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Topic 5 International and Regional Transportation

A The Strategic Space of International Transportation. 1. The Geostrategy of International Transportation2. The Panama Canal3. The Suez Canal4. The Strait of Malacca5. Other Important Passages. 1. The Geostrategy of International Transportation. Features of international transportationInvolve

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Topic 5 International and Regional Transportation

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    1. Topic 5 – International and Regional Transportation The Strategic Space of International Transportation Transportation, Globalization and International Trade Commodity Chains and Freight Transport Logistics

    2. A – The Strategic Space of International Transportation 1. The Geostrategy of International Transportation 2. The Panama Canal 3. The Suez Canal 4. The Strait of Malacca 5. Other Important Passages

    3. 1. The Geostrategy of International Transportation Features of international transportation Involves geopolitical considerations. Passages subject to conflicts aimed to assure a control of a strategic location. International transport infrastructures: Ports, airports and canals. Also subject to geopolitical considerations. Access to strategic resources or key markets. Acknowledged early in the history of international transportation: "Whosoever commands the sea commands trade; whosoever commands the trade of the world commands the riches of the world, and consequently the world itself". Sir Walter Raleigh (c1610).

    4. 1. The Geostrategy of International Transportation Maritime transportation Dominant purveyor of international freight distribution and evolves over a global maritime space. Constrained system: Profile of continental masses. Forced to pass through specific locations corresponding to passages, capes and straits. Freight flows: Commodities. Parts. Finished goods.

    5. Maritime Routes and Strategic Locations

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