Ports As Nodal Points in a Global Transport System Book

	Editors' Introduction
	I. Introduction to the Volume	1
	II. Report on the Conference	2
	III. Recommendations	20
	IV. Addresses and Papers	27
	Opening Address	31
	Opening Address	35
	Concluding Remarks	43
	Changes in the Patterns of World Trade	51
	Ports as Nodal Points in a Global Transport System	65
	Ports as 'Nodal Points'	77
	Efficiency in a Global Transport System	83
	Equity and a Global Transport System	91
	Ports and Hinterland Connections	105
	Transocean and Transcontinental Bridges: Integral Parts of the Global Transport System	123
	The Port of Rotterdam: An Introduction	131
	The Potential Role of INMARSAT Supporting Ports as Nodal Points in a Global Transport System	139
	Developments in Technology: Vessels and Navigation	153
	Developments in Technology: The Transport of Goods	167
	Legal Effects of Developments in Technology	177
	Ports and the Development of Human Resources	187
	Social Aspects of Developments in Technology: The Case of Rotterdam	199
	Ports and Environmental Developments	215
	The Role of Emerging Coastal Management Practices in Port and Harbour Management	229
	Toward Sustainability Through Prevention: Can Maritime Transport and the Marine Environment Co-exist	239
	The Sustainability of Maritime Transport	251
	The International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships	259
	Sea Spills, Jurisdiction and Liability	271
	Shipowner's Liability for Pollution Damage	285
	Facilities in Port for the Reception, Treatment and Spill Control of Harmful Waste from Ships	301
	Silt Pollution and Sludge Storage: The Case of the Port of Rotterdam	313
	Institutional Considerations and Port Investments: Recent Experience in Latin America and the Caribbean	321
	Public and Private Partnership in Port Development: The Case of Port Klang, Malaysia	349
	Malta Freeport: A Mediterranean Nodal Point	365
	Ports in Developing Countries: Point Lisas, Trinidad and Tobago	369
	Transport in Land-locked Countries	379
	Helping Ports in Developing Countries to Adjust: The Role of International Development Banks	393
	Transport and Port Development in Developing Countries: The Role of the United Nations Regional Commissions	401
	Regional Cooperation for Port Development in Africa	411
	Sub-regional Cooperation in Africa: The Advanced Cargo Information System (ACIS)	421
	The Education and Training Programmes of WMU	441
	Assistance by Ports in Industrialized Countries	447
	Assistance by International Non-Governmental Organizations	455
	Index	465