Visualizing maritime connectivity at national level: The case of LSBCI links of West European countries
Visualizing maritime connectivity at national level: The case of LSBCI links of West European countries
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DOI：
10.1016/j.cstp.2021.10.001
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发表时间：
2021-12-07
影响因子：
2.5
通讯作者：
Cohen, Emmanuel
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作者：
Guerrero, David;Nierat, Patrick;Cohen, Emmanuel
班轮运输双边互联互通指数（LSBCI）由联合国贸易和发展会议（UNCTAD）提出[1]，旨在衡量各国之间海上运输联系的质量。尽管其主要地理范围是发展中国家，但它越来越多地被发达国家的学者和实践者使用。但其相关性和适用性仍有待评估。作为这个方向的第一步，本文提出了基于多维尺度（MDS）的 LSBCI 可视化。该论文重点关注10个西欧国家之间以及与世界其他国家的联系。 MDS 可视化清楚地显示了集装箱运输网络的核心和外围。虽然国家之间的某些邻近性可以用地理邻近性来解释，但其他的则完全是由市场结构和网络考虑等其他因素造成的。
The Liner Shipping Bilateral Connectivity Index (LSBCI), proposed by UNCTAD(1), aims to measure the quality of maritime transport connections between countries. Although its main geographical scope is the developing world, it is increasingly used by scholars and practitioners within the context of developed countries. But its relevance and applicability remain to be assessed. As a first step in this direction, this paper proposes a visualization of the LSBCI based on Multi-Dimensional Scaling (MDS). The paper is focused on the connections of 10 West European countries among them and with the rest of the world. The MDS visualization clearly shows a core and a periphery in the containerized shipping network. While some proximities between countries can be explained by geographical proximity, others exclusively result from other factors such market structure and network considerations.