Abstract
This paper is an empirical attempt to verify the interplay between political change, fleet nationality, and the evolution of shipping networks. North Korea offers a good example of a socialist maritime country that has experienced much contrasting geopolitical contexts since 1990. A database of vessel movements between North Korean ports and other ports is analyzed. Main results show differences between North Korean and foreign fleets in terms of traffic (vessel size, age, berthing time) and geographical coverage. South Korean ports tend to play a new role in the reorganization of North Korean-related flows in Northeast Asia.
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Citation
Ducruet, C., Roussin, S. and Jo, J.-C. (2009), "Political and economic factors in the evolution of North Korea’s maritime connections", Journal of International Logistics and Trade, Vol. 7 No. 1, pp. 1-23. https://doi.org/10.24006/jilt.2009.7.1.1
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
Copyright © 2009 Jungseok Research Institute of International Logistics and Trade
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