examined patterns of ship movement across the ocean by way of network models, but those models are different from ours, either in the type of ships followed (and so the ports) or in the details of the network model, or in the measures of importance computed -See, for example, Barigozzi et al (2011), Doshi et al (2012), Ducruet et al (2010), Ducruet and Notteboom (2012), Ducruet and Zaidi (2012), Hoffmann et al (2014), Wilmsmeier and Hoffmann (2008). Here we review the most notable works relevant to ours.…”

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“…Ducruet and Zaidi (2012) ignore weights on links, so each link records merely the fact of direct service. But this treats as equally important services between major ports and services between minor ports.…”

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A new connectivity index for container ports

Bartholdi¹,

Jarumaneeroj

Ramudhin

2016

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A new connectivity index for container portsJ o h n J B a r t h o l d i I I I a , P i s i t J a r u m a n e e r o j b a n d A m a r R a m u d h i n A b s t r a c t We propose a new index, the Container Port Connectivity Index, to measure the trade connectivity of ports within the network of container shipping. This index is based on both economics and network topology, and a distinctive feature is that the strength of a port is based on its position within the global structure of the shipping network, and not just on local information such as the number of TEUs handled, or direct links to other ports. Furthermore, the index produces separate scores for inbound and outbound container movements and in so doing it supports more detailed analyses. We explore the usefulness of the index by analyzing the global network of scheduled mainline container-shipping services as it existed in September 2011.Keywords: container port; shipping network; connectivityThe online version of this article is available Open Access M e a s u r i n g t h e C o n n e c t i v i t y o f C o n t a i n e r P o r t sWhat makes a container port important? From an operational point of view, it is connectivity: Are there convenient services to and from other important ports? Several measures borrowed from graph theory have been applied to measure connectivity, but these are typically based only weakly on economics.We suggest a new measure of importance with which to compare container ports, which we call the Container Port Connectivity Index (CPCI).

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“…Plenty of examples can be found in the literature, for maritime [16][17][18], road [19][20][21], and rail networks [8,[22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29]. Beyond such graphical fit, some interesting examples may also be highlighted.…”

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Studying the Topology of Transportation Systems through Complex Networks: Handle with Care

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Sun

Wandelt

2018

Journal of Advanced Transportation

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The introduction of complex network concepts in the study of transportation systems has supposed a paradigm shift and has allowed understanding different transport phenomena as the emergent result of the interactions between the elements composing them. In spite of several notable achievements, lurking pitfalls are undermining our understanding of the topological characteristics of transportation systems. In this study, we analyse four of the most common ones, specifically related to the assessment of the scale-freeness of networks, the interpretation and comparison of topological metrics, the definition of a node ranking, and the analysis of the resilience against random failures and targeted attacks. For each topic we present the problem from both a theoretical and operational perspective, for then reviewing how it has been tackled in the literature and finally proposing a set of solutions. We further use six real-world transportation networks as case studies and discuss the implications of these four pitfalls in their analysis. We present some future lines of work that are stemming from these pitfalls and that will allow a deeper understanding of transportation systems from a complex network perspective.

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Maritime constellations: a complex network approach to shipping and ports

Cited by 114 publications

References 41 publications

Network diversity and maritime flows

Network diversity and maritime flows

A new connectivity index for container ports

Studying the Topology of Transportation Systems through Complex Networks: Handle with Care

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