The Big Leap 2014: Challenges and Opportunities for Infrastructure in Colombia Upon New flows of International Trade. Cartagena, 16 February 2012 A Big Step or a Small Leap? The Panama Canal Expansion and Global Supply Chains Jean-Paul Rodrigue Professor, Dept. of Global Studies & Geography, Hofstra University, New York, USA
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The Big Leap 2014: Challenges and Opportunities for Infrastructure in Colombia Upon New flows of International Trade. Cartagena, 16 February 2012
A Big Step or a Small Leap?The Panama Canal Expansion and Global Supply Chains
Jean-Paul Rodrigue
Professor, Dept. of Global Studies & Geography, Hofstra University, New York, USA
Ship Happens…
Factors Guiding our Steps
Elephants
Paradigms
Funnels
Global Trends: The Proverbial Elephant in the Living (Board) Room
Multiplying Effects of Derived Demand on Container Transport Peaking?
1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010100
1,000
10,000
Global Trade and Container Throughput (1970=100)Container Throughput(520.4 Millions TEU)
GDP in current USD($63.4 Trillion)
Exports in current USD($15.2 Trillion)
World Population(6.84 Billions)
China: The Largest Bubble in History?
Iron OreCement
EggsPorkCoalSteelLead
CopperZinc
AluminumNickel
RiceChickens
SoybeansPopulation
WheatGDP (PPP)
OilCattle
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70%
54.4%
53.6%
53.6%
49.6%
46.9%
45.8%
42.1%
39.5%
38.2%
34.6%
31.9%
30.2%
25.2%
24.9%
19.7%
16.6%
13.6%
10.4%
6.1%
1.9%
2.1%
7.8%
8.4%
15.2%
4.8%
13.7%
9.1%
1.8%
8.7%
10.1%
0.9%
11.3%
19.9%
4.5%
4.9%
19.7%
21.7%
6.8%Share of the World Commodity Consumption, China and United States, c2009/10