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Gordon Wilmsmeier (TRI) and Gabriel Pérez S. (UNECLAC). Recent findings and key challenges. Maritime Statistics and Empirical Research in LAC. Structure. Maritime and Port Statistics in LAC Sources Challenges for empirical research Maritime trade and port development an overview
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Gordon Wilmsmeier (TRI) and Gabriel Pérez S. (UNECLAC) Recent findings and key challenges Maritime Statistics and Empirical Research in LAC
Structure • Maritime and Port Statistics in LAC • Sources • Challenges for empirical research • Maritime trade and port development an overview • Port throughput • Trade statistics • Recent research results • Trade and transport costs • Port development • Liner shipping networks • Emerging issues
Sources • Port statistics • Individual port websites • UNECLAC – “Perfil Marítimo” • Trade data • Customs of individual countries • Regional institutions (CARICOM, ALADI, COCATRAM etc.) • UNECLAC • Private sector companies processing bills of lading and customs declarations
Challenges • Up to data information, improve its quality and frequency (in general only annual data available) • Metadata for existing data not always available, not allowing its comparison • Raw data existing, but not processed • “Culture” of investigation? • Lack of empirical research centres • Lack of empirical research for public and private sector decision making
Sources http://www.eclac.org/perfil
Container freight rates quarterly index Source: http://www.eclac.org/perfil
Inter-annual growth rates port throughput 2000/07 Source: http://www.eclac.org/perfil
Port Throughputs 2008 Latin American and Caribbean Countries See complete and updated version on line: http://www.eclac.org/id.asp?id=35791
Source - Base de datos de transporteinternacional (BTI) • Time period: 2000 – 2007 • Country customs data for imports and exports • CIF, FOB, Freight and insurance data informed separately • Challenge FOB, freight and insurance only for imports, not all countries inform full details e.g. Venezuela, Bolivia • Port of entry • Challenge: different coding for all countries, some do not report) • Mode of transport
Recent publication • Profiles 10 Latin American Countries • Trade flows • Volumes • Values • Commodity structure • Modal Split • Electronic document, publically available Source: http://www.cepal.org/id.asp?id=34756
Argentina: Modal Split for Incoming Trade flows from LAC Source: http://www.cepal.org/id.asp?id=34756
Argentina: FREIGHT AND INSURANCE, BY MODE OF TRANSPORT, PERCENT OF IMPORTS CIF
Argentina: EXPENDITURE ON FREIGHT AND INSURANCE IN USD BY MODE OF TRANSPORT
Freight rate index, by mode and type of cargo (food products), 2000 - 2007
Freight rate as percentage of FOB Value and Type of cargo (food products), maritime Transport 2000 - 2007
Most recent research • Impacts of liner shipping network development • Trade and transport costs • Impact on food products • Economic crisis and maritime impacts • Long run perspective in shipping sector • Impacts in the port sector of Latin America and the Caribbean
Source: Own elaboration based on LCSI, UNCTAD, various years Source: Own elaboration based on LCSI, UNCTAD, various years Level of connectivity in global container liner shipping network, 2004 – 2006 Source: Own elaboration based on LCSI, UNCTAD, various years
Presence of global terminal operators in container ports of South America Source: updated, based on Sánchez and Wilmsmeier (2005)
Growth in shipsize in South Americatrades, 2000 - 2008 Source: Authors, based on CompairData, various years
Ship size development WCSA – ECSA – Europe Trade routes Source: Authors, based on Containerisation International various years
Draft restrictions along the WCSA Source: Authors, based on port websites
Maximumshipsizes in South AmericatradesJuly 2008 Source: Authors, based on CompairData, various years
Averageservicefrequency South Americatrades, 2000-2008 Source: Authors, based on CompairData, various years
Number of shippingcompanies active in South Americatrades, 2000-2008 Source: Authors, based on CompairData, various years
Capacitysupply WCSA –EuropeTrades, 2000-2008 Source: Authors, based on CompairData, various years
Market shares based oncapacitysupply WCSA –EuropeTrades, 2000-2008
FreightRateIndex, South America, 2001-2008 Source: Authors, based on UNECLAC, Maritime Profile (www.eclac.org/perfil accessed on Nov. 28, 2008)
Emerging issues • Effects of the current crisis • Impacts of concentration in the maritime sector • Drivers of international transport costs • Improvement of research activities in the region • Improvement of statistical information especially information and statistics management
Contact: Gordon Wilmsmeier (g.wilmsmeier@napier.ac.uk) Gabriel Pérez S.(gabriel.perez@eclac.org) Thank You
Recent publications • G. Wilmsmeier and R. Sánchez (2008): Interport Competition in a Single Market under Port Devolution: Lessons from the Southern Cone. In: The Human Elemenst at the Ship/Port Interface. W. Wittig and C. Prieser (eds.). Bremen. Germany • G. Wilmsmeier and J. Hoffmann (2008): Liner Shipping Connectivity and Port Infrastructure as Determinants of Freight Rates in the Caribbean. Maritime Economics and Logistics, Vol. 10 No. 1, January 2008 • G. Wilmsmeier and R. Sánchez (2008): Shipping networks in international containerized trade – Market evolution on the West Coast of South America. In: Handbook of Container Shipping Vol. 2 ISL, ISSN 0174-5728, Bremen, Germany forthcoming • G. Wilmsmeier and I. Martínez Zarzoso (2007): Determinants of Maritime Transport Costs – A panel Data Analysis for Latin American Containerised Trade (forthcoming) • G. Wilmsmeier and T. Notteboom (2007): Determinants of Liner Shipping Network Configuration - A two Region Comparison (forthcoming) • A. Baird and G. Wilmsmeier (2007): Ferry Transport in Scotland. Scottish Transport Review. Issue 37 – October 2007. ISSN 1462-8708 • L. Márquez Ramos, I. Martínez Zarzoso, E. Pérez García y G. Wilmsmeier (2007): Transporte Maritimo: Costes de Transporte y Conectividad en el Comercio Exterior español. In Lecciones de Economía Marítima. La Coruña. Spain. ISBN ISBN: 978-84-9745-052-3