containerization and breakbulk shipping using micro-level trade data. The model is motivated by novel facts that relate container usage …, the box decreases variable shipping costs between 16 to 22 percent. The box explains a significant amount of the global …

The international shipping sector is a vital part of the global trading system but also a large emitter of carbon … dioxide emissions. In the absence of a multilateral carbon policy for the shipping sector, different countries are starting to … framework emphasizes the role of transport providers which allocate clean and dirty vessels to shipping routes and thereby …

incorporating route choice by exporters within a Ricardian setting. We use the model to estimate trade costs on each shipping leg …

responses that underpin them. Here, we combine theory and a unique geospatial dataset combining more than 25 million shipping … behaviour and aggregate transportation cost, as well as its environmental impact, with major implications for the shipping …

international and internal trade with port and road infrastructure to assess the relative importance of ports versus roads in … elasticity of route switching governs the relative gains from port vs road improvements. I find that returns of improving ports …What determines the relative gains from improving different parts of a transportation network? Ports and roads are key …

This paper investigates the role of shipping costs in global crude oil and refined petroleum markets and their effects … Tanker Index (BCTI) as measures of the cost of shipping crude oil and refined petroleum commodities, respectively. The … results suggest that shocks to the cost of shipping petroleum commodities have a particularly severe negative impact on real …

$ 3-to-1. The estimation results also suggest that existing frameworks that emphasize shipping frequency and the formation …

container ship port calls. We find that local disruptions to domestic demand reduced import quantities, while local disruptions …