出版社:National Committee of Geography of Belgium / Société Royale Belge de Géographie
摘要:Unlike the flows of capital and information, international trade involves exchanges of material goods and is largely dependent upon the organisation and capacity of one mode of transport: shipping. The growth in trade in manufactured goods and components has been made possible by containerisation, a sector of the maritime transport industry whose efficiency is at the logistical heart of globalisation. An industry in transition Since the 1970s, flows of manufactured goods have been the princip...