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Shipping Markets and Their Economic Drivers

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Before diving into the drivers of shipping markets and looking at their performance, a short introduction will be given into the maritime value chain, the various shipping segments and the types of shipping markets. An overview of the cost structures will also help to provide an understanding of the conduct of shipping markets.

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  • Gross Domestic Product
  • Container Shipping
  • Gross Domestic Product Growth
  • Freight Rate
  • Compounded Annual Growth Rate

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  1. DNV GL Maritime, Brooktorkai 18, 20457, Hamburg, Germany

    Jan-Henrik Hübner

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  1. Athens University of Economics and Business, Athens, Greece

    Manolis G. Kavussanos

  2. World Maritime University , Malmö, Sweden

    Ilias D. Visvikis

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Hübner, JH. (2016). Shipping Markets and Their Economic Drivers. In: Kavussanos, M., Visvikis, I. (eds) The International Handbook of Shipping Finance. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-46546-7_1

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